The Bag Lady

fading buds

such fragrant blossoms

bees delight

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nice filler

a bouquet standard

lovely smell

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SenHai Saturday #70

I thought I would never see, I hoped when a child, a bugbear monster at my knee.
Now being an adult you see, I rarely look at anything near my knee
but on my tablets and on my phone, constantly
a bugbear for certain, and you’ll agree
everywhere he can be. Social outlets, and on tv,
everywhere you can see
his face, jaw constantly moving
never attitude improving,
just a bugbear, it’s clear to me.

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Weekend Writing Prompt #486 – Bugbear

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sunsets orange red

now turning robins’ egg blue

cool weather begins

pink streaks with a golden love

Mother Nature gifts us all

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Joe thought it might be folly, and the profit would be nil, but the money rolled in. Then he saw an evil stream of casualties start to drop. The people who this new leader and his building business harmed who it was supposed to help. They woke up cold and rent increases made them hungry. It finally dawned on Joe that he was complicit in this phase of the business and now there would be a reckoning. It was an illegal endeavor where the residents suffered.

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There are a few journeys I have taken that changed my life, most I have written about here on my blog. I use this platform to voice concerns and happenings and worries, but also happiness in activities and especially family.

This is for the prompt:

Oceans

seagulls pick at it

looking for tasty treasure

people ignore it

waste brought in to rot on shores

how careless we are with earth

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traveling on ships

cruising above unseen trash

watching the dark waves

hidden poisons for the fish

look deeper to save the seas

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Poetics: Pilgrimage, revisiting your journey

Sue tried not to tremble and pressed her palms into the dentist chair arms. The machine taking X-rays was moving quietly around her head and she hoped it would hurry. It didn’t make noise or hurt her, she was just scared. She started to detect music playing somewhere and she thought, that doesn’t work, and let her jaw relax after holding the required piece of plastic firm in her mouth. It seemed the entire pace of the X-rays was interminable. Sue survived the trip to the dentist but was worried about the results. Luckily she needed no work done.

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MLMM Monday Wordle #495

A Fine Tailor

I entered the haberdasher shop

I heard it was considered the top

Business to fix something delicate and fine

I had a rip in my wedding dress

Because over time

It’s storage box failed and the lace was not right

The material failed and it was a sight!

So off to the tailor who’s work I had heard

Was excellent and with every word

I was convinced he was the best

After the repairs my fears were put to rest!

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Monday Poetry Prompt: Haberdasher

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Share Your World 21st September 2026

I can’t think of a reason

Why it’s this way

Congress seems oblivious to what’s happening today

Everyone says go and vote

Pretty soon they’ll be using remotes

Your vote, your choices need to be heard

Please show up in the halls, vote your conscious with words!

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The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS September 12, 2026

Julie adored her husband
Thought he’s best in the land
There was one thing however,
Should be banned
Joe constantly hummed
Any old tune
Didn’t matter whoever was
In the room
At church caused someone older
To give a hefty pat on his shoulder.

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