Tag: life
group name: twowordchallenge
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February 08, 2006 01:41 AM EST --
I have two sisters and two brothers. All five of us are in our forties now. Television was still new to Australia in the late fifties and not many homes had a telly, so people had to find their own ways . . . more
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May 14, 2007 07:20 PM EDT --
The TWC this week has a choice of two different combinations:
The first is: simple life
'I am enjoying the simple life of sobriety after all the darker years of a drama filled life.' . . . more
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March 28, 2006 10:30 AM EST --
Bed rests, made.
Clock ticks in hall.
TV, muted, waits for the game tonight.
Dishes drip; slow cooker bubbles.
Floors sparkle, bathroom gleams.
"Dear John" apologizes on counter.
Body perfumed, . . . more
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February 21, 2006 01:09 PM EST --
Somewhere a memory burns
Amidst the clouds in my brain
There is no time
No feeling
An open wound, gaping
Laughing
Reminding me, never allowing
. . . more
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March 21, 2006 06:36 PM EST --
"There's a dead mouse in the cupboard"
"Then get rid of it."
"No sorry. It's in the daddy-to-be rule book that you must do it."
"What . . . more
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March 16, 2006 03:59 PM EST --
Sleep is the only time I am not in pain. Yet I don't go to bed most nights until 1 am or later. I am starting to think I am unconsciously trying to squeeze in as much as I can now, because I believe . . . more
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March 14, 2006 07:11 PM EST --
My partner Paul snores.
No, that's not quite telling it as it is.
Paul's snoring is not the gentle, cute background noise for my restful slumber that you may be imagining.
Paul sounds like . . . more
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April 21, 2006 10:38 PM EDT --
I have reached that point in a woman's life when suddenly it is totally acceptable for friends, family and strangers to insult me on a daily basis. Much to my ineffable chagrin people greet . . . more
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April 03, 2006 12:00 PM EDT --
My suitcase has been dreaming again, naughty thing, to run off without telling me where it's been, but this time, it's been dreaming of wedded lunacy, a delightful tale, it seems, from what my . . . more
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July 08, 2006 03:09 AM EDT --
"Do you remember it, dear?" She leaned forward and brushed aside the grass cuttings that had gathered on the stone. "I was there this morning, looking for you, but of course, you didn't . . . more
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July 19, 2007 06:01 PM EDT --
"Why do you keep that old chipped teacup?"
She asked me as we sat down to sup.
"Why do you keep it upon that shelf
Next to the old Santa Claus and his elf?"
"T'was my Grandma's . . . more
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May 09, 2006 03:24 AM EDT --
"Hey, you there – don't jump."
A short, balding man with a twinkle in his eye and appearing to be ageless, yet elderly, caught the younger man by the arm, and stopped him . . . more
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April 30, 2006 02:38 PM EDT --
Why do hot chicks always hang out with fat girls?
There are probably tons of deep psychological theories on this but I've never figured it out.
Anyway, here was this smokin' little blonde number . . . more
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March 28, 2006 02:34 PM EST --
She falls asleep to the sound of flight announcements. "Flight 302 to Atlanta, now leaving through gate 12." . . . more
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April 17, 2006 08:00 AM EDT --
During my last pregnancy, I learned a hard lesson. Maternity jeans with snap closures just aren't practical. I mean....with an expanding tummy, how likely is it those snaps will do the . . . more
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March 21, 2006 10:52 AM EST --
I always wanted to be
feather light,
but have trodden heavily
on clumsy feet
wherever I have gone..
I always wanted to
be graceful like a dancer,
twirl and swirl,
arms lifted high
as I . . . more
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July 17, 2006 02:25 AM EDT --
"Bite me!" said the apple hanging on the tree.
"Bite me," hissed the snake "It will make your mind run free."
"Bite me;" said the woman as she gave it to her love. . . . more
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May 16, 2007 11:59 PM EDT --
The Innocents of a child.
A babys smile.
Unconditional Love.
Learning Lifes path.
Knowing oneself.
Having Peace.
Time with my hearts desires.
Running in a breeze.
Standing in the warmth of the . . . more
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February 14, 2006 09:29 PM EST --
I'm a terrific con man. I know all the right things to say and when, and I can change my cadence to fit any situation. By the time I'm done, my mark is done for. I can lie and justify to my mark . . . more
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March 05, 2006 11:07 AM EST --
On my back
in the tall grass
gazing at the
deep blue sky
the earth spinning
beneath
as the clouds float
gently by.
I rise and twirl
my arms out in
sublime abandon.
The warm sun
on my face
. . . more
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