Tag: quadrille

More coffee

Chris Hall58 Comments

That’s right, more coffee – and soon.
She bent down to pick up her bag;
she needed to write.

She looked over for a moment,
the view was divine – sea and sky,
but back to work.

Will she ever finish this great tome?

~~~~~

Image credit: Peter Thomas @Unsplash

This image shows a table for two, set overlooking a picturesque scene. There are two teacups on the table, one of them is empty while the other is full of tea! In the background, you can see bright orange flowers, and far away mountains are visible too.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #305 photo prompt.

What do you see # 305- 8th, September-2025

Lovely France

Chris Hall59 Comments

I’m looking down,
in this interesting place,
I haven’t been there before.

It’s very beautiful,
and such a lovely day,
I’ve always liked France.

I’ve been over the sea,
but the warm land
is even better.

I’m a seagull
is there any food here?

~~~

Image credit: Eugenia Pankiv @Unsplash

This image shows the rooftop of a building, with turrets and a sloping roof! There are different birds sitting on the roof, including a seagull. There are bird droppings all over the turret, chimney, and the roof.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #303 photo prompt.

What do you see # 203- August 25,2025

In her prime

Chris Hall42 Comments

she’s a beautiful girl
she’s in her prime
and now she has two youngsters
they are bold and fun, and running around
but she keeps one eye on the boisterous wee boys
and the other in the distance
but all is fine just now

~~~

Image credit: Johan Siggesson @Unsplash

This image shows a lioness with two cubs standing in long grasses. The lioness is looking to her left with narrowed eyes.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #301 photo prompt.

What do you see # 301- 11 August, 2025

A long way to go

Chris Hall29 Comments

a long way to go,
as I continue to climb,
it’s almost a race.

don’t look down, look up,
did you say that I’m tiny?
just think perspective.

you see from my side,
I’m invincible, really,
I am a giant!

such fun, eh… giggling.

~~~

Image credit:  Vladimir Vinogradov @Unsplash

This image shows a small metal statue of a tiny man climbing a pole. The statue is of a man wearing a suit and a hat and looking upwards.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #297 photo prompt.

What do you see # 297- 14 July, 2025

Beautiful eagle

Chris Hall50 Comments


a beautiful eagle
he flies up
such a wonderful sight

I look up and I can only just see him
I craned even further
and I almost lost my balance
on my window

then he dives down, what has he taken?
a mouse, perhaps?

~~~

Image credit: Sasha Matic@Unsplash

This image shows a hawk-golden eagle, sitting on the grassy surface. Its neck is turned sideways and it’s staring intently into a distance.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #296 photo prompt.

What do you see #296- 7th July, 2025

Another Artist?

Chris Hall62 Comments


he’s an artist
he strides across the fields
he has his easel and all the other things he needs

he stops
he looks around
it’s the perfect place

he sets everything out
and then he paints
broad strokes
colours vivid

is it a masterpiece?

~~~

Image credit: Fuu J @Unsplash

This image shows a windmill standing in a field of tulips. In the background, you see there is a yellow fog and it seems like there is dust in the air.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #294 photo prompt.

What do you see # 294- 23 June, 2025

Just boasting

Chris Hall37 Comments

a failure?
not for me
I’m far too clever
to not to do anything like that
I might be boasting more than a bit
but what’s wrong with that?
I’ve got my great camera
I can whiz it out
how fun it is
hurrah!

~~~

Image credit: Aaron Burden @Unsplash

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a camera and a leather-bound book sitting on a wooden surface. The name on the cover of the book is in faded letters, the legible one reading: “I am not afraid of failure…..

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #293 photo prompt.

What do you see # 293- 16 June, 2025

The Seagull

Chris Hall45 Comments

© Ayr/Gray

Looking out to sea and see the sea
what a complicated thing it is…
but he doesn’t think too much
in fact, he’s rather thick
but he’s only doing his job.

He’s pretty handy
he’s slow at somethings
but in other ways he’s quick!

(44 word)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Posted for The Unicorn Challenge, a magical challenge hosted by Jenne Gray and C E Ayr, where they provide a photo and we, in turn, provide up to 250 words.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

have you guessed it?

a traffic warden
or maybe he’s a footballer
any other ideas?

Time to climb

Chris Hall41 Comments

I haven’t climbed this one
it looks doable
shall I try it?

easy to start with
going well
but now it’s getting harder
but that’s the point

slowly does it
and cling on
whoa, that was scary

I’m almost there
and yes… that vista!

~~~~~~~~~~

Image credit: Dennis Yu @Unsplash

For the visually challenged reader, this is a photo-shopped image (time-lapse image) of a man climbing a rock. The photographer has captured different stages of his climb and it looks like many people are climbing the rock. The last stage of his climb is when he is triumphantly sitting on the top of the rock.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #290 photo prompt.

What do you see # 290- 26 May, 2025

Just a few flowers

Chris Hall35 Comments

just a few flowers
on the edge of the landscape
it’s so grey
there’s no mauve, jasmine or pearl
so smoggy in that city

but close by, the colours are vibrant
there’s dahlias and daisies
so vivid

but it’s blurring now
such a shame

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Image credit: Brooke Balentine @Unsplash

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a few flowers lying on the parapet of a high-rise building. In the blurred background, the tall buildings of a cityscape can be seen.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #288 photo prompt.

What do you see # 288- 12 May, 2025