Five Wise Lines from Ben Franklin

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is bacteria.

Many people die at twenty five and aren’t buried until they are seventy five.

Never confuse Motion with Action.

And Five Honorable Mentions:

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

How many observe Christ’s birthday! How few his precepts!

It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.

If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.

Tis a great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater to tell him his.

DAILY PHOTO: Blessed Maria Gabriella – East Parish

DAILY PHOTO: Psychedelic Street Art of Chicago

The Nature of Art [Haiku]

in stone mosaics,
nature’s hand is more artful
than the artist’s.

PROMPT: Advice

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?

Use free writing to break through writer’s block.

Deer Stalking [Haiku]

a deer walks,
making less sound than
most squirrels.

DAILY PHOTO: Dragon Wall in Chicago’s Chinatown

Watcher [Haiku]

a heron surveys 
the gently flowing river
with great patience.

DAILY PHOTO: Chicago Theater by Night & by Day

Spider Hide [Senryū]

behind the leaf, 
a spider hides like a fat
kid behind a pole.