Ice Parry
Grant Hope 226
https://www.granthope.net/p/ice-parry
https://youtu.be/pzxGQfqTIAk

When the chips are down
the stakes are high
the difference between losing and winning comes to a point
...

The Flaming Wolves And The Queen of Diamonds
Grant Hope 224
https://www.granthope.net/p/the-flaming-wolves-and-the-queen
https://youtu.be/lkas0EjDwJ8

There once was a young queen lost in the dark wood
wandering without aim
her sense of direction and the lay of her land had not yet been instilled by her royal ilk
she knew not where she was or if she may even be in foreign land
...

Along the Old Dock
Grant Hope 222
https://www.granthope.net/p/along-the-old-dock
https://youtu.be/tsgGE7TBkb8

Along the planks of the old dock
I sit with my love dressed in red
her dress falling down her shoulders
while she leans in to rest her sweet head on my own
...

Human Out of Water
Grant Hope 221
https://www.granthope.net/p/human-out-of-water
https://youtu.be/Jz3jG0SIw08

It’s not often you expect when casting nets
that a creature appears straight out of Atlantis
someone ancient but familiar in form
what some thought a mystic fiction of human outside the norm
...

Browning
Grant Hope 220
https://www.granthope.net/p/browning
https://youtu.be/XrRwlN4zMzk

Sitting on a metal plate with old light bulbs that no longer turn on
in a room lined with fading dark green wallpaper sparkled with smudged pink blossoms
there sits an unclothed woman curled up and looking down at the floor
...

Slipstream Agent
Grant Hope 219
https://www.granthope.net/p/slipstream-agent
https://youtu.be/4pllMXc6G0M

Femme Fatale
cloak and dagger
stealth mission extraordinaire
infiltrating more bases than a Delta Force
she’s the US Army’s slipstream agent
...

Mother Nature Myth
Grant Hope 214
https://granthope.substack.com/p/mother-nature-myth
https://youtu.be/9JVNt1BdQDM

Wonderfully hypnotic isn’t she?
There are so many refracting layers to her world
Can you see past the layers and elegant pageantry
...

From The Other Side of The Wide Lengthy Sea
Grant Hope 213
https://granthope.substack.com/p/from-the-other-side-of-the-wide-lengthy
https://youtu.be/4Yx5O6MryfQ

I can feel him tenderly calling
from across the wide lengthy sea
wondering with yearning how he is when he thinks about me
...

Filling Holes
Grant Hope 212
https://granthope.substack.com/p/filling-holes
https://youtu.be/Y023l_s0MWc

Violence is the answer some might say
to get above water
fighting for what is yours
for your turf
...

The Mission: Hit The Big Score
Grant Hope 211
https://granthope.substack.com/p/the-mission-hit-the-big-score
https://youtu.be/wkpCirDGpwc

Man, it’s a big world out there
two guys look over the skyline of their city
talking about if they can get out
...

Thankful in Petition
Grant Hope 207
https://www.granthope.net/p/thankful-in-petition
https://youtu.be/Chza_eyxrTk

I can see my face reflected in my hands when I pray honestly
With thanksgiving I let my request be made to the God whose peace surpasses all understanding
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Why Bookworm?
Grant Hope 196
https://www.granthope.net/p/why-bookworm
https://youtu.be/TY-Sc9Ra2VY

Curiosity killed the cat
it also fosters inquiring minds
...

Senses of Night
Grant Hope 194
https://www.granthope.net/p/senses-of-night
https://youtu.be/MlukKyB_Zf0

The passage of time is different when dusk has died
the trees are blacker than shadow and can only be seen under the cloudy haze of the moon
it’s like there is a lady playing with father time’s hourglass
letting the sands leak out so that earth’s natural satellite can have its own high noon
…

Spice of Life
Grant Hope 193
https://www.granthope.net/p/spice-of-life
https://youtu.be/As5xEpZa8Qw

I’ve heard it said beauty comes in all shapes and sizes
to that I say there is some truth
...

Manifest Journey
Grant Hope 191
https://www.granthope.net/p/manifest-journey
https://youtu.be/QRgwtInGRXs

The journeyman’s jungle
through ancient trees
dead leaves
mossy stone
hearty epiphytes
this is the place I’ve been daydreaming of
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Mountainous Waves
Grant Hope 182
https://www.granthope.net/p/mountainous-waves
https://youtu.be/E-Rcv8qczDk

The waves are pulsing
riding higher with each pass
reaching up so that the tips of their ripples toy with the peaks of the mountainside
...

The Final Fill
Grant Hope 177
https://www.granthope.net/p/the-final-fill
https://youtu.be/UlhQKtbR8BA

Nature's Vision
Grant Hope 164
https://www.granthope.net/p/natures-vision
https://youtu.be/Js_-XI1nyUk

Facing the opposite wall
my precious love has graciously turned to show me the serene landscape beneath her sun blonde hair
...

Hugs For Life
Grant Hope 157
https://www.granthope.net/p/hugs-for-life
https://youtu.be/g82H5PPIO8E

Ever since we were pieces of twine
I remember my sister’s hugs
she remembers mine
...

A Rifle and Lipstick
Grant Hope 146
https://youtu.be/fG8NLiRUE9Q
https://www.granthope.net/p/a-rifle-and-lipstick

A rifle and lipstick
not the combination everyone expects
but you’ve gotta look good when laying down the gauntlets
I like to think that a beauty in the brush makes the animals less likely to scatter
though I’ll probably be too dirty anyway for that imaginative picture to matter
...