Five Line No-Rhyme Time: Unlucky

I have modified the title of my posts that used to be called 'Topical Five Line No-Rhyme Time', and changed them to simply 'Five Line No-Rhyme Time'. Hopefully you should get the point that they are no longer 'Topical' from that. Also hopefully, you won't be expecting them to rhyme either. Here's a Five Line … Continue reading Five Line No-Rhyme Time: Unlucky

Five Line No-Rhyme Time: Easter

I used to try to make my non-rhyming five line posts topical, thus I called them Topical Five Line No-Rhyme Time. But now they're not topical. So here's a Five Line No-Rhyme Time verse--using the 2-4-6-8-2 syllable 'American' construction--that is not topical at all. Apart from it being Easter. the tale they taught at school … Continue reading Five Line No-Rhyme Time: Easter

Converting A Large Unit: March

I was struggling to think of a title for the intended monthly posts where I update you on the progress of my efforts to shed some weight. Then, with my current and responsible vein of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle which, as regulars will know well, has in a way always been a mantra here--mostly in … Continue reading Converting A Large Unit: March

Sometimes I Don’t Rhymes: Ronovan Writes Haiku – Comfort and Erupt

Time for another Haiku, of the Ronovan Writes prompt variety. This week's 351st prompt word pairing is Comfort and Erupt As ever, if you want to read proper examples of Haiku writing, or want to have a go yourself, follow that link. But, while you're here, it'll only take a few seconds to read mine, … Continue reading Sometimes I Don’t Rhymes: Ronovan Writes Haiku – Comfort and Erupt

Five Line No-Rhyme Time: Sunday

I used to try to make my non-rhyming five line posts topical, thus I called them Topical Five Line No-Rhyme Time. But, for sanity reasons, I am trying to restrain myself from being quite as topical as I have previously been. So logically, I have modified the title of my posts that used to be … Continue reading Five Line No-Rhyme Time: Sunday

Silly SOD Limericks: Tibetan Batman

My Silly SOD Limericks are an attempt to do something vaguely amusing with the three words that are mysteriously generated 'Suggestions' to search for--those appearing under the search box when you log in to the WordPress Reader. Like so: SOD is 'Suggestion Of the Day'. Tenuous, but silly enough to be considered entirely normal for … Continue reading Silly SOD Limericks: Tibetan Batman

Five Line No-Rhyme Time: Friday

I used to try to make my non-rhyming five line posts topical, thus I called them Topical Five Line No-Rhyme Time. But, for sanity reasons, I am trying to restrain myself from being quite as topical as I have previously been. This leaves me with no choice but to modify the title of my posts … Continue reading Five Line No-Rhyme Time: Friday

Short: On Protest

A new policing bill is going through Parliament in the UK. It contains, among other sweeping measures, increased powers for policing what is currently legitimate protest. Headlines infer that some offenders could serve punishments of up to ten years in prison for defacing a statue. I don't know what you get if you leave the … Continue reading Short: On Protest