Category Archive:Velvet Verbosity

Robbery

February 14th, 2015 / Categories: Velvet Verbosity, words / 1 Comment »

Boxing-in-1920
“You was robbed, Mikey! You shoulda been the winner! You want I should go back there and tell em, Mikey? You want me to take care of them for you?”

The two young men strode through the throngs outside the gym. There were jeers and cheers and much posturing.

Mikey shrugged off Pat’s hand and tugged his cap closer to his head. He winced as he touched his eye. Gonna be a beaut of a shiner there tomorrow.

“What do you think you can do, Pat? It’s all good. I’ll get him next week. Just wasn’t my week. Next week.”

———————
written for Velvet Verbosity’s 100 Word Challenge: ROBBED.

photo credit: 2 Guys Talking Mets Baseball No credit given there for pic.

Feasting

January 24th, 2015 / Categories: Moose Nuggets, sad, Velvet Verbosity, words / 4 Comments »

lineup

The line stretched for what seemed like hours. Richard and Gretchen were getting impatient as many of the children were.

Gretchen whined, “Mummy, when shall we eat? I am so hungry.” Richard punched her in the arm and called her a baby, but their mother simply smiled in her stoic way.

“Soon, children. We are nearly there.”

The line inched forward until they were at the head. Mother took the children by their arms and handed them to the Major Domo.

“Sir, here is my offering for the feasting.”

Without looking back she left the arena as the children screamed.

Photo credit: susivinh / Foter / CC BY-ND

This is my offering for Velvet Verbosity’s 100 Word Challenge. A bit darker than my normal, but it felt right for the challenge.

Hubbymoose

September 6th, 2014 / Categories: Family, Velvet Verbosity / 2 Comments »


His gruff voice and grumpy exterior belie the man he really is. Inside all that is a gentle giant, an honorable man. He is the man our daughters’ children call Paw-Paw, GrrAMpa and Gramps. He has changed bums, wiped noses, dangled babies on his knees. He has loved and he has disciplined. But mostly he has loved. 44 years a Dad and 22 of those he has been a grand-dad. If a ride is needed, he is first in line to offer. If a paddling is required he is first to encourage another avenue of correction. He is love personified.
———————————————————-
written for Velvet Verbosity’s 100 Word Challenge: GRUFF

come down to the water

August 18th, 2014 / Categories: Alaska, I wanna go home!, poetry, Velvet Verbosity, words / 3 Comments »

Come down to the water
My true love sang to me
Come see the sailing ships
And watch the tide with me

Come down to the water
I called back to my love
Let’s seek shells and toss
Pebbles, and rescue starfish

Come down to the water
Let’s watch the sun sink
‘neath waves turned golden
With its waning light

Let’s sit together at the wharf
Dangling our feet and laugh
As waves tickle our toes
And crust them with salt

Oh, do come down
To the water with me
It is there life begins and
Where our love remains
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
written for Velvet Verbosity’s 100 word challenge WHARF. Photo is from a day trip my love and I took to Homer over the weekend. I belong in Homer – someday – someday I shall live there.

catapult

December 20th, 2013 / Categories: Velvet Verbosity / 2 Comments »

We stood
hand in hand
On the precipice
Of love unbounded
Joy within
without
Spiraling downward
Nary a sound
Two hearts
beating
Two lovers
Flung
into a myriad
Of emotions
Who is there
To stop us
Who would
Dare
Come between
Heartbeats collide
Wishes unite
We are left
Standing
Waiting
Loving
Through the years
Hand in hand
Many a precipice
We have stood
Peering over
Which way
One way
Or another
Joined at the
Heart
Beat – beat – beat
Heartbeat
Not two – one
Heartbeat
Love united
Precipice defeated
Life lived
Love lived
Together as one
One together
Standing on the precipice


picture from New York Times article.

——————————————–
100 words inspired by Velvet Verbosity’s challenge “Catapult”

<< Older Entries