The Wordsmith's Forge

My story "Broken Dreams" is up on Torn World.  It's about a woman who finds a thoughtful way to deal with stillbirth.  This is sponsored but you'll need to click an extra place to read it.

Today has been mild and gray.  We spent much of the day running errands, then shoveled ash out of the firepit. 

My sage is blooming with pale lavender flowers.  So is the beebalm in the strip garden, slightly more pinkish.  Most herbs have edible flowers, so I have been eating these.  If you like salads, fresh flowers make a beautiful and tasty topping.

This poem came out of the May 15, 2018 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by Anthony Barrette. It also fills the "animals" square in my 4-7-18 card for the origfic_bingo fest.


"A Wordless Prayer"


A cat lying on her back
silently begs to be petted,

and when petted, purrs,
sending a wordless prayer
to Bastet, Goddess of Cats.

All is well with the world,
says the purr, all is well.

Whenever Bastet
hears this prayer,
She makes it so.

* * *

Notes:

Bastet is the name of the cat-goddess Bast in her fully feline form.