Echoing back to me
No future do I see
Contempt for what will be
Starting with truth and not the scenery
As Doris sang, what will be will be,
Que sera sera .
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Reena’s Xploration Challenge #448
RXC 9-17-26
Dan, you’d like this😃👍🏻
These huge planes and jets are loud, sounds like they’re right above our house!
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Tanka Tuesday
maybe heritage
maybe fate
made a man with such hate
whoever thought he’d rise so far
blind followers pushed him there
wondering if they’re sorry now
wondering if they knew how
dangerous he could be
his heritage from across the sea
wondering if he’ll ever see
he hates others just like he
heritage is an old word sometimes sad
living, denying, hiding what “they” had
though heritage still exists
as your life on some government list
farewell heritage.
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Free verse
#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 82, Celebrating Heritage! – 9/15/26
Simply Six Minutes
He promised a fun time, but this odd hot dog looking lunch item was not cutting it. Why would he do something ridiculous like this on a first date? And a hot dog? She started laughing and couldn’t stop. Not for the reasons he was thinking, that she thought it was funny or appreciated his joke offering, but because of all the times she had looked at him admirably, longing to date him. She imagined a nice walk in the park or maybe a lovely restaurant with good food, even a movie, but this? She got up and walked off.
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Simply 6 Minutes – Welcome to the Challenge: 09/15/2026
One Liner Wednesday
Agreed, Linda! On email too, as responses, can’t get rid of it😡
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“Predictive text ruins my sentences, and AI is just that, but with a god complex.”
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One-Liner Wednesday – Facts few and far between
Fandango’s Story Starter
“Do what? What are you yelling about?”
“I’m not yelling”, Joe yelled back. I’m gonna go down to Pete’s Motor Shop and get that two seater motorcycle I, uh, We, have been looking at so we can ride across the good ‘ol USA of A! I’ve always wanted to and it will be a trip of a lifetime…we can see the grandkids in Florida and Joe Jr.’s new home in Alaska!” “
“Trip of a lifetime? It will end our lifetime, you mean.” Ethel dozed off again as Jon Snow’s life poured out on the dirt.
Fandango’s Story Starter #264
3TC 9-16-26
With a stern stream of reprimands, the boy walked in front of his mom in the street. “I told you…”.
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Three Things Challenge #MM549
CCC 9-16-26
too deep for your little legs
stay back in the grass
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however ferns are my heart
hard choices to make
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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #104
Esther’s Prompt
Gertrude Stein’s “a rose is a rose is a rose”…remember that? It is from a 1913 poem named “Sacred Emily”, to me a rather strange long poem, but I am not GS! I know as a child we read many books and certain poem lines stick with you. However I believe the line is true, I see a beautiful rose and appreciate its beauty and scent. The term rosy as in rosy cheeks is definitely an interpretation I love. Rose colored glasses seems to me to be a sad meaning. What do you think?
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Writing Prompts
The Sunday Whirl
It seemed like someone in the world would speak a word that shows he cares. He felt the firm arm’s wound, a spiral slash that would end up an interesting scar at least. Was his vice worth the pain? Here, now, he had second thoughts, but the word of his bravery was already the topic of conversation among his peers. It was too late now.
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Wordle 774
The Bag Lady 
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