deceptively cute
and colorful amphibians
possibly poisonous
be aware all you…
flies, mosquitoes, moths, dragonflies
grasshoppers, worms
small snakes, mice, baby turtles
other smaller frogs
and humans
you may end up a meal
or just dead
Tag: nature
Safely Landing
a place of retreat
for my weary heart
a soothing offering
from allies and nature
no pretense, just comfort
a soft haven when things get ugly
i cherish this feeling of respite
this contentedness in connection
people, places and things
bringing me joy
without even trying
i can feel the love
Brief Interlude
The air feels thick, rain‘s coming.
Fizza Abbas
Scribbles
Mouse scurrying around the house,
stops near the site
where remnants of a delicious meal
are scattered around,
to find a slice of meat
he saw others enjoying
at a dinner table
yesterday.
Upon finding his favourite cut,
he smells the scent
to visualise how welcoming
would his other senses feel
once he took a bite.
Good food for thought,
he would say!
Eggshell
I agree,
since you have ingredients
to make an omelette,
you got the right
to judge my broken egg.
Words
As the darkness rolls in,
the karaoke night of mice at my house
is in full swing:
they snake around a network of hedges,
talking in riddles
with the disjointed pieces of a tale,
that they secretly narrate
to their friends
to dupe me.
Their slight eye movements
trigger the eardrums
to look too,
for a navigation map
that they think has the license
to authorize their reckless movements
and a drunken state
at this hour of the night.
The remnants of a delicious meal
make for a lack of a map,
and they end up thanking me
for a blissful evening –
Lilliputians who use ink to blot us down
matter too,
they finally say.
~~~
Fizza Abbas is a Content Writer based in Karachi, Pakistan. She is fond of poetry and music. Her works have been published at many platforms including Indiana Voice Journal, Poetry Pacific, Runcible Spoon, Better Than Starbucks, The Poetry Village, Bonnie’s Crew, Cabinet of the Heed and Foxglove Journal.
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Dear Mr. Mouse
VJ’s Weekly Challenge #105 – Quotation
Hey, neighbors, I see you there in my cabinets,
rummaging and sniffing out your next meal.
But I don’t remember inviting you.
You’re really cute with that beautiful shade
of soft-looking brown. That tiny little nose,
itsy-bitsy ears, and long tail you drag behind.
But have I mentioned, it’s not very neighborly
of you to dine on my food without a “may I”,
then leaving your droppings as a gift?
“A good neighbor is a fellow who smiles at you over the back fence, but doesn’t climb over it.” Arthur Baer
“All will concede that in order to have good neighbors, we must also be good neighbors. That applies in every field of human endeavor.” Harry S. Truman
Image credit- Pixabay- S Hermann and F Richter
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Bruce McRae
Hell’s Kitchen
Today’s special is pride pudding,
smothered in poor choices.
On the menu is a rare insight,
with a side order of lifelong regret.
Chef recommends the fear of success.
Our sorrow pie is very popular.
Would you like a glass of tears with that?
Are you ready to order?
Mirrored Sunglasses
When you looked at me
you saw yourself
and did not like it.
Short And Sweet
Once upon a time, the end.
Forestry
Yesterday the elm trees nodded.
Last night the old oaks
were heard panting for breaths.
And tomorrow, the lindens will try
God’s ever-dwindling patience.
And So It Was Written
Michael said to Gabriel
something so beautiful
it must not be heard.
Gabriel replied
with a valley of mordant water,
with a sea’s worth of alum and tears.
With a hill of destruction.
Apologies
Dear Future:
Allow me to apologize
for the actions of my contemporaries.
I’m afraid they were quite drunk
on the wine of living.
~~~
Bruce McRae, a Canadian musician currently residing on Salt Spring Island BC, is a multiple Pushcart nominee with over 1,600 poems published internationally in magazines such as Poetry, Rattle and the North American Review.
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Awareness
life opens to me
only through observation
can i know the truths
Image credit- Stefan Keller – Pixabay
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Prolific Press Haiku Acceptance!
Thank you so much Prolific Press for accepting and publishing my haiku submission. What wonderful news to receive today! Glenn Lyvers and the team at Prolific Press are wonderful to work with. I appreciate your support of my work! If you are interested in purchasing this edition and/or the previous ones I was published in, you can click the link below.
Celebrating the Art of Haiku #65
Hydropotes inermis
Inspired by Allthatsinteresting.com
What
a sight
to behold!
Thankfully it
doesn’t want to pierce our necks and drink our blood!
Reblog – Earth, Air and Water by Murray Robertson
I just love the flow and structure of Murray’s words. The image just reinforces the beautiful nature of life. Bravo!
solid ground
my feet
have found,
i've come to
believe
this air
is good
in spring,
it's good
after
it rains
i am water;
it is in
my flesh,
permits
my thoughts.
and we are
all swimmers,
and we swim
through time,
the river
always flows,
and takes
our bones,
when we
are due
do not fear
the river,
time is and
will be,
and we can
drift
and float quite
beautifully
