Wordle: Draught

Sunday Whirl
Wordle 119

 

crows revisited the vegetation

what had been rooted now eroded

scarce rain drained the last cells

of strength

next year new seeds will be planted

one cell will divide...and then another

nature will weave her magic

with her unending loom of mystery 

Wordle: Diagnosis

The Sunday Whirl
Wordle 117

 

the lab detected cancer

it had to be a mistake

he is young and deserves

a second chance

how could he be so sick

after clearing his conscience

on a high note of life

finally

friends and family together

try to translate the meaning

the impact to his life

to theirs

to his love

and baby girl

they will not rest

search for hope

another opinion

and pray

he will not leave

Wordle: The Nineteen

The Sunday Whirl
Wordle #116

where there's smoke, there's fire

what happens when the ordinary

take on the impossible

risking their lives

to save others

make the climb, take the plunge

the scared flee their homes

clinging to words of the play-by-play

of the media

pressure builds as fire nears

no orders to flee

the ordinary become extraordinary

through actions and deeds

fate is not kind

the might of flame and wind

extinguish lives

listen to the voices in the wind

they are one with the fire

one with the elements

and delivered to heaven

our prayers barraging them

the nineteen 

Although the poem is focused on the heroic nineteen firefighters, prayers go out to all impacted by the destruction of the blaze in Arizona.

Wordle: Hand in Hand

The Sunday Whirl
Wordle 115

 

exploring the wild

fallen rock around the bend

makes for unstable climb

retreat to meadow

birdsong surrounds the island

do not feed the bears

hand in hand we walk

along the lane ~ 'cross the bridge
together in love

Wordle: Inhumanity

The Sunday Whirl
Wordle 114

complex forest tracks

lead to answers at still edge

mind files lie pale

noxious class of gas

released by uncaring man

leaves inhumane mess

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Wordle: Teens in Love

The Sunday Whirl
Wordle #113

Write prose/poetry incorporating the following words:

 

moonshine lights the path

giggle shatters the silence

crazy teenage love

chattering from cold

sense of love loads them with warmth

scoops her in his arms

doorway like a cave

cuts the windchill around them

stealing a quick kiss 

in the wake of love

anything to stay together

jarring door splits them

time to part ways

parents have intervened

moment is shattered

Wordle: No Man's Land

The Sunday Whirl
Wordle #111

Write a poem or prose using the following words:

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wind on the prairie

so nimble swirling 'round limbs 

crave cooling rapture 

 

train of tumbleweeds

down the halls of no man's land

vault cactus with ease

parched throat from hot sun

pausing to reach for canteen

embrace desert view

Wordle: Mind Beams

Sunday Whirl
Wordle #110

Write a poem/prose using the following words:

mind and heart connect

anchor beams love and hope

yield security

current layers shift

consciousness fertile with change

keep healing phrase close

violet light is calm

stay within its pulsing range

wrap inside its warmth

Wordle: Vision Quest

Sunday Whirl
Wordle 109

Write in any form using the following words:

a vision to travel to blazing sun

timing now - off to Arizona

healing breath crucial

crush rose petals to offer prayers

touch the ancient trees

agave stand like torches in the canyon

slabs of rock cut into the canyon floor

bleak history displayed in upper strata

speak of oceans past

volcanic eruptions

lost civilizations

sacred moment of healing felt and honored

hover over canyon in helicopter

embracing the beauty

at times opaque from my tears

nebulous internal messages

in time I will know

the changes within 

from my vision quest

Wordle: Raven Circling Sun

The Sunday Whirl
Wordle 108

Write poetry/prose/haiku using the following 12 words.

My offering: Prose and two haiku.

At the mouth of the river

near the cave of the ancient ones

I mouth the chants and the vow

binding myself to space and time

raven circling sun

lands on broken branch

eyes gazing at me

shaking fist in anger

crook of my arm reveals scars

my last wish ignored  

 

 

(Please know the last haiku is fiction for those who might worry.)

Spring Garden

The Sunday Whirl: Wordle 106

Write a poem or prose using the following words:

winter's brittle twigs

replaced with thin flexible branches

new growth burgeoning from its marrow

leaves nearly transparent

will soon bring forth roses

rich in color and scent

clearing debris gathered since last summer

grubs march quickly as rocks are unearthed

a harrowing experience i guess

for them to be exposed

either to a rare ray of sunshine

or the sight of a human in their midst

i saw a robin borrow string

perhaps a nest nearby 

last year an oath to provide birdhouses

i peek in each to check

but find proof of life in the wisteria vine

my garden, my sanctuary

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Whose Will Is Done?

The Sunday Whirl "Wordle" #105

The Sunday Whirl blog invites writers to write a poem or short prose using some or all of the “wordle’s” 12 word. 

 

they call us infidels

those who shock us with their bloodshed

from bombs they use against 

our land of freedoms and equality

minds are fragile

we know not how they harden

they sought shelter in our country

and now we struggle to understand

why they turned against us

in our resilience and ability to thrive

to right the wrong

in the promise to "bring to justice"

did we act in haste?

cheers for the dead and near dead

i rejoice that boston once again feels safe

that the bloodshed has been spent for now

that mourning and healing can ensue

but how many more minds are

being molded in this moment?

i wonder how many more

who would harm us without thought

or conscience

and at whose will?