Three Word Wednesday - Kindness should abound

Three Word Wednesday - Kindness should abound

Prompts: Absorb, verb: take in or soak up (energy, or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action, typically gradually, take in and assimilate (information, ideas, or experience), take control of (a smaller or less powerful entity), making it a part of oneself by assimilation, use or take up (time or resources), take up and reduce the effect or intensity of (sound or an impact), engross the attention of (someone).

Certain, adjective: known for sure; established beyond doubt, having complete conviction about something; confident, specific but not explicitly named or stated.

Empty, adjective: containing nothing; not filled or occupied, (of words or a gesture) lacking meaning or sincerity, having no value or purpose; verb: remove all the contents of (a container), remove (the contents) from a container, (of a place) be vacated by people in it.

Three Word Wednesday - Kindness should abound

Prompts: Absorb, verb: take in or soak up (energy, or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action, typically gradually, take in and assimilate (information, ideas, or experience), take control of (a smaller or less powerful entity), making it a part of oneself by assimilation, use or take up (time or resources), take up and reduce the effect or intensity of (sound or an impact), engross the attention of (someone).

Certain, adjective: known for sure; established beyond doubt, having complete conviction about something; confident, specific but not explicitly named or stated.

Empty, adjective: containing nothing; not filled or occupied, (of words or a gesture) lacking meaning or sincerity, having no value or purpose; verb: remove all the contents of (a container), remove (the contents) from a container, (of a place) be vacated by people in it.

Absorb the light

And not the dark

Lift up your face

To the warmth

Of human compassion

Be certain that there is charity

In the world

Do not leave someone

Empty handed

Spread the benevolence

Spread the feelings

Around the world

Simple kindness should abound

©Sheilagh Lee October 07, 2015

Three Word Wednesday-Share

Three Word Wednesday-Share

Prompts: Thoughtless, adjective: (of a person or their behavior) not showing consideration for the needs of other people, without consideration of the possible consequences.

Uptight, adjective: anxious or angry in a tense and overly controlled way.

Woozy, adjective: unsteady, dizzy, or dazed.

Thoughtless uptight people

Who wander through life

Grabbing everything

And anything

They want without a care

For others needs

Selfish and obnoxious

Not willing to share

Land, crops, or wealth

They make me woozy

That they cannot see

We are all part

Of the bigger picture

All of us connected

To mother earth

If we are fortunate

Let us truly share

One planet, one earth

For all

©Sheilagh Lee September 30, 2015

Three Word Wednesday-Tree Killer

Prompts: Pathetic, adjective: pitiful, pitiable, piteous, moving, touching, poignant, plaintive, distressing, upsetting, heartbreaking, heart-rending, harrowing, wretched, forlorn, feeble, woeful, sorry, poor, pitiful, lamentable, deplorable, contemptible, inadequate, paltry, insufficient, unsatisfactory.

Righteous (LIVING), adjective: good, virtuous, upright, upstanding, decent; ethical, principled, moral, high-minded, law-abiding, honest, honorable, blameless, irreproachable, noble; saintly, angelic, pure; (RIGHTEOUS ANGER) justifiable, justified, legitimate, defensible, supportable, rightful; admissible, allowable, understandable, excusable, acceptable, reasonable.

Sedate, verb: tranquilize, put under sedation, drug; adjective: slow, steady, dignified, unhurried, relaxed, measured, leisurely, slow-moving, easy, easygoing, gentle, calm, placid, tranquil, quiet, uneventful; boring, 

dull.

                                                                  Tree Killer        

I am a tree killer

Do I feel righteous?

Or pathetic?

That I didn’t cut down the tree

The neighbour did

I cry and defend myself

Even though

I hated this tree

For following natures edict

And growing on its own

Too close to the fence

Sedate it was not

It spread and grew

So that the fence

Began to give way

I hate myself more for

Letting it grow

Too long

Strong and tall

Letting it imagine

It could live

When I should have

Pulled as a sapling

Had I noticed it

At all

Now I am complicit

In its demise

And I must do penance

By planting trees

That shall grow and grow.

©Sheilagh Lee September 23, 2015

Three Word Wednesday-The Holy Roller

The Holy Roller

The haphazard way

The tank seems placed

Behind the hedge

Is actually protection

From the elements

This great grand old lady

Nicknamed The Holy Roller

Believed to be

The only tank

That survived D-Day

 A tribute to the Canadian war effort

To 700 men of the First Hussars regiment

A place where children now come

To climb and where scores of adults

Once those children, tell their children

Of the sacrifices made

When soldiers laboured to the shore

Through noxious fumes, from bombs

Gunfire and dead bodies

To save their comrades

And begin

The turning of the tide

To end the war.

©Sheilagh Lee September 16, 2015

Listen to the People

Amusing, adjective: causing laughter or providing entertainment.

Deeply, adverb: far down or in; intensely (as a modifier).

Elastic, adjective: (of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion; able to encompass variety and change; flexible and adaptable; noun: cord, tape, or fabric, typically woven with strips of rubber, that returns to its original length or shape after being stretched.

It is not amusing

Nor trendy to deflect

The blame to media

For mistakes made

Take the blame politicians

For it is deeply felt

Amongst  its citizens

That our government has failed us

Not only us 

But others who need them

To live and thrive

I cry tears of shame

That in making decisions that exclude

Refugees from our country

People have died

When that is how these officials families

Arrived somewhere in their ancestral line

It's simply

Wrong! Wrong! Wrong!

The government’s elasticity is gone

If it ever truly existed

They are letting fewer people arrive

I cry tears and I’m shouting loudly

Let those people in

Share the wealth

Don’t let one more child die

Let them come and let them thrive

Canada is for multiculturalism

But sometimes it feels like

They’ve turned a deaf ear

Maybe it’s time

To turn a deaf ear to them?

And elect a government who listens

To the people.

©Sheilagh Lee September 3, 2015

Three Word Wednesday- Storm Clouds

Menacing, adjective: suggesting the presence of danger; threatening.

Rampant, adjective: (especially of something unwelcome or unpleasant) flourishing or spreading unchecked, (of a person or activity) violent or unrestrained in action or performance, (of a plant) lush in growth; luxuriant.

Unravel, verb: undo (twisted, knitted, or woven threads), unwind (something wrapped around another object), investigate and solve or explain (something complicated or puzzling), begin to fail or collapse.

Menacing clouds, dark and ominous

The fun travel day viewing scenery

Began to unravel bit by bit

The weather turning from sunny to cloudy

We began to despair

Our travels would end in crashing rain

As the rampant corn began to sway

But the wind weaved its spell

And blew the storm away

We continued happily on our way

©Sheilagh Lee August 26, 2015

Three Word Wednesday - Kitten

Three Word Wednesday - Kitten

 Kneel, verb: be in or assume a position in which the body is supported by a knee or the knees, as when praying or showing submission.

Nasty, adjective: highly unpleasant, especially to the senses; physically nauseating, (of the weather) unpleasantly cold or wet, repugnant to the mind; morally bad, (of a person or animal) behaving in an unpleasant or spiteful way, physically or mentally damaging or harmful.

Purr, adjective: (of a cat) make a low continuous vibratory sound usually expressing contentment, (of a vehicle or engine) move smoothly while making a low vibratory sound, speak in a low soft voice, especially when expressing contentment or acting seductively.

Kitten

As I hear it purr

I reach out and pet it

Getting a nasty scratch

It didn’t know my intentions

It seemed to think

Living outside feral was okay

I just wanted to take it to the vet

Get its shots and take it home

Give it a happy family

To call its own

So I seize the chance

Grabbing it by the scruff of the neck

And I call the kitten my own

My constant companion

It follows me around

My pet, it purrs around my feet

It owns me now you see

But I don't care

For its wormed its way 

Into my heart

And into my bed

It has its own pillow

Beside my head

It's family to me

©Sheilagh Lee August 19, 2015

Three Word Wednesday - Dandelions

Three Word Wednesday

Prompts:  Enigmatic, adjective: difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.

Gruesome, adjective: causing repulsion or horror; grisly, (informal) extremely unpleasant.

Irritate, verb: make (someone) annoyed, impatient, or angry, cause inflammation or other discomfort in (a part of the body).

Three Word Wednesday - Dandelions 

Prompts:  Enigmatic, adjective: difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.

Gruesome, adjective: causing repulsion or horror; grisly, (informal) extremely unpleasant.

Irritate, verb: make (someone) annoyed, impatient, or angry, cause inflammation or other discomfort in (a part of the body).

 

 It is enigmatic and maybe gruesome

And it irritates me so

How those yellow flowers

Come back no matter

How many you pull

They are a weed

A wildflower

An unwanted plant

That grows and grows

You can mow them down

You can yank them out

But still they flourish

Rank and row

Some say use the roots

For medicine

Or use the greens

For salad

I’ll take mine

With wine

They hide out in corners

Where I never go

Becoming taller

As they rapidly grow

Still they sprout 
Develop and breed

And the puffs

Change and blow

Spreading flowers

Where ever they go

We'll never be rid of them

So I guess it's live 

And let live

Until they grow too tall
Then I'll yank-em 
Root and all

~0~

©Sheilagh Lee August 12, 2015

Three Word Wednesday - Secret Addiction

Three Word Wednesday - Secret Addiction

Prompts:  Addicted, adjective: physically and mentally dependent on a particular substance, and unable to stop taking it without incurring adverse effects, enthusiastically devoted to a particular thing or activity.

Defiant, adjective: showing defiance.

Filth, noun: disgusting dirt, obscene and offensive language or printed material, corrupt behavior; decadence, used as a term of abuse for a person or people one greatly despises.

Addiction 

Addicted to organizing

Defiant to the end

Filth abandoned

No dust, no muss

Just spaces

Where things can stay

Neat and orderly

Crisp and clean

Endless lists

For organizing

Other things

Will the chores ever end?

Secretly I hope

They never do.

©Sheilagh Lee August 5, 2015

Three Word Wednesday - Real

   Three Word Wednesday - Real

Prompts: Metallic, adjective: of, relating to, or resembling metal or metals, (of sound) resembling that produced by metal objects striking each other; sharp and ringing, (of a person's voice); emanating or as if emanating via an electronic medium, having the sheen or luster of metal; noun: a paint, fiber, fabric, or color with a metallic sheen.

Optimal, adjective: best or most favorable; optimum.

Polished,adjective: shiny as a result of being rubbed, accomplished and skillful, refined, sophisticated, or elegant.

Real

She wears the metallic coloured dress

Her badge of courage

Armour to face the elite

Those who appear polished

With ease and flair

She enters the party room

To  loud whispers

And catty remarks

Of that's last season's dress

Downright glares from some women

She pushes back her shoulders

She knows despite the remarks

She looks good

She smiles and waves

 The women look surprised

The most eligible bachelor

In the room approaches her

He likes her moxy

He smiles and speaks to her

Then gets down on one knee

She nods yes

Some of the same women

Frown calling her an upstart

Others walk over to her

And are friendly

She's now considered one of them

She turns the other cheek

Being nice to the bullies

Never forgetting their ill will

Always protecting herself

From the turn of the tide

But winning them all

With her considerate and benevolent gestures

Becoming the matron of society

She welcomes the new blood

The optimal changes

To make them human

When she dies

Society remembers and celebrate

Her uniqueness, but most of all

Her kindness,

That made them feel

Real

©Sheilagh Lee  July 29, 2015