Tag: wdys

Inside and Outside

Chris Hall55 Comments

Inside and Outside

Pitter patter raindrops,
as I’m looking outside,
while that pretty bench
continued to drip, drip.

I’m tempted to go out,
since it was not cold,
in fact, it was rather warm,
so why not do so?

I grabbed my umbrella,
and then ran outside,
I danced across that pretty bench
and what fun I had.

~~~

Image credit: Richard Stachmann @Unsplash

This image shows the view of a white wooden bench through a fog stained window. There are trees and green grass behind the bench. There is evidence of rain!

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #302 photo prompt.

What do you see # 302- 18 August, 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

That Book

Chris Hall38 Comments

That Book

She looked at the cover,
and then picked it up,
she wondered who had written it
since there was no signature.
The back cover was also blank,
so time to open that book.

And what did she find?
Actually… nothing.
It’s her to write it you see.

~~~

Image credit: Eveling Salazar @Unsplash

This image shows a book with a title – Free forever printed on its cover. The image in monochrome where the book is greyish white and the background is dark.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #300 photo prompt.

What do you see # 300- 4th August, 2025

Walking around the Castle

Chris Hall42 Comments

She’s wearing her red coat, which is warm and long, and it’s perfect. She wonders what she should write today, since she has a small notebook in her pocket. She strides across the ancient bridge; she stops in the middle. She surveys the large loch, pulls out her pencil and paper, and scribbles a few lines: it’s a haiku – from Scotland to Japan.

from heather
to cherry blossom;
just divine

~~~

Image credit:  Christian Crocker @Unsplash

This image shows the back view of a woman dressed in modern day attire, and a red coat, walking towards an ancient castle in Scotland, over a stone bridge.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #299 photo prompt.

What do you see #299- 28 July, 2025

Joshua Trees

Chris Hall63 Comments

The Joshua Trees

stunning, aren’t they,
powerful too,
great – magnificent, in fact,
yet the trees are stark and strange.

the sun has just risen,
the trees are warming up nicely,
but did you know that they can walk around?

if you look carefully,
you’ll see them,
promise.

~~~

Image credit:  YS @Unsplash

This image shows Joshua trees in a California desert, in the background the sun is rising over the hills.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #298 photo prompt.

What do you see # 298- 21 July, 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

That was close…

Chris Hall37 Comments


Too close for comfort
that’s for sure
why has that happened?

That ship is huge
while our lighthouse seems so tiny
in comparison.

Back, back, we shout!
Push, push, for pity’s sake…
can they hear at all?

But it’s beginning to work
Heave-ho – that’s the ticket!
My goodness that was worrying for a bit.

~~~

Image credit: Philipp Deus @Unsplash

This photo shows a part of a ship that is anchored very near a lighthouse. The lighthouse appears very small in comparison to the ship.

Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #295 photo prompt.

What do you see # 295- June 30, 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