Poetry, stories, art, and music from the desk of Jezzie G, a writer without a label
Inspired by and written for Ragtag Daily Prompt – my thanks to CuriousCat
Definition: Consequences – n. a result or effect, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant; importance or relevance
Form: Haiku
deed’s reward
unthought of event
did you care?
think ahead
of what could go wrong
if you care
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Your Daily Word Prompt – my thanks to Sheryl
Definition: Pugnacious – adj. eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight
Form: Lunka
too keen to see bad
with deaf ears
easy-picking fights
before truth
can be missed
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Your Daily Word Prompt – my thanks to Sheryl
Definition: Wallop – v. strike or hit very hard; n. alcoholic drink, especially beer
Form: Dodoitsu
down the pub one over eight
nit-picking quarrels tempers lost
punching out, a bloody nose
that’s called a good night
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Your Daily Word Prompt – my thanks to Sheryl
Definition: Quarrel – n. a heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good terms
Form: Tanka
heat of the moment
choose your words wisely, my dear
when picking a fight
don’t assume that I will care
enough to not walk away
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for the Word of the Day Challenge – my thanks to Kristian
Definition: Quell – put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force
Form: Lune
protestors gather
violently
erupting on streets
fire-bombs without care
innocence
paying with terror
battle shields stamp forward
suppressing
mindless lawlessness
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Ragtag Daily Prompt – my thanks to Sgeoil
Definition: Stable – adj. (of an object or structure) not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed
Form: Kimo
firm solid steady secure fixed strong fast stout sturdy
a roof over the head keeps out the cold
a home for the folks inside
kin the strong foundation
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Your Daily Word Prompt – my thanks to Sheryl
Definition: Asinine – adj. extremely stupid or foolish
Form: Etheree
her
smart-ass
words echo
across the room
like foolish laughter
I’m chasing a comeback
without thinking in reason
instant retorts that miss the point
as they tremble with sarcasm’s wit
perhaps I should keep my sarky mouth shut
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – thank you GC and Sue
Form: Rhopalic Verse
the queueline lengthening
the waiting
it isn’t terrible
in sunshine
but raining
it isn’t wonderful
this waiting
for buses
the queueline lengthening
while bankers, redundant
are searching employment
can senses readjust
when closing another
branch
that isn’t sensible
the queueline lengthening
shelves empty disabled supermarkets
no supply
high demand
and prices continue
in raising
a crisis
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for the Word of the Day Challenge – my thanks to Kristian
Definition: Penitent – adj. feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant
Form: Cheuh-chu
A word means nothing
Without changing it
Making a wrong right
Even just a bit
So easy to say
But making it fit
Without changing tact
Sorry has no might
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – thank you, Sue and GC
Form: Redondilla 3
Pictures shown are not real gameplay
The heart sinks in utter dismay
As blurred pixels scroll on the screen
That’s how it's done and I have been
Expecting more from CGI
No moneyback and you know why
Like terms and conditions not read
I let small print pass through my head
Contents may differ from that shown
Complain and you’re left on your own
You were warned before you paid out
They leave you to just scream and shout
Reading labels, what’s in the box
Pretty pictures a cunning fox
But if you look, make your eyes squint
The truth revealed in the small print
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for the Word of the Day Challenge – my thanks to Cyranny
Definition: Stomach – n. the internal organ in which the major part of the digestion of food occurs, being (in humans and many mammals) a pear-shaped enlargement of the alimentary canal linking the esophagus to the small intestine
Form: Interlocking Pathya Vat
that virus hit
in fevered state
food on the plate
appetite wains
water stays down
with tummy pains
the virus gains
momentum fast
sleeping it out
the present past
this will not last
hungry again
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Simply 6 Minutes – thank you, Christine
Form: Deplorable Sonnet
Isn’t it time you got a new car, mate?
So cool on your drive and you won’t be late
Pick up a girl and take her on a date
Take them away, I have a motorbike
I hear what you’re saying, bud, take a look
These beauties are hot. and just off the book
And the salesman keeps on baiting his hook
Take them away, I have a motorbike
But behind the wheel, man, you’ll feel alive
Give one a chance, take it for a test drive
Dude, can’t you hear no, just give it a rest
There’s a problem, mate. I ain’t done the test
I ride and a biker’s life suits me best
Take them away, I have a motorbike
Time: 9 minutes 10 seconds
Word count: 122
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by Word of the Day
Definition: Bewray – v. to betray.
Form: Dodoitsu
trust exposed as breaking glass
thousands of shards of falseness
reparation impossible
the mirror’s shattered
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – thank you GC and Sue
Form: Quatern Sonnet
The curtains twitch across the street
Blue lights and sirens rushing past
Ambulance called for number eight
Daft old Fred has taken a fall
Beneath a lamp Jess and Mike kiss
The curtains twitch across the street
Old Miss Lane is watching again
And Mike lifts a middle finger
I walk past ignoring gossip
Old Ma Lane is telling it all
The curtains twitch across the street
Nothing happens she doesn’t know
But a black car came by today
The curtains shut across the street
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for the Word of the Day Challenge – my thanks to Cyranny
Definition: Regret – n. a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over an occurrence or something that one has done or failed to do
Form: Lunka
I should have done that
too late now
a chance passed in time
to move on
let it go
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Ragtag Daily Prompt – my thanks to Sgeoil
Form: Lune
and a pinch of this
just a pinch
a smidgen, not much
gran’s baking measures
make no sense
yet I know what’s meant
old-fashioned her ways
making cakes
in ounces not grams
metric was for school
not home but
a pinch weighs five grams
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Your Daily Word Prompt – my thanks to Sheryl
Form: Tanka
an hour, maybe two
for someone I believe in
old man with sad eyes
telling his stories his way
no longer feeling alone
he feels forgotten
there is no love on the streets
so he tells me tales
with his tea and a sandwich
an old tramp I call a friend
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Ragtag Daily Prompts – my thanks to Punam
Definition: Dreams – n. a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person’s mind during sleep
Synonyms: fantasy, nightmare, vision, hallucination, reverie, trance, haze
Form: The Fib
dreams
thoughts
visions
recalling
or foretelling days
what was and what could be entwined
or simply hallucinations within a trance state
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Your Daily Word Prompt – my thanks to Sheryl
Definition: Gripe – v. complain about something in a persistent, irritating way
Synonyms: complain, grumble, moan, groan, protest, whine, bleat
Form: Gogyohka
the tummy grumbles it’s hungry
protesting the diet
I moan my jeans are too loose
but medics bleat again
body mass still overweight
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Your Daily Word Prompt – my thanks to Sheryl
Definition: Utensil – n. a tool, container, or other article, especially for household use
Synonyms: implement, tool, instrument, device, apparatus, gadget, appliance
Form: Pathya Vat
kitchen diva
with the mod cons
the latest ones
must have gadgets
slow cooked dinners
while frothing milk
latte like silk
and baking cake
some get used
and some do not
some I forgot
in the cupboard
implements of life
or instruments
of tortured vents
still peeling spuds
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for the Word of the Day Challenge – my thanks to Cyranny
Definition: Provenance – n. the place of origin or earliest known history of something
Synonyms: origin, source, birthplace, spring, fount
Form: Lunka
historic city
three brothers
ring here in this place
a wee clue
academic blue
©JezzieG2023
Flowers Desire
Form: Gwawdodyn
Is there a living that can come by
Away from the capitalist lie
As folks make their way stop by to say hey
Where flowers desire the birds to fly
How can such a place now ever be
To face the angry modernity
The innocent lose but why can’t we choose
To break out from the strife and live free
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Your Daily Word Prompt – my thanks to Sheryl
Definition: Bitter – adj. having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet; feeling or showing anger, hurt, or resentment because of bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment
Synonyms: sharp, acid, pungent, acrid, tart, sour, biting, resentful, embittered, aggrieved, dissatisfied, disgruntled
Form: Lune
dissatisfied grapes
disgruntled
in acrimony
such bitter lemons
tart and sour
not sweet lemonade
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Your Daily Word Prompt – my thanks to Sheryl
Definition: Chafe – v. (with reference to a part of the body) make or become sore by rubbing against something; rub (a part of the body) to restore warmth or sensation
Synonyms: abrade, graze, grate, gall, skin, rub, warm
Form: Haiku
the worn-down circles
grazing the sturdy old boughs
where kids used to swing
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Your Daily Word Prompt – my thanks to Sheryl
Definition: Bluster – v. talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect
Synonyms: rant, thunder, boast, brag, swagger
Form: Pathya Vat
a swaggered walk
threatened the peace
words never cease
heard it before
the ranting on
the same old thing
no good to bring
my ears shut down
toss your weight round
aggression’s rag
becomes a drag
I’m done, I’m gone
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Your Daily Word Prompt – my thanks to Sheryl
Definition: Toil – v. work extremely hard or incessantly; n. exhausting physical labour
Synonyms: labour, hard work, slaving, struggle, effort, exertion
Form: Bina
to make the rent she works
until she aches in every bone
her chores done another man wants his bone
for his pleasure she works
into the night she works her body to the bone
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – thank you GC and Sue
Form: Cethramtu Rannaigechta Moire
they know it
how is it
records on
byte and bit
police tech
it knows you
the car you’re
licensed too
days long past
what you did
drugs or steal
it’s not hid
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for the Word of the Day Challenge – my thanks to Kristian
Definition: Working – adj. having paid employment; functioning or able to function; n. the way in which a machine, organization, or system operates
Synonyms: employed, functioning, operation, running, action, performance, mechanism
Form: Haiku
gears and cogs
steam pushing pistons
time to go
slow at first
then speeding onward
charging home
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Your Daily Word Prompt – my thanks to Sheryl
Definition: Deliberate – adj. done consciously and intentionally; v. engage in long and careful consideration
Synonyms: intentional, calculated, conscious, on purpose, intended,
Form: Dodoitsu
accidental happens once
next time is intentional
and the next done with purpose
oh yes you meant it!
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge – thank you Ronovan
Form: Haiku
Norovirus comes
with winter winds and pounds fall
jeans loose again - shrug
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Word of the Day Challenge – my thanks to Kristian
Definition: Rigmarole – n. a lengthy and complicated procedure
Synonyms: fuss, bother, commotion, trouble
Form: Tanka
such a simple thing
she made a big thing of it
always running late
just like a work in progress
waiting for never ready
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – thank you GC and Suem and my apologies I think this one got itself lost in my editing files
Form: Ottava Rima
A sense of fun lightens the day
Reading memes while drinking tea
Mixing work with a little play
Mischief making comes for free
Sparkling eyes give nothing away
Just who put salt in the tea
I look across at those eyes
The blood bond wears no disguise
©JezzieG2023
Just Wondering
Form: Free verse
the good days with fun to be had
playing out until the amber flicker lit the street
and it was yours or mine for tea
there were bad days too
when we held each other’s tears
as secret pain was shared
all those days we said we’d never forget
but times have changed
memories faded yet still I hope
you are okay
then realise you are no longer the boy I knew
as like me you are completing
the sixth decade
we are both old now
you’re not the boy in red shorts
and I don’t have pigtails in my hair
and I don’t know the man you are now
did you marry?
have you got kids?
did you achieve your dream
and become a vet?
or perhaps you worked for Esso
like the other lads
©JezzieG2023
Pic
Inspired by Word of the Day
Form: Bina
in the house arguments take a side
different viewpoints never see as one
but there are times we must speak as one
one voice with no political side
casting politics to one side a nation stands as one
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Ragtag Daily Prompt – my thanks to Punam
Form: Dodoitsu
rich aroma of French Blend
engaging mental constraint
what I think should not be heard
filter to filter
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Word of the Day Challenge – my thanks to Cyranny
Form: Tanka
well there it all is
don’t you know, why you smiling
with nothing to say
got to laugh or surely cry
in this hellish world, goodbye
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written by Ragtag Daily Prompt – my thanks to Drkottaway
Definition: Mohawk – n. a hairstyle in which the head is shaved except for a strip of hair running centrally from the middle of the forehead to the back of the neck
Synonyms: braids, dreadlocks,
Form: Interlocking Pathya Vat
from front to back
rebel in blue
a vibrant hue
and punky shade
those days of youth
leather and suede
memories fade
and so we grew
©JezzieG2023
Evolution
Form: Free Verse
Life is a wonderful thing
the passage of time
allowing us to evolve
absorb events
accepting what happens
with a little patience and understanding
it all takes a bit of time
and an open mind
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Your Daily Word Prompt – my thanks to Sheryl
Definition: Kinship – n. blood relationship.
Synonyms: relationship, family ties, kindred
Form: Pathya Vat 1
the family
bloodlines bound
kith and kin found
in heritage
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Ronovan Writes – my thanks to Ronovan
I saw Ronovan’s hint to write a 1-2-1 – challenge accepted, and I hope met.
Form: Haiku
closed
doors locked
key
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by Word of the Day
Definition: Caravel – n. a small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usually with triangular sails that allowed for tacking upwind
Synonyms: schooner, sloop, yacht, pinnace, corvette
Form: Tanka
fabric catching winds
destinations across seas
sail away or home
sailors tacking direction
waves crashing across the bow
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Word of the Day Challenge – my thanks to Cyranny
Definition: Condolences – n. an expression of sympathy, especially on the occasion of the death of a person’s relative or close
Synonyms: sympathy, solace, comfort, consolation
Form: Lunka
insincere words said
sympathy
empty words carry
no solace
no comfort
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written by Your Daily Word Prompt – my thanks to Sheryl
Definition: Imply – v. indicate the truth or existence of (something) by suggestion rather than explicit reference
Synonyms: implicit, indirect, hinted, suggested, insinuated, infer
Form: Kimo
suggestive hints within gentle nudges
inferring reality
without checking the facts
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Ragtag Daily Prompt – my thanks to Punam
Definition: Trust – n. firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something
Synonyms: confidence, belief, faith, sureness
Form: Lune
a rock built by time
confidence
a freedom from doubt
briefly betrayed
confidence
lost in a moment
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Your Daily Word Prompt – my thanks to Sheryl
Definition: Paraphernalia – n. miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity; trappings associated with a particular institution or activity that are regarded as superfluous
Synonyms: equipment. stuff, things, apparatus, kit, tackle, implements, tools
Form: Haiku
sat in this silence
waiting at the cold lake’s edge
sunset reflections
the line barely moves
as the swim has gone quiet
are fish done feeding?
doesn’t matter much
sat here on my tackle box
sipping a cuppa
before packing in
to walk back home in the dark
I don’t come for fish
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Word of the Day Challenge – my thanks to Kristian
Definition: Postulate – v. suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief
Synonyms: put forward, suggest, advance, posit, hypothesize
Form: Interlocking Pathya Vat
assuming truth
does not make fact
of words or act
in points of view
what is written
may not be true
and deeds see through
those false beliefs
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Word of the Day Challenge – with thanks to Curiouscat
Definition: Pernicious – adj. having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way
Synonyms: harmful, damaging, destructive, injurious, hurtful, detrimental
Form: Haiku
it’s subtle
unseen destruction
missed red flags
damaging
little by little
self esteem
mental health
crashes thoughts darken
to stop it
closing down
released from the pain
six feet down
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Your Daily Word Prompt – my thanks to Sheryl
Definitions: Questionable – adj. doubtful as regards truth or validity
Synonyms: controversial, contentious, in doubt, dubious, uncertain, unsure, arguable
Form: Lune
controversial words
uncertain
invite confusion
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Word of the Day Challenge – my thanks to Cyranny
Definition: Snikersnee – n. a knife for cutting or thrusting; a fight with knives
Synonyms: cut and thrust, scrap, fight
Form: Dodoitsu
untrained unfocused fighting
echo city street violence
another stabbing headline
cut and thrust of crime
©JezzieG2023
Inspired by and written for Your Daily Word Prompt – my thanks to Sheryl
Definition: Circuit – n. a roughly circular line, route, or movement that starts and finishes at the same place
Synonyms: lap. turn, tour, round, orbit, circle, revolution, loop, beat
Form: Kimo
two laps of the field her session today
her tail exercised with wags
a Lilydog work out
©JezzieG2023
Jezzie G 