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The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS March 29, 2025
SoCS 3-29-25
Author: rugby843
I am a widow since 2013 and live by myself in a small apartment. I use a wheelchair to get around, but I wouldn't consider myself disabled. I'm 11 years away from having bladder cancer resulting in a urostomy and I'm doing well. This cancer was a result of having radiation in 1995 because of uterine cancer. So have faith in yourself, a cancer diagnosis is not a death sentence. My first try at blogging was an attempt to help other people with my condition. I am a mother of three married children, and a grandmother to eight gorgeous kids, featuring them often here, and a great grandmother to two as of today, 6/7/25! I enjoy exploring my feelings and like to try the challenges. I like humor, music, movies, games, and some sports. I absolutely appreciate your reading and commenting on my blog. I am happy to read all of your blogs and learn more about you. Please comment however you like, ask whatever, and I'll answer honestly. Thanks for reading! Cheryl
Can you tell a Story in 30?
Mr. Pluckmenot, devious chicken plucker, entered the tunnel secretly. ‘Twas a trap for innocent, naive fowl looking for safety. After they assembled, brick fences lowered and record breaking plucking done.
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https://estherchilton.co.uk/2025/03/27/can-you-tell-a-story-in-279/
W3 Empathy
Smooth as heavy silk
Spreading around you
Comforting warm, soft
No edges, corners or sharp seams
Any color you wish, possibly soft pink or golden brown
You wrap your mind and body with it
And even though it is only material,
It wards away doubt, hate, cold and indifference.
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W3 Prompt #152: Wea’ve Written Weekly
dVerse Poets
Joy, so happily expressed in a full hot pink skirt
Dancing and swirling around my feet – soft shoes and pink socks move to the rhythm of a polka
Oompahs easily stepped to, all whirling as if the hot breeze itself sets the pace
Sunset approaching amplifies the happy hues, though shadows dare not yet appear
The day colors of joy and summer brights raising spirits subtly move aside allowing darker hues to creep into the sunset sky.
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Poetics: Personifying The Abstract
Waiting
Is there anyone out there that likes to wait?
Certainly not me and I offer complaint
Expecting a dull week with no activities 
I get a morning call with proclivities
An outing which I need and want
So I hurry, get ready for the jaunt
Then I receive a call, saying no hurry at all
Decided the timing would be slowed to a crawl.
So I’m sitting here waiting to hear when to leave
Waiting and waiting and waiting to receive
A text that will tell me…I have to believe
This trip, in what hour? will be achieved.
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Vermont Spring
nature’s artistic efforts
icicles necklace
gently strung on frozen limb
pleasing the wanderer’s eye
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*Photos courtesy of M. B.
One Liner Wednesday
3TC – Convoluted
Supposed to be a triangle, with three levels to rule. Now it’s way out of range and they think we are fools. The circuit goes from wannabe king all through the levels and back to him. Is no one paying attention as our government is being dismantled?
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Three Things Challenge #MM8
dVerse Poets Quadrille
I thought it was a passing fancy
Kiss them, love them, go my way
That’s my attitude and I won’t change it
Anytime or special day
A new year’s kiss and a valentine
You won’t engrave on me, my life’s sublime
Until it’s not…
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Quadrille #220 – Engrave your name across my heart
Six Sentence Story
Everyone seems to pay by card these days. Cash isn’t even an option in some stores. When did we get so dependent on credit cards? My experience recently was with a bank card being denied and nothing to do except go to the bank and have them issue another. Of course all the bills I pay with the original card have to be called and given the new card details. It is irritating but we have no choice!
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Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Word Prompt!
The Bag Lady 
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