Keys – Senryu
This Senryu was written for I Write Her Weekly Haiku/Senryu.
Music from the past
Broken keys once played with love
Lonely forgotten
© Susan Zutautas 2019
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Jul 19
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Jul 19
Toronto Blues
This post is for July Blues over at BeckyB’s.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Image by Susan Zutautas
CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Image by Susan Zutautas
Jul 15
The Koala’s Picnic – Flash Fiction
This flash fiction of 99 words was written for a challenge over at Carrot Ranch. The prompt word being: KOALA
“The wombats are coming, Mama,” said joey koala all excited after waking up from his nap.
“Yes, they are dear now would you help me set up the picnic table for the feast.”
“When are they going to get here mama?”
“They should be here shortly. They move much faster than we’re able, so I’d say sooner than later.”
“Here put this plate of tussock beside the eucalyptus leaves and then we’re going to tidy up before everyone gets here.”
When the wombats arrived they all mulled around the picnic table enjoying the food before starting to play games.
© Susan Zutautas 2019
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Mama koala with joey
The closest relative to the koala is the wombat. The females both have pouches making them marsupials and both are herbivores. The koala’s life expectancy is 10 – 15 years and the wombat’s usually live 5 years.
Wombat
Jul 12
Fibbing Friday – Can You tell a Lie
This post is for Fibbing Friday.
- What was the “clue” in Clue? Haven’t a clue!
- What did Harry Potter really do in the Chamber of Secrets? I can’t tell you as I’m a lady.
- What are mixed nuts? Get my mind out of the gutter 🙂
- What is a Stubbie holder (no cheating)? It heats up your dinner.
- What’s a Scouser (no cheating)? A beer from Japan.
- What happened on April 10, 221 BCE? Like I’m supposed to remember way back then!
- Why did Mario and Luigi dislike toads? When they’d order them in a restaurant they were always burnt.
- Why were the Blues Brothers sad? Their move flopped.
- What happened to make the summer magic? Trump got impeached.
- What was the secret of Nimh? Can’t say, it’s a secret.
- Where did Gulliver travel to? To the store, to the laundry matt, to the mall and home.
- What did the Avengers avenge? They excused themselves from their mother’s dinner tables in order to punish each other.
Jul 12
Flowering Ash Tree
Photo by Susan Zutautas
This picture is for FOTD or Flower of the Day over at Cee’s Photo Challenges.
Jul 11
A Lucky Day
I’m feeling lucky today so let’s go to the casino.
Nah, I never win, and my horoscope says my money is low, but you can go, I don’t mind staying home.
Just for half an hour, come with me and I’ll buy you a beer.
We went and a slot machine had my attention, so I had to play it, but the twenty I put in rapidly went down.
See, what did I tell you, I never win, I have no luck at all.
Then on the last spin, the machine burst into wild spins and ended up paying $220.00.
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This Six Sentence Story was written for a challenge over at Denise’s. This weeks word prompt is “BURST”
Jul 9
Pink Wild Roses
My wild roses share a spot in the garden with some of my hostas. This year has been the best year yet for the roses.
This post is for Cee’s FOTD challenge.
Jul 9
Beer Blues
This post is for July Blues over at Becky B’s.
Anyone that knows me knows that I love my beer. One of my favorites is Belgian Moon (in the USA it’s called Blue Moon) but I can’t seem to find it anywhere except Walmart and Zehrs grocery store. For some odd reason, the liquor and beer stores do not sell it here in Orillia yet it’s a popular beer at local restaurants and bars.
Jul 9
The Centipede – A Poem
I saw a centipede today
They have the hairiest legs, I say
There you go down the drain
Back to where you once came
A creepy crawler is what you are
The ugliest bug by far
Multiple legs are what you have
Don’t you dare make me mad
I saw you walking down the stairs
Surely you thought I wasn’t aware
One day I saw you on a wall
Got interrupted by a call
In China, they eat you deep-fried or grilled
Which makes me feel very ill
Runaway and hide today
Never come back any day
Man holding Scolopendra gigantea. Trinidad, 1961
© Susan Zutautas 2019
Jul 8
Korean Dish – July Blues
This photo (square) is for Becky’s July Blues challenge.
My girlfriend had gone over to South Korea a number of years ago and brought this little dish home for me. It sits on my kitchen counter and reminds me of her.
