"Hey you want a treat?"

"Treat?" She exclaimed. "What am I? A domestic house-pet."

She picked it from my hand put it in her mouth. A second later she spat it out and shook her head.

"Aniseed... what are you trying to kill me?"

"What? no." I told her.

"Well it tastes though you are attempting to disguise poison." she snapped.

#aniseed #mastoprompt

Once in winter time
as boy I sank through pond ice
mom's anix-milk warmed

#dailyhaikuprompt
#pool
#MastoPrompt
#aniseed

#haiku
#senryu
#poetry
#SmallPoems
#writing

@dailyhaikuprompt
@stevencudahy

The detective's nose twitched as he inspected the half-full coffee cup. "Ah, that distinctive aroma. Bitter almonds. Or is it #aniseed? I always get them mixed up."

"That explains a lot," muttered the rookie.

#MastoPrompt #MicroFiction

bake me a sweet, sweet
please omit the aniseed
carob’s okay though

#Haiku #Poetry #Writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity
#MastoPrompt
#Aniseed
@stevencudahy

The #MastoPrompt for Friday 29 May 2026 is:

#aniseed

The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.

@ me, if you like, or just include the #MastoPrompt tag (to allow people to follow or filter their feeds), or keep your work to yourself - all the options are good as long as you're writing.

If you're including an image please do include alt-text if you’re able to.

#Writing #SmallPoems #Poetry #Fiction #MicroFiction #SmallStories