Category Archives: Art and Photography

Monty’s Very Short Shorts – #Jungle

#Jungle

Lance Bumbleworth @Threads

Typhoon (#Jungle)

Typhoon winds and rains batter against our windows. The wind whistles and bangs through every crevice it can find. The chandelier detects the building’s shimmers and chimes to its off-tune rhythm. How is a mere man supposed to think in this racket, let alone write about fantastical geographies afar? Better to ask of the God’s that created the mountains and seas, the jungles and deserts, the wooded lands. For I’m at a loss for words waiting for the eye of the storm.

If you enjoy these very short stories, you can also check out one of my earliest books – MONTY’S VERY SHORT SHORTS which includes 366 illustrated pieces (one for each day in my life of 2020).

Monty’s Very Short Shorts

Be well,

Monty

Monty’s Very Short Shorts – #Cave

#Cave

Lance Bumbleworth @Threads

Once (#Cave)

Once human in form
Digging
in
dirt
to
unearth
mysteries
Deciphering
ancient
scripts
Interpreting
cave
scratched
triptychs
Studying
remains
in
old
crypts
All
to
understand
what
they’d
Once already known.

If you enjoy these very short stories, you can also check out one of my earliest books – MONTY’S VERY SHORT SHORTS which includes 366 illustrated pieces (one for each day in my life of 2020).

Monty’s Very Short Shorts

Be well,

Monty

Monty’s Very Short Shorts – #Desert

#Desert

Lance Bumbleworth @Threads

Dark Silence (#Desert)

With a mouthful of desert sand,
Mind cocooned in dense fibers,
Eyes glued shut from disuse,
I listen to the dark silence.

If you enjoy these very short stories, you can also check out one of my earliest books – MONTY’S VERY SHORT SHORTS which includes 366 illustrated pieces (one for each day in my life of 2020).

Monty’s Very Short Shorts

Be well,

Monty

Monty’s Very Short Shorts – #Wing

#Wing

Lance Bumbleworth @Threads

A Gentle Breeze (#Wing)

A gentle breeze forms
Taking flight on his new wings
Chasing the wind’s tail

If you enjoy these very short stories, you can also check out one of my earliest books – MONTY’S VERY SHORT SHORTS which includes 366 illustrated pieces (one for each day in my life of 2020).

Monty’s Very Short Shorts

Be well,

Monty

Monty’s Very Short Shorts – #Island

#Island

Lance Bumbleworth @Threads

I Stand Alone (#Island)

I stand alone,
An island in a sea of strangers,
That come and go with the tides,
Some with fleeting greetings,
Passing niceties – meaningless.
Others with distancing stares,
Silently remarking that I am other,
All temporary inhabitants
That lap up to my shores,
Then wash away – I prefer it this way.

If you enjoy these very short stories, you can also check out one of my earliest books – MONTY’S VERY SHORT SHORTS which includes 366 illustrated pieces (one for each day in my life of 2020).

Monty’s Very Short Shorts

Be well,

Monty

Monty’s Very Short Shorts – #Woodland

#Woodland

Lance Bumbleworth @Threads

Dream (#Woodland)

I dreamt I was king,
King of the woodlands,
With a crown of braided branches,
Decorated by autumnal leaves,
Life was colorful.

I dreamt that my crown’s leaves
Fell to the ground,
The braided branches became brittle,
Perfect tinder for the fire,
Life was warm.

I dreamt that the spring fae
Crafted me a new crown,
With fresh greens to welcome the season,
Along with a chorus of birds,
Life was vibrant.

I dreamt the my crown flourished
In the summer light,
Providing cushion to rest my head,
During long afternoon naps,
Life was restful.

If you enjoy these very short stories, you can also check out one of my earliest books – MONTY’S VERY SHORT SHORTS which includes 366 illustrated pieces (one for each day in my life of 2020).

Monty’s Very Short Shorts

Be well,

Monty

Monty’s Very Short Shorts – #Ice

#Ice

Lance Bumbleworth @Threads

Mountain Spring (#Ice)

Glistening under the late day’s sun
She trickles forth
Squeezing between giant, ice-glazed stones
Into cupped palms
From which I sip.

If you enjoy these very short stories, you can also check out one of my earliest books – MONTY’S VERY SHORT SHORTS which includes 366 illustrated pieces (one for each day in my life of 2020).

Monty’s Very Short Shorts

Be well,

Monty

Monty’s Very Short Shorts – #Field

#Field

Lance Bumbleworth @Threads

The Deal (#Field)

The field mouse traded some corn for cheese from the house mouse. They were both pleased.

If you enjoy these very short stories, you can also check out one of my earliest books – MONTY’S VERY SHORT SHORTS which includes 366 illustrated pieces (one for each day in my life of 2020).

Monty’s Very Short Shorts

Be well,

Monty

Monty’s Very Short Shorts – #Mountain

#Mountain

Lance Bumbleworth @Threads

Dreamy (#Mountain)

Dreamy skies aloft
Clouds so bright and soft
Floating over mountains green
Pulled by breezes cool
Into shapes artful
An imaginative scene

Dreamy seas below
Waves so smooth and slow
Lapping over stony shores
The wonderful tune
A gift from the moon
(and God too, of course）

If you enjoy these very short stories, you can also check out one of my earliest books – MONTY’S VERY SHORT SHORTS which includes 366 illustrated pieces (one for each day in my life of 2020).

Monty’s Very Short Shorts

Be well,

Monty

Monty’s Very Short Shorts – #Clouds

#Clouds

Lance Bumbleworth @Threads

There is a Puddle in the Living Room (#Clouds)*

There is a puddle in the living room;
Evidence of a rainstorm that I slept well through;
Must have been quite the lullaby.

I wonder if I could jump in and go for a swim?
Backstroke across the tiled floor,
From the puddles edge to the culprit window.

Perhaps I could freestyle all the way upstream?
To the bloated clouds above and the sun shining on their backs;
Oh, wouldn’t that be special?

But why not put on wings and take to the thin aired sky?
Soar over the horizon eastward into the rising sun;
Let’s see what’s on the other side.

There is a puddle in the living room;
That’s all it takes;
Oh, what wonderful adventures a mind can bring!

*This is a repost from a couple months ago, but I like this piece and wanted to include it in this series.

If you enjoy these very short stories, you can also check out one of my earliest books – MONTY’S VERY SHORT SHORTS which includes 366 illustrated pieces (one for each day in my life of 2020).

Monty’s Very Short Shorts

Be well,

Monty