haiku

nature evolved flight
then went roundabout to get
us off the planet

for The Sunday Muse

haiku

animals don’t know
that they are most intrepid
i walk to the store

for Weekend Writing Prompt

SPL

Before I begin, let me splurge on a spliff from my spleuchan, with some blow spliced in (splitting the difference on how high I get). Let me splay myself out on my bed (cushions on splatted wood), laptop resting on my spleen and splanchnic points south, sun shining through the potted spleenworts on my windowsill, both my splenius relaxed. I’ll splash some java into my cup with a splosh, big drops splodging with a splat the splooged splint on my leg. I’ll pop one of my splake-on-cracker snacks into my mouth. I’m still woozy from last night’s splore.

I want this stream of consciousness text to be splashy, splendid, splendorous. I want to splurge on words, not splutter in print. I want upbeat verbiage, not something splenetic and spleenish. It should conclude with a successful metaphorical splashdown for the reader, who stays metaphorically dry behind a metaphorical splashboard.

Uh oh. Splitting splintery splenium. Will write tomorrow.

For Stream of Consciousness Saturday

haiku

waves batter a cliff
cliff and ocean disappear
i nibble a scone

for Thursday Photo Prompt

haiku

nature’s water flows
in rivers but sometimes will
come out and drown us

for Crimson’s Creative Challenge

haiku

the earth keeps warming
with attendant extinctions
we say i miss you

for Tuesday Writing Prompt Challenge

haiku

when man closes doors
nature doesn’t open windows
the windows stay shut

for Ronovan Writes

Forever

Forever, circling back to again, always.

for Six Word Story Prompt

haiku

nature made anger
and in summer meadows the
graves of our fallen

for Haiku Challenge

haiku

tropical downpour
noisy in the rainforest
no clothing required

for Weekend Writing Prompt