Thinking of Spring
Tulip time
Lilies chime
Crocus clime
Spring has sprung
Church bells rung
Robin songs
Lakes melting
Fish smelting
Rain pelting
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Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 60, Tricube, 14/April/2026
Tanka Tuesday
dVerse Poets
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What it takes to come out from under the covers, bare your soul? I don’t really know because I rarely do it. I just type out a blog every day, try to keep it rated PG at least, but I do sometimes wish to stretch into the “romantic porn” which is what one of my granddaughters calls it. It’s easy to write that type of story or poem, so I try to think inside the box most of the time. I’ve been “published” in small poetry books, but never took the plunge to write a book. Publication is truly baring your soul, your hard work, your efforts to please, really. I chose please because we all want to receive praise for our work, hoping for it, longing for just one person that really understands what you mean, what you’re talking about, and understand.
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Prosery: Publication
dVerse Poets Poetics
Where does love go?
I think I know personal experience – here I show
The lover that you thought would be
Beside me for a life of glee
That’s only a rhyme, I know for sure
Love with lust is the allure
But that fades, at least with us
Years happen, gets covered in dust
Little things start to annoy
And I think, who is this boy
Is he the one I used to adore?
Or is he the one I ignored
Raising children took my aim
I think I lost him in my game
To be the perfect mother
What a scam
To think I could be that, I am
Embarrassed to my core
I should have tried for more
For him who snuck away in bad health
And the love snuck out with stealth
I realized too late
Now love is gone, it is my fate.
Poetics: Where does love go?
L is for Life
MLMM Wordle
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Joe looked at the clock and started to panic. He raised his hand to share the time as the wait staff was busy preparing the cold plates. To keep the crisp fried fish safe he had to maintain a warm temperature before serving. It was hard enough to keep the brown gravy covered potatoes from turning into a party meltdown. At last serving time was here!
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MLMM Monday Wordle #472
SYW 4-13-26
Here are this week’s questions (my apologies if they sound familiar!)
1. Do you play a musical instrument? No
2. Is there an instrument you wish you could play? Yes, a guitar
3. Can you read music? Yes
4. Do you have a favourite memory that involves music? Yes. My dad played many instruments. He would sing with us as we sat on the floor listening.
Gratitude: I am beyond grateful that my oldest grandson and his wife had a new daughter and this makes me a three time great grandma. All are healthy and well!👍🏻👏🏻💕
Share Your World 13th April 2026
Limerick Time
Sue, part of the zoo keeping team
The reptile too close made her scream
The snake raised to its height
Sue was scared at the sight
Then woke, grateful it’s just a dream
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Laughing Along With A Limerick
The Numbers Game
K is for kith and kin…
In the 1300s, kith meant one’s familiar territory or countrymen, while kin meant family members. Over time, kith became synonymous with acquaintances and friends, while the phrase solidified to mean “friends and family”.
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The Sunday Whirl
Sara hoped Jason didn’t think she was trying to stalk him, but with her luck, her ideas to approach him would probably seem that way. If she could harness the jewels of stars in the sky to rain down on her to get his attention, she would. If she could splash ribbons of light on her as she walked into the room, she would. If her face was suddenly peppered with layers of his kisses to set her body on fire, she would take it. Sara would do anything to be with him, but was that really stalking? She looked back into the telescope trained on his bedroom window.
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Wordle 752
The Bag Lady 
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