writing

Time Bum

/ Karina Pinella / 11 Comments

Image: Pixabay

Wait a second,
Got a minute?
Back in an hour,
Give me a day,
Squeeze me in?

I promise not to take too much time,
But if I do . . .
It’s not like I committed a crime.

Ten ETs*

/ Karina Pinella / 13 Comments

*Empowering Tenets

Image: Pixabay

  1. Choose to appreciate over being an ingrate
  2. Avoid being a fool wherever you rule
  3. Give while you live
  4. Listen without condition
  5. Aspire to inspire
  6. Leave lots of latitude when encountering attitude
  7. Strive to thrive
  8. Choose to recycle before using a waste receptacle
  9. Provide no resistance to those needing assistance
  10. Only be a quitter when holding on to the bitter

Shift your Schtick

/ Karina Pinella / 16 Comments

Image: Mfalcian (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Parent to Child:
“Make your bed,
Cook your meals,
Fold your laundry,
You’re on your own now,
So . . . mom up!”

Bro’ to Bro’:
“Buy your own beer,
Ask her out,
Pay your way,
You’re a big boy,
So . . . man up!”

Jamaican to Tourist:
“Quit reading your emails,
Hold your calls,
Order a cocktail,
You’re here to chill,
So . . . yeh mon up!”

The Day the Toad Stood Still

/ Karina Pinella / 3 Comments

Image: Pixabay

6-word story version:
The Toad croaked his last ribbit.

50-word story version:
Called the “Toad” for resembling the amphibian, Todd tends to toady to everyone. Immune to his fawning ways, Todd’s enemy tricks him into eating a toadstool disguised as a truffle served with succulent ribs. Always aiming to please, Todd ate everything on the plate. The Toad croaked his last ribbit.

Ashen Valentine

/ Karina Pinella / 6 Comments

Their love surprised,
Then suppressed;
They were forced to separate,
Their hearts wept as if to suppurate.
They surrendered,
Resigned to be suspended
In a state of suffering.

But knowing it’s temporary was sufficient
To help them survive
Their severe
Mortal sentence
Because their souls know the silence
Does not mean they are still,
For their love will always be here to stay.

Eat, Drink, and be Buried

/ Karina Pinella / 7 Comments

Image: Pixabay

Galen the glutton
Scarfed up everyone’s mutton,
Popped off his button

Caused quite a big squirt;
He won’t be having dessert,
Six feet under dirt.

Football Food

/ Karina Pinella / 4 Comments

Superbowl is here,
Good excuse to overeat,
Hard not to indulge.

Some menu delights:
Buffalo wings, on’yun rings,
All kinds of chip dips.

The choices go on:
Local or imported beers.
Antacids later.