Neither a bullet fired from the most powerful gun nor the thrust of the sharpest blade
Could induce any fear in him as he courageously called a spade nothing but a spade
But it was the possibility of her rejection that posed for him the greatest dilemma
An unfulfilled life’s unmitigated anathema
(Word Count: 52)
Courtesy of Sammi Cox Weekend Writing Prompt#99
Treating agony and ecstasy in a manner that would have made Kipling proud
Viewing both misery and munificence as siblings of a passing cloud;
With a demeanour so incredible and an attitude indefatigable
He never viewed any situation as one that was insurmountable or insoluble
But love finally ensured that the poor man came unhinged
One who was hitherto courageous and determined sadly brooded and cringed;
The remorseless and unsparing hand of Cupid which once seemed so pure and pious
Shattered a man who once proudly deemed himself from all emotions, to be impervious
Love vile and devious
Impervious.
(Word Count: 99)
Courtesy of Sammi Cox Weekend Writing Prompt#98
With sparkling eyes, and a fluffy tail, out clambered the curious fox
One furtive glance and, alas he was clasped firmly in a pair of claws
Remembering his mother’s words, “Never venture out on an Equinox”
Ruminating on his folly all the while getting closer to the bear’s steely jaws
The woods reverberated with the sound of buck shot
Stung by which the bear dropped the little fox
The ranger with his gun barrel still hot
Told the lucky survivor, “Today is Equinox”
Courtesy of Sammi Cox Weekend Writing Prompt#97
The soldier with a weapon drawn and with his heart on a sleeve;
Devotion to him is guarding his nation, for he chooses to believe.
Courtesy of Sammi Cox Weekend Writing Prompt#95
Turmoil, anxiety, tumult and confusion
A roiling catharsis making for a curious fusion;
Brightness, Dusk, and Glint
Life, Indistinct.
ourtesy of Sammi Cox Weekend Writing Prompt#94
Sun, sand and sky were but accomplices willing
Putting out displays so seraphic and thrilling
An orb, a still mass of water and a canopy of azure blue
Paying paeans to Mother Nature in a manner wonderfully true.
Every element of cosmos teaches a lesson while laying out a vision
Entreating humanity to broaden the perspectives of their thinking horizon
Every blazing star unfolds secrets every night
Beseeching us to observe hope taking flight
Courtesy of Sammi Cox Weekend Writing Prompt#92
It curiously began at the pool into which she plunged headlong
As creeping stealthily behind her, he suddenly & playfully sounded the gong
Coming out of the water but with fire in her blazing eyes
When her palm firmly made contact with his cheek, it was not all kisses & apple pies
Then the bloody crab at the beach scurried out of the sand and pinched her big toe
Making her rant, rave and curse, hop, skip holler and bellow
Sensing a chance for redemption he whipped out the magic tube of gel
It was too late before he realised that instead of a salve from heaven it was an irritant from hell
The last straw was triggered by a bottle of potent and expensive red wine
On a cool and breezy evening most appropriate to leisurely drink and dine
When the waiter came to their table and asked, “Sir one for the road?”
The inebriated fool with a stupid grin replied “Yes please and also one for my lovely toad.”
The battered and bruised black eye couldn’t sense relief with neither ice not spray
Everything had gone haywire in what otherwise was to be a romantic getaway
Oh, everything had gone awry in what otherwise was to be a romantic getaway
(Word Count: 212)
