paperback novel
once more he tells her
her relatives are strange
stories
One More Look
again the silly crow
flies over the puddle
oh, vanity!
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Personal Note:
My 100-word fiction tale, A Friend Drops By, was published on The Drabble e-zine yesterday. Lovers of nature will enjoy this humorous tale. Click here to read.
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Note to Ron E:
I’ve sent you several e-mails; the last one came back “Undeliverable.” Maybe you can contact me at christinevanceg@gmail.com and we can get back on track again.
Sea Tales
sit on the shore
one with the driftwood — listen
to the sea’s soft tales
One Mouse
one mouse
caught between two cats
ah, life is cruel
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The Story of a Haiku:
We were both sitting here in the office last night
when our black Angus cat slipped into the house
through a secret passage among the bathroom pipes
bringing with him his newest toy, and joined us
for a rousing bit of fun, since the toy was alive.
We both rose out of our chairs as he dropped
his wiggling toy, who immediately sought refuge
among the piles of paper this bookkeeper keeps.
This scurrying toy intrigued Panda, our other cat
who joined in this playful game of Catch the Mouse.
I said, like dear Queen Vic, “we are not amused!”
as dear hubby and I both roused out of our chairs
And the chase was on. Said mouse was captured,
evicted to the outdoors — where Pookie was waiting.
Angus joined him; the poor mouse never had a chance.
Yes, life is cruel at the bottom of the food chain.
In Time
ladybug scurries
down the page of my story
eager to find the end
and so she will in time
find it untimely
Stories
she takes her books to bed
hides stories in her pillow
they swirl through her dreams
Crime Scene
footprints in the snow
open window — files missing
raven swoops down