A powder blue sky
with fuzzy wisps of white clouds,
in a sunny haze.
Makes an amazing fall day,
considerably better…
-AAA 10/24/2024
Powder Blue Skies
Category: Tanka
I’m A Star
I am a bright star
Standing close will burn your eyes
Put on some glasses
If you get too close to me
I don’t want you to go blind…
-AAA 10/24/2024
Three Things Challenge #857
Your three words today are:
ENTIRE
COMPLETION
STRIVE
A Writer Strives
I strive as I write
With the completion of each work
To create entire
anthologies of writing
that will fill my future books…
-AAA 10/24/2024
Anticipation of Joy
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Visitors come by
Needed your entertainment
A line starts to form
Laughter dances in the air,
Joyful hearts await the light…
-AAA/MAD 10/19/2024
Three Things Challenge #856
Your three words today are:
OUTRAGE
CROSS
LIVID
World of Anger
World full of outrage
Livid about their beliefs
Some threshold was crossed
Things will never be the same
This truly hurts me inside…
-AAA 10/23/2024
Or
Still Your Anger
Don’t cross the livid
Their outrage will consume you
And all around you…
-AAA 10/23/2024
Three Things Challenge #855
Your three words today are:
QUALITY
QUANTITY
SURPLUS
Surplus Quality?
Surplus quality
is quite the oxymoron.
In our current world.
Where all excess quantities
Lead to far lower value…
-AAA 10/21/2024
Puppy Kisses
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Soft puppy kisses
Since they only know to love
which will melt your heart
With every gentle nuzzle,
Joy wrapped in fur and warmth…
-AAA/MAD 10/19/2024
Whispers of the Outside
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Fear of what’s out there
Forces us to stay indoors
So we can be safe
Safety in the silence here,
Yet the world still calls to me…
-AAA/MAD 10/19/2024
Yearning for Dawn
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Drowning in the dark
Grasping for some kind of light
For my sinking heart
Waves of despair pull me down,
Longing for the morning light…
-AAA/MAD 10/19/2024
Eternal Embrace
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Forever kisses
Are the best kisses of all
Since they never end
They warm up the heart and soul
Bringing joy and peace to you…
-AAA/MAD 10/19/2024
Savory Dreams
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
I love hamburgers
Well seasoned patties of beef
Cooked to perfection
Layers of cheese melting slow,
Each bite a savory dream…
-AAA/MAD 10/19/2024
Three Things Challenge #854
Your three words today are:
REEDS
ORCHID
LILY
My Garden
Brilliant green reeds dance
Blue orchids share their beauty
Sweet scented lily
All in abundance
Here in my garden with care….
-AAA 10/21/2024
Embrace Your Evolution
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Love who you are now
Not who you were yesterday
That’s a fools errand
Embrace the new inspired you
For there is no one quite like you…
-AAA/MAD 10/19/2024
Peace Of Mind
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Too much pondering
Will give you a big headache
Do not overthink
In stillness, I find my way,
Letting go of endless thoughts…
-AAA/MAD 10/17/2024
Dance Of The Dragonflies
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Dragonflies pair up
Coupled closely in midair,
United as one.
Sunlight glints off their warm wings,
A dance in the summer sky….
AAA/MAD 10/17/24
Reality
True reality,
I can’t shut my eyes to it.
Living it each day.
Dreaming it every night.
It is inescapable…
-AAA 10/17/2024
In Sun’s Absentia
Where did the sun go?
Very dark in its absence.
Maybe it’s the clouds
that have taken it away.
I do hope he comes back soon…
-AAA 10/16/2024
Three Things Challenge #846
Your three words today are:
JEWEL
EMERALD
RUBY
Precious Stones
Highly precious jewels
Diamonds emeralds rubies
Making all light dance
When it catches their edges
Reflecting their bright beauty…
-AAA 10/13/2024
The Earth Alive
If you’re listening
You just might hear a heartbeat
Soft in the distance
Slightly more than a pin drop
Nearly imperceptible…
-AAA 10/12/2024
Solitary Stars
Solitary stars
Shine so brightly, brilliantly
In the vast blackness
In blues, reds, yellows, and whites
Absent by day out at night…
-AAA 10/11/2024
Three Things Challenge #844
Your final three words this week are:
CRINGE
COWER
BRUISE
KEEP MOVING FORWARD
You cower and cringe
As you look at your bruises
Life is been quite hard
But you’re still moving forward
With lessons and tales to tell…
-AAA 10/11/2024
Three Things Challenge #842
Your three words today are:
PRACTICAL
MANNERS
SAVING
PRACTICAL SAVINGS
Practical savings
In a manner will help you
Plan for your future
Put aside those notes and coins
For sunny and rainy days…
-AAA 10/09/2024
Opulence of Love
Opulence of love
Brighter than the nearest sun
Stronger than the bonds
That hold up the galaxy
It truly is everything…
-AAA 10/08/2024
Three Things Challenge #841
Your three words today are:
ORDER
ORDAIN
ROBE
ORDAINED CHIPMUNKS
The famed order of
chipmunks are being ordained
Sporting scarlet robes with hoods
At St. Planter’s Cathedral
Todays sermon will be on nuts…
-AAA 10/08/2024
Stay in the Game
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Deep anchor of will
Always keeps me in the game
Never giving up
Striving for my very best,
Pushing past all the limits…
-AAA/MAD 10/6/24
Teamwork in Poetry
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Writing in a team
Is always a lot of fun
Collaborations
Ideas take shape in verse
Wonderful poems are born…
-AAA/MAD 10/6/24
Indulge in a Slice of Heaven
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
A slice of heaven
Sweetest delight in a plate
Sheer deliciousness.
the drippy gooey goodness
I love every scrumptious bite…
-AAA/MAD 10/6/24
Heartbreak
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Sky blue you left me
Lying in an empty bed
Resting all alone.
Painful tears run down my face
For a love that never was…
-AAA/MAD 10/6/24
Embrace Nature
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Green trees and bushes
Warm gentle breeze, that pushes
Leaves fly in whooshes.
Nature’s beauty never rushes
Peaceful moments, nature hushes…
-AAA/MAD 10/5/24
Diphthongs
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
I’m using diphthongs
To coin a phrase and again
Mean meaning or meant
To express my thoughts so clear
In words that resonate near…
-AAA/MAD 10/5/24
Soft Winter Sunshine
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Wintery sunshine
Soft pale white translucent rays
Light everything.
Sparkling radiance shines bright.
See the beauty all around.
-AAA/MAD 10/5/24
My Love, It’s Large
My love
Can’t be measured
Or even quantified
Using current technology
It’s large…
-AAA 10/05/2024
Words Need Not Be Spoken
Sultry overtones
Words never spoken aloud
Infinite silence
Deep kisses shared in darkness
Confined warm spaces are ours…
-AAA 10/05/2024
Three Things Challenge #838
SPRITES OF LOVE
Sprites of love surround
us in jovial spirit
In a dancing light,
dazzling us to blindness
In many spectral colors…
-AAA 10/05/2024
Three Things Challenge #837
Your final three words for this week are:
PETS
PEST
STEP
PETS STEP INTO PESTS
Pets can become pests
Step up the number of guests
Until rising crests
Of animals and critters
Causing worry and fritters
And you know the rest…
-AAA 10/04/2024
Tanka Very Much
Tanka very much
You are beyond most welcome
To write, anytime
In any format you please
Never let style restrict you…
-AAA 10/01/2024
Three Things Challenge #834
Your three words today are:
CHORE
DUSTER
POLISH
DISGUSTING DUSTING
One chore I abhor
Dusting all the furniture
With my duster rag
And some furniture polish
I’d be sneezing by the end…
-AAA 10/01/2024
Missy’s MAD Challenge # 009
http://madmissywork.blog/2024/09/30/missys-mad-challenge-009/
Every week, a creative prompt will be offered for you to unleash your imagination and artistic skills.
You can share your response in the form of art or any creative expression that the prompt inspires.
There are no restrictions and no deadlines, so feel free to take your time and enjoy the creative process.
Remember to label your response with #missysmadchallenge.
Your challenge for the week
- She should’ve left…
NO GOODBYES
She shouldn’t have left
Without saying a goodbye
She shattered my heart
Into a thousand pieces
All left are the memories…
-AAA 09/30/2024
Three Things Challenge #833
Your final three words for September are:
PULL
PUSH
SHOVE
One Step At a Time
When push comes to shove
You pick yourself right back up
Pull yourself forward
By your bootstraps if need be
You’ve battled and won worse wars…
-AAA 09/30/2024
Tanka
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Let’s write a Rengay
Create the haikus today
Then we add two more
A Tanka is created
Joy when we work together…
AAA/MAD 9/29/24
A Silent Reverie
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
All my revere
Is not to be heard or seen
Within the sadness
In the silence, I still feel
Emotions concealed tightly…
AAA/MAD 9/29/24
Serene Night’s Embrace
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Moonlight wash o’er me
Dancing in your light I’m free
Brightness felt and seen
In the night, I feel serene
Underneath the stars so bright…
AAA/MAD 9/29/24
Names on My Mind
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
John, Joan, or a Jane
Willy, Walter, or a Wayne
Some names on my brain
Thinking hard to ascertain
Searching for a name to gain
AAA/MAD 9/29/24
Gained Insight
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Parched in the desert
Spend a fortune for a drink
Of cold crisp water.
Gain insight of the unknown
but it was deep inside you
AAA/MAD 9/29/24
Share your Secrets
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Share all your secrets
Only with the worthy ones
Or you’ll waste your breath
Trust in those who truly care
For they’ll keep your secrets safe
AAA/MAD 9/29/24
Nature’s Dance
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Bright greenish grasses
Sway in the wind like dances
Moving right to left.
Nature’s dance in the sunlight
Brings a sense of peace and calm…
AAA/MAD 9/29/24
Thriving
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Do more than survive
Embrace the fact you’re alive
Nothing to contrive.
Work hard to thrive, and show your
naysayers that they were wrong…
AAA/MAD 9/29/24
Your Own Beat
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Dance to your own beat
Be yourself to all you meet
Here or in the street
Do not take a seat, let life
Guide you to your destiny…
AAA/MAD 9/29/24
Spirits
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Spirits lift us up
Or they will tear us all down
Be ever cautious
You might end up facedown,
Choose wisely, my friend, choose well…
AAA/MAD 09/27/2024
Wasting
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Talons grab at me
Razor sharp ripping my flesh
What of me is left?
How much more can I give, till
I waste away to nothing???
AAA/MAD 09/27/2024
Anthony’s Crazy Love and Life Lessons in Empathy 