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   only game night is rescheduled more often —   rapture redux

1    rustling leaves - under the steps,    a bushy mouse! 2    fleet of puffy clouds floating on a sea of haze.    bright sun 3    worn paint flakes off an ancient barn.    brick silo. 4    a dead tree reaches from the river.    go south 5    amid empty fields a tree-covered hill.    church steeple 6    a falcon soars over the road.    "keep movin on" 7    ringing a farmhouse poplars cast long shadows -    aft

1    rustling leaves - under the steps,    a bushy mouse! 2    fleet of puffy clouds floating on a sea of haze.    bright sun 3    worn paint flakes off an ancient barn.    brick silo. 4    a dead tree reaches from the river.    go south 5    amid empty fields a tree-covered hill.    church steeple 6    a falcon soars over the road.    "keep movin on" 7    ringing a farmhouse poplars cast long shadows -    aft

   among bare branches adorned with holiday lights   birds warble and chirp

   Two fireflies Play hide-and-seek in a tree.   On the edge of dusk --

1   flower petals shift slowly in gentle waves.   glints of sunlight 2   mossy gnarled tree buds with new leaves.   rippling water 3   bright leaf buds dot bare branches.   shimmering water 4   wandering through deep green waters.   an orange koi 5   red-winged blackbird chases a finch away.   trills 6   green grass showered in white petals.   dandelion 7   a crow preens in a pine tree.   cool breeze 8   geese gather eating breadcrumbs,   quarreling 9   a goose balances on one foot.   shady tree 10   two ducks race across the water.   splash! 11   murmuring ducks spin slowly.  

1    rustling leaves - under the steps,    a bushy mouse! 2    fleet of puffy clouds floating on a sea of haze.    bright sun 3    worn paint flakes off an ancient barn.    brick silo. 4    a dead tree reaches from the river.    go south 5    amid empty fields a tree-covered hill.    church steeple 6    a falcon soars over the road.    "keep movin on" 7    ringing a farmhouse poplars cast long shadows -    aft

1    rustling leaves - under the steps,    a bushy mouse! 2    fleet of puffy clouds floating on a sea of haze.    bright sun 3    worn paint flakes off an ancient barn.    brick silo. 4    a dead tree reaches from the river.    go south 5    amid empty fields a tree-covered hill.    church steeple 6    a falcon soars over the road.    "keep movin on" 7    ringing a farmhouse poplars cast long shadows -    aft

   the gurgling burble of draining water   flows down the hall

1    rustling leaves - under the steps,    a bushy mouse! 2    fleet of puffy clouds floating on a sea of haze.    bright sun 3    worn paint flakes off an ancient barn.    brick silo. 4    a dead tree reaches from the river.    go south 5    amid empty fields a tree-covered hill.    church steeple 6    a falcon soars over the road.    "keep movin on" 7    ringing a farmhouse poplars cast long shadows -    aft

   the smell of damp earth lingers after a storm.   watchful robin

   lilac on the breeze — a dog barks amiably   at chickens

   roused by cricket song from her umbral slumber   the moon brightens

   Just to say the word home, that one word alone,    so pleasantly cool  - Kobayashi Issa As the season draws closer to solstice we find ourselves spending more time indoors appreciating the comforts of home.  Pull up a chair next to the hearth (or a/c for our friends in the Southern Hemisphere) and tell us about yours. Select a Prompt      :star: Write about your home      :bulletgreen: Write about a memory tied to your home      :bulletblue: Write about your ideal home      :bulletpurple: Writ