Color

for dVerse

Rising from the clearness

of glass and water

green stalks and leaves

intermingle. And bloom

into white roses

white and whiter.

Color kaleidoscopes again

above the roses, red.

Red encircling black

encircling yellow.

Tulips and roses

together.

The Other Side of the Story

for dVerse

Rina and Her Stepmother: Table of Contents

1. Grieving, Lucretia vows to husband to protect his daughter

    Rina’s beloved father dies leaving her sadder.

2. Lucretia instructs Rina in the Fine Art of Being a Lady

    Rina is subjected to torture daily.

3. Lucretia travels to oversee her estates

    Rina takes the opportunity and escapes.

4. Lucretia must recover errant charge and so plans

    Rina joins Green Crescent Hero Band.

5. Lucretia sends out a call for heroes

   Rina and Band deal a dragon a deathblow.

6. Lucretia enjoys the quiet and waits

    The Band has a missing girl to locate.

7. Lucretia receives spiteful girl back

    The Band rescues Rina and heads off-track.

8. Lucretia tries once more to save Rina from her ways

    Rina outwits her stepmother for always.

9. Lucretia casts off her ungrateful stepdaughter

    Rina lives happily ever after.

For Rina's adventures mentioned here check out: To the Rescue and Gold and Silver.

Christmas Rush

for dVerse

Christmas carols are floating through the air

Cinnamon and peppermint wafting by

Scraps of green wrapping paper everywhere

So many presents stacked and piled high.

Ties for dad; for Lizzie a cat, meow!

Earrings for mom; nuts for all our neighbors.

Check that list twice; what did we forget now?

Keep rushing fast. Buy just one present more.

Can there be a prefect gift that’s stress free?

Not another “some assembly” horror.

Liberate us from this shopping melee

Finish the madness and come to anchor.

Yes, there’s an end in sight to the gauntlet.

Everybody loves a gift of chocolate.