These Wednesday’s roll around quickly don’t they? This week Linda G Hill’s One Liner Wednesday has a new badge thanks to Laura from Riddle from the Middle who won the challenge for a new graphic. Congratulations Laura!
My contribution this week is humor, as usual. Hope you enjoy the laugh!
Walking slowly through the woods, Jessica was lost in her thoughts. It had been an emotionally driven weekend and she desperately wanted to shake off the remnants of the past two days.
She stopped suddenly when far away an interrupted cry jerked her out of her reverie. She wondered what it could be. Perhaps someone was hurt or an animal maybe.
Hearing it again she moved quickly towards the sound. She had come off the trail and was venturing into the deep forest. The sound was closer now, and as she pulled back some wayward bushes, she saw it.
There in front of her was a dog tied to a tree. It was clearly distressed
‘Oh, you poor doggie, who did this to you?’ Jessica said tenderly
‘Get away from the bitch. Now!’ he said as he pointed the 12-gauge shotgun at her.
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
144 words
Bjorn is hosting at D'Verse Poets this Monday and has
challenged us to write some flash fiction - no more than
144 words. It also has to include this line from
"When far away an interrupted cry"
from Acquainted with the Night by Robert Frost
Word Prompt
Lost
Image by composita from Pixabay
Here is a funny dog cartoon for this week’s One Liner Wednesday Hope you all have a light-hearted, laughter-filled Wednesday.
A sleeping dog lies
Without a care in the world
Dreaming of dinner
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Sitting here
waiting for that one look
Watching you,
adoring you
I am an open book
Acknowledgment
of my existence
Is that too much
to expect?
If only you knew
There is no resistance
I know you are busy
and your time is limited
But I beg for you to linger
a little longer with me
I will stay riveted
I have the perfect anecdote
if you give me a little time
I will show, but
I need your full attention
Just stay and be mine
I missed you today
while you were away
I was sad and lonely
Without you I grieved
Hoping everything was okay
My love for you is finite
You are all I want and need
I know you love me too, but
forgetting sometimes I am your dog
and I’m a different breed
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
National Poetry Writing Month
Day 17 - NaPoWriMo
Today, I’d like you to challenge you to write a poem that similarly
presents a scene from an unusual point of view. Perhaps you could
write a poem that presents Sir Isaac Newton’s discovery from the
perspective of the apple. Or the shootout at the OK Corral from the
viewpoint of a passing vulture. Or maybe it could be something as
everyday as a rainstorm, as experienced by a raindrop.
Word Prompts:
Lingering
Busy
Anecdote
A sleepy dog rests
After a morning of fun
Life is very good
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Good morning! Time for Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday and I have chosen a funny Gary Larson cartoon for you to enjoy. It fits Linda’s prompt, “In sync” perfectly.
Hope you have a great Wednesday!
Nothing like a dog
To bring joy and happiness
And drive out sadness
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
Oh how high he jumped
Into the sky
Excited and free
He felt like he could fly
Wherever you go
I will follow you, he said with a sigh
She fluttered momentarily
The dog and the butterfly
Up and over, in and out
Making him dizzy of his eyes
She teased him relentlessly
He wasn’t such a tough guy
A symbiotic relationship
He did run and was spry
She could hover out of reach
The dog and the butterfly
They would chase each other
Her love he did vie
She was lost without him
And he knew why
Happy together
They would never say goodbye
Opposites attract
The dog and the butterfly
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
d'Verse Poets Pub - Jilly's Thursday Prompt - Repetitive Forms
The frost was nipping at my toes
So I knew how cold he was feeling
The lone, collarless dog by the lamp post
was undoubtedly shivering
I looked in the store windows
and scanned newspaper classifieds
Looking for Lost Dog pleas
Hoping to make someone gratified
I talked to passers by
and made some calls
there was no luck to be had
I was hitting brick walls
The dog looked up at me
with his sad doleful eyes
I picked him up holding him tight
and walked home with my star prize
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
Word Prompts:
Photo by Jorge Fernández on Unsplash
This poem should warm your heart. Today’s Word Prompts got me thinking about all the stray dogs out there in ghastly winter weather. Bless them. I hope they find shelter ❤️