doggerel

our duty, to save
those in danger.
to be brave,
helping a stranger.

the surging wave
traps a man
in a cave.
we do what we can.

they say we gave
all we could give
and went to the grave
so that he could live.

for Saturday Mix – Rhyme Time

home sweet home

Image by Bikurgurl

for years i’ve lived quietly in a downtown parking garage. it takes a little cunning and craft, but i come and go after dark, avoid the security cameras, and sleep under the vehicles of long-term parkers who are out of state on business trips. i’ve had the garage all to myself, as the less-crafty get caught and tossed out.

but now, zounds, the garage has been turned into an emergency hospital. nowhere to hide, from the doctors or the virus.

but yay. I’ve snuck into a furniture warehouse. nobody here. they’re all sheltering at home. i sleep in a king-size!

for 100-Word Wednesday

haiku – ripple, wind

wind rubs the water
breeze pushing ripples and the
hurricane tall waves

for ronovan writes haiku challenge

Haiku – Beacons

beacons or warnings
nature doesn’t specify
we’ll find out later

for pic and a word challenge.com

Haiku – Fathers

fathers and their sons
gliding through time and silent
transparent water

responding to Pic and a Word Challenge

One-Liner Wednesday

i’m always late because i’ve been waiting all my life  –  me

 

For One-Liner Wednesday

misunderstanding

It’s not so much a misunderstanding as a case of your pig-headedness getting in the way of reason.

 

For One-Liner Wednesday

please stay on the trail

 

as kids we took quicksand seriously. we lived on the edge of a swamp and in the movies bad guys were always being swallowed up. course we didn’t have many paths to stay on. turned out, though, it was a burnt-out hollow in a sawmill sawdust hill that claimed one of us.

 

268 characters
Photo by Photo by Dan Gold at Unsplash.com
For Twittering Tales

dim

“You’re dim.”

“What does that mean?”

“It means you’re stupid.”

“I’m not stupid.”

“Stupid people don’t know they’re stupid.”

“I hear people say they’re stupid all the time.”

“Those are the smart ones, say that.”

“That don’t make any sense.”

“To you it don’t, because you’re stupid.”

“Ok… I’m stupid.”

“Now you’re wising up.”

 

 

For Daily Post

Windmills

 

“You’re being released from the hospital in the morning, Don.”

“Good, Sancho. Is Rocinante well again?”

“Rocinante is out of the shop.”

“Well-fed and ready to help me?”

“The JLG 800AJ Cherry Picker is a durable and versatile machine, Don. It’s you I’m worried about. I want you to stay home, at least for the time being.”

“Not possible. I’m going back. The giants still menace the city.”

“They’re waiting for you in Golden Gate Park, Don.”

“Of course they wait, both Dutch and Murphy. Wait in fear.”

“No, I mean the police.”

“They want my help and they shall have it. Rocinante will carry me forward and lift me high enough to reach the giants’ arms.”

“The tourists are going to be murder.”

 

Words: 123
Photo by Fandango
For FFfAW Challenge