Little Angel
Her eyes are like the stars
That twinkle in the night.
Her laughter is the sun
That makes our days so bright.
Her smile is like a light
That can brighten any place.
It’s my favorite feature
Of her pretty little face.
She has a songbird’s voice;
I love it when she sings.
She’s great at dancing, acting,
And a hundred other things.
She’s charming, sweet, and funny.
Her heart is full of love.
There really is no question:
She’s a gift sent from above!
If I could tell her one thing
Right now, it would be this:
“I love you, little angel!
Happy Birthday, baby sis!”
Happy Birthday to my awesome baby sister! Keep on being the little angel you are! I love you!
Suspicion
(First place winner of Writer’s Carnival’s June Author-less Flash contest!)
They say it’s always the one you least suspect.
The police had three suspects. All of them had motive to poison Frank’s whiskey, to want him dead.
Uncle Jerry had threatened him last year for gambling away his hard-earned savings.
Aunt Rose hated him for cheating her out of her share of their inheritance.
Linda was still furious about all his drinking and philandering, even after leaving him three years ago.
But everyone had an alibi for the day of Frank’s murder. No one seemed to miss him anyway, so in the end, the police chalked his death up to suicide and closed the case.
Funny how they never thought someone might have killed him to protect a loved one. Only I knew he wouldn’t hurt sweet little Maddie anymore.
They say it’s always the one you least suspect.
Luckily for me, nobody ever suspects the cat.
Red, White and Blue
Always do I think fondly of you,
My beloved homeland.
Every day, I miss your beautiful flag,
Red, white and blue waving high above me.
I will return to you someday,
Country of freedom and opportunity.
America, my heart belongs to you!
Happy Independence Day to all my fellow American friends and family! May you have a blessed Fourth of July weekend!
My Witty Little Sister
My witty little sister
Is a gift sent from above.
She fills our days with laughter,
Silliness and lots of love.
She’s always been quite clever,
Just as smart as she is fun.
Her comments are notorious
For amusing everyone.
Her jokes are sharp yet tasteful,
And they never lack in style.
Her charming disposition
Never fails to make us smile.
The speed of her responses
Leaves me awed in many ways.
Comebacks that take her seconds
Would take me at least three days!
My witty little sister
Brings me joy when I feel blue.
Every day, I want to tell her,
“Dearest sister, I love you!”
Happy Birthday to my awesome and funny little sister! Keep being the charming, witty person you are! I love you!
To The Man I Admire Most
Man I’ve looked up to my whole life,
You are a true hero in my eyes.
Support me through all my endeavors.
Understand me like no one else does.
Protect me from the evils in the world.
Entertain me with your witty humor.
Rescue me in my times of need.
My dear father, you are my hero.
Always be my Superman, and I will
Never stop loving you with all my heart!
Happy Father’s Day to my incredible dad! Thank you for always being my Superman, the greatest hero I could ever ask for! I love you!
Three Magic Words
Incredible how those words move me.
Let me hear you say them
Over and over again.
Vow that you will feel this way
Eternally, and I will do the same.
Your magic words captivate me.
Only you can make me feel such
Unequivocal and passionate love!
Happy Lovers’ Day to my family and friends in Brazil! Blessings to all you happy couples!
Pendulum
I’m feeling fine,
You calmly say.
Your life is good
And you’re okay.
I’m feeling good,
You realize.
Your heart is bright
As sunny skies.
I’m feeling bad,
You start to think
As all your spirits
Slowly sink.
You’re well again.
Your soul’s content.
But then you’re hit
With pure resent.
You’re doing great,
You’re grinning wide,
Until a rage
Fills you inside.
One minute, you feel
You could fly.
The next, you’re trying
Not to cry.
It comes and goes,
An endless track.
You think you’re fine.
And suddenly, whack:
The pendulum
Comes swinging back.
Unlikely Hero
My heart stopped when my bedroom door began to open.
My computer had frozen, now of all times, and my mother was going to see all the dirty pictures I’d been looking up for the last hour!
But just as she stepped into the room, my screen suddenly shut off.
I turned around to see my cat standing on the computer plug, staring back at me with a look in his eyes that read: You owe me.
He’s going to feast on cat treats for the rest of his life.
Based on a superhero-themed writing prompt from Writer’s Carnival: Unlikely Hero.
You are saved from an embarrassing situation by the unlikeliest of heroes. Write a quick scene, no more than five sentences, describing this.
I hope you enjoy what I’ve written. Thanks for reading!
The Good Old Days
“Remember the old days, when people used to cheer ‘Strongman!’ every time I threw a car at a villain and stopped him cold?”
“Now you’d get sued ’cause they just finished paying it off.”
“What about you, Lightning Girl? Your super speed used to be the talk of the town! What happened?”
“There’s nowhere to run anymore! A new building pops up in this city every month; the longest stretch of road anywhere is two blocks. That’s barely half a step!”
“At least invisibility still counts for something, right?”
“Hardly, Invisi-Boy! Kids today are so glued to their phones, they wouldn’t see a whale if it dropped out of the sky riding an army tank on fire!”
“What happened to the good old days?”
“Those days are long gone, my friend. Long gone indeed.”
Based on a superhero-themed writing prompt from Writer’s Carnival: Goooood Old Days!
You’re in the superhero old folks home. Write a banter piece about the “Good Old Days”. Dialogue only, no more than 12 lines.
I hope you enjoy what I’ve written. Thanks for reading!
Misfortune
(What If? Exercise: Read the description here.)
My friends insisted I come to the carnival with them.
For some reason, the fortune teller caught my eye.
She’s never wrong, the other gypsies warned us.
Come and learn your future, she said.
She laid the cards before us.
Flip to reveal your fate.
Sara’s fate was riches.
Joey’s was fame.
Mine, misfortune.
This piece is based on What If? Exercise 93: “Ten to One”. The exercise is to write a 55-word story in which the first sentence has ten words, the second has nine, etc., until the last sentence has only one word. The objective is to show that precision and thrift in writing can produce surprisingly powerful results. I hope you enjoy what I’ve written. Thanks for reading!
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