Hither and Yon

I started true,
got quickly bored
missing my cue,
my mind unmoored.
In my downfall
my thoughts were all
willy-nilly.

© Stephen W. Buchanan 2023

Published advertising free at “If You Haven’t Got A Sonnet

Hey! My daughter Bee has an Etsy site for “Hand sewn decorative items” – RaccoonStitches! Please check it out!

I happened to see the weekly prompt “willy-nilly” at the “Moonwashed Musings”site and realized it was perfect line seven for a ha’sonnet, and this is what it inspired. If you go to the site I’m sure you will find a lot of wonderful takes on the prompt based on the few I’ve had time to read in my feed.

Hidden Feelings

The footsteps were
moving away
I hoped for her
to be okay
though she would try
to make me cry
if she saw me

© Stephen W. Buchanan 2023

Published advertising free at “If You Haven’t Got A Sonnet

Inspired by using a prompt from the First Line Generator site, though spread across the first two lines 🙂. Thanks to Mr. Mouse for posting about it sometime back in his The Twisting Tail site that I’m too lazy to go find. (But you all should go find and read what he writes because it’s highly entertaining and well worth the time you’ll spend there.)

Looking for a hand sewn pillow? My daughter Bee has an Etsy site for “Hand sewn decorative items” – RaccoonStitches! Please check it out!