Night Vision

Night Vision

What do you see

when your eyes are closed,

when your mind

should be at rest?

I see those I've

lost at their best

mingled with those

they never knew.

Why do I put them

 together? They are

 and always have been

worlds apart.

When the alarm sounds,

I ignore it and

try to hold onto

my impossible dream.

Thanks to Sarah Turnbull for this week's Wordsmith Studio Creative Prompt-Subconscious Visions. 

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Survival of the Fittest

Survival of the Fittest

Stay alert, keep moving.

Watch out! That was close.

Every few seconds,

someone is eliminated.

One gets hit on the legs,

another on the shoulder.

Who will be next?

Should I chance

a look at the clock?

I hear the whistle.

Gym class is over.

I place the

red rubber ball

on the rack.

Thanks to Sarah Turnbull for this week's Wordsmith Studio Creative Prompt-Elimination. Who remembers playing dodgeball with those red rubber balls?

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The Passage of Time

The Passage of Time

I hear each

tick of the clock.

See a hand sweep

past the seconds.

Sunshine turns

 to moonlight.

The leaves are

blowin' away.

Will I build

another dream?

Will we walk

together again?

I hear each tick

of the clock,

marking the

passage of time.

Thanks to Sarah Turnbull for this week's Wordsmith Studio Creative Prompt-I Spy. This was kind of a "prompt scavenger hunt."  Click on the link to see the instructions. My prompts were: clock, the line-"we accordingly walked together to the parking lot from" from Hot Money by Dick Francis and the CD "Time and Love" by Laura Nyro. [Note: Since I still listen to music the old fashioned way, I picked up a stack of CDs, shuffled them three times and pulled one out.] 

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Modern Curses

Too many keyboards/keypads

Too much sitting

AND way too many selfies

Thanks to Sarah Turnbull for this week's Wordsmith Studio Creative Prompt-Curses. What is your favorite story that involves a curse?

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