Category: Random
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The Open Sky
The crisp white clouds made the solid appearance of the blue sky even more striking. The rooftops on the hillside seemed to make the sky appear higher, further away, if that could be possible. The roads, pathways, walkways, gardens, steps and streams below seemed to be immediately within touching distance, they were so close, in…
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Reg’s Rehashed Monster Bash
Reg the vampire was kind to inviteMe to attend his musical nightAt his fancy lair down on Bridge LaneThat’s really a bungalow… which is quite insaneA one storey house with a wrought iron gateThat creaks quite badly for its rather new state.I set foot in the garden, and there on the lawn,Looking up at me,…
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Almost Blue
The evening air starts to cool down after quite a warm day. Not the warmest, but quite warm just the same.The trees are still, indicating only the slightest of breezes.The occasional shrill chirp can be heard from a hastily flying bird, dashing home to its nest to get settled for the night ahead.Children return home,…
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Turbulence
Aphrodite was green. Athena’s satnav system had directed the four-horse-drawn chariot directly through the fiercest of storm clouds. Athena and Hera were both ‘sat’ in the front of the chariot, and Aphrodite had the back seat all to herself. The chariot plummeted, gained height, and flipped over right and left. It was all Aphrodite could…
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The First of the ‘Bers…
White Rabbits once again! Here we are in the final third of the year once more, the ‘Bers. Winter’s approaching, the days are getting shorter, the nights are getting darker earlier, the mornings are getting harder to get up in, the candles are being lit before supper, the coal fires are being stoked before bedtime,…