This is Part Four of the “Carrot Ranch Coven Series.” LOL! My Word-Witch is back! On Sabbatical – Part One Rabbits – Part Two Shadow Woman – Part Three The Carrot Ranch January 23, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that is optimistic. Feel free to explore optimism in […]
I miss my Word-Witch clothes… luckily I found a file with lots of witchy-ness to make you smile. 🥳 As always, click the book image to find the book on Amazon.com. In December 2022, I read Ecology of Souls: A New Mythology of Death & the Paranormal – Volume One & Two. The print version […]
This week’s #TankaTuesday challenge was an Ekphrastic challenge featuring a painting by George Henry Boughton, called The Lady of the Snows. Find the challenge post HERE. Boughton, George Henry; The Lady of the Snows; Walker Art Gallery; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-lady-of-the-snows-97671 a covert meeting— she stays for her one truelove fiery passions burn wintery winds rough bluster does naught […]
The first thing I remember is snuggling in my grandmother’s arms. She always smelled like apple kuchen. When the dark dreams threatened, she was always there. Gram, a Swedish immigrant who married a Russian/German immigrant, set out to farm the great dust bowl of Kansas. My gramps wasn’t a farmer, but bootlegging liquor called his […]
pale winter sky, the color of turned milk an unfriendly wind skims across the pond cold as a whisper, caressing my icy cheeks the streetlamps aren’t on, but shadows creep coldness descends frosting the street conscious dreams create my reality end of day succeeds © Colleen M. Chesebro A quadrille for dVerse, a day late.
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Very nice tanka Colleen. 🙂
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Thank you, Marje. I’m almost ready to upload to Create Space. Woo hoo! ❤️
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How exciting! I’m out tonight with friends and will raise a glass in your honour!
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Thanks, Marje. Wish I was there to enjoy too. We’ll be busy in January. 😉 ❤
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Thanks Colleen, it was a lovely evening wish you’d been there too. 🙂
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Yeah, we’d still be there! LOL! ❤
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Yeah… !! 🙂
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That was excellent.
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Thank you, Richard. I am honored. Your work is always excellent! ❤️
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🙂
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Oooohhh… mysterious like the swamp!
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I am so excited to publish my book. Thanks, Erika. ❤️
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I can hear you so very well, Colleen 😃
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Awww, I know you can. Same vibrations. ❤
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Definitely, Colleen 💖
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I saw what you did there….. ❤
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That was one of my favorite images… quite stunning. ❤
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Now I’m reading Tankas. Who knew. 😀 😛 ❤
A wonderful read, Colleen.
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LOL! I love it! I’ll convert you yet! 😳❤️
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Another well-formed Tanka. You have a real gift. ❤
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Oh, thank you, Viva. I love these little word stories. ❤️
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Such a glorious portrait. 🌹🌹🌹
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Thanks, Dorna. Glad you enjoyed. ❤️
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This is marvelous, Colleen. I have no flare for any sort of poetry, but I admire the gift in others. Mega hugs.
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Oh, thank you. Your comment made me smile! ❤️
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