Tag: quadrille

another nonsense one

Chris Hall56 Comments

there are many things
it can be very pleasant
but not my last name

please don’t mention ‘Hall’
and now don’t get my into
so many issues

it’s just a bit odd
so let me be calm, and breathe
incense, lingering

that’s much better

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PS – my last name, Hall, sounds very similar to the word ‘hol’ in Afrikaans, and it’s rather rude.
Let’s just say it’s called ‘bottom’.
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Image credit: Bilal Karim @Unsplash

For the visually challenged reader, this is an image of a signboard. On the sign it says; I love you because…. The letters are lit in red colour.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #275 photo prompt.

Also Di of Pensitivity 101 – Monday Three Things Challenge: HALL, ISSUE, INCENSE

What do you see # 275- 10th February’ 25
Three Things Challenge #M966

What do you call it?

Chris Hall42 Comments

© Ayr/Gray

I enter the room, not much there
I see a broom… or maybe, call it a brush?

I would much rather have an easel here

I’ll use a big, big brush to paint
and using many colours

and of course
it’ll be totally abstract!

my husband – the artist

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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.

Amsterdam

Chris Hall61 Comments

Amsterdam, bracing
at this time, I fear, my dear
the air is frigid
so let’s cuddle up
and make the best of this… yes?

It’s lovely inside here
in our narrow boat
what a joyful place it is.

Amsterdam, Amsterdam
just a wonderful canal!

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Image credit: Aditya Chinchure @Unsplash

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a canal where boats are parked and one boat is sailing on the water. On both sides of the canal, we see vehicles parked and rows of buildings on both sides as well.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #274 photo prompt.

What do you see # 274- 3rd February, 2025

This Vista

Chris Hall50 Comments

© Ayr/Gray

two weeks
in a lovely villa
pristine and beautiful

a poem, maybe
or perhaps a very short story

meanwhile, I’m going down
to get some shopping
and writing a couple of postcards

back up now
heave and strain

I’ll be so fit
by then

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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.

Beach Vacation

Chris Hall50 Comments

loving the beach live
the people are all beautiful
no worries around here
the sea is azure
and that beach, sand, sand and sand
more than idyllic
I can hear a man
who is playing a zither

but it’s just a dream
ah well

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Image credit: James Dimas @ Unsplash

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a beach as seen from a great height. Water of the sea is coloured blue-green and people are relaxing by the beach.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #273 photo prompt.

What do you see # 273- 27 Jan, 2025

Sun rises again

Chris Hall43 Comments

he’s Sun, rising his head
breathing blissfully
as he looks out and around

he begins to stride out
over oceans, mountains and lakes
turning from east to west

later, it’s evening
now it’s her turn
and she’s Selene

forever… perhaps

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Image credit: Ompragash Viswanathan @ Unsplash

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows the sun rising over the horizon lending its golden glow to the water.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #269 photo prompt.

What do you see # 269- 30th December, 2024

Train coming home

Chris Hall52 Comments

she’s young
she’s pretty
and it’s almost Christmas she’s waiting
on the train
but soon she’ll be home

there will be packages and presents
she will be thrilled
and soon
she will be brimming over
but only when
she’ll get off from the train

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Image credit: unsplash?

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a young girl looking out the window of a train carriage. She is wearing headphones over her ears. The girl is around 5-6 years old.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #268 photo prompt.

What do you see # 268- 23 December, 2024
Three Things Challenge #M917

But it’s open

Chris Hall49 Comments

the stone wall is high
there’s a forest beyond
and there’s a doorway

almost always closed
but this time it is open
shall we go in… yes?

we must be careful
is there anyone around?
but no, there’s no-one

the double-doors clang
we’re trapped…

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Image credit: Ani Adigyozalyan

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a stone doorway in a wall. Through this doorway, we can see trees of a forest.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #267 photo prompt.

What do you see # 267- 16, December, 2024

Blackboard

Chris Hall53 Comments

no slouching
reading, writing, numbers
all so important

rubbing on the board
cleaning quickly

I stare out, longingly
trees, birds and the sky
in the distance
I can hear the cars

sorry, what?
and yes, of course
I am the teacher
not the pupil

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Image credit: Mesut çiçen @ Unsplash

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows  a young boy – 7-8 years old, with a cloth duster in his hand, erasing something off a blackboard. In the background, we can perceive the environment of a classroom.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #266 photo prompt.

What do you see # 266- 9 December, 2024

Purple Leaves

Chris Hall74 Comments

it’s almost Christmas
and trees are running zigzags
bark is peeling gently, buds are opening
and the showy lilac and mauve are vibrant

it’s almost Christmas
and the jacarandas are singing
as this is the southern hemisphere
and joyful music blossoms around the streets

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Image credit: Pixabay (free for use)

For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a road that is surrounded on both sides by trees, the branches of which meet in a canopy over the road. Light from the sun is filtering through the branches and illuminating the road.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #265 photo prompt.

What do you see # 265- December 2, 2024