Wordsworth had come to love it
Using common words with wit
To rise up and show the world
That poets can become unfurled
Stirring up old poets’ nerves
No tight corners but shapely curves
The use of previous unused
Didn’t pass the test, refused
To suddenly become a norm
With new poetry forms.
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Monday Poetry Prompt: Common, Rise, Wordsworth
Joe was losing and now the silence of the others at the table was getting louder. It was known Joe was a fairly new player, but today his lack of money irritated the older poker lovers. They all had seen the change in him, his excited beginning and now his slow demeanor. It seemed every hand kept losing and he was running out of cash. Suddenly Joe noticed the flowers design on the playing cards. It showed a pattern in the winners’ hands. Once he figured it all out he realized losing was not his fault. He wondered who else in the group knew about it. All this time he had been cheated.
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MLMM Monday Wordle #486
For this Prosery Prompt, I’ve chosen the following line
“I am the creature who smells your darkest thoughts”
From “Jaguar Song.” Read the entire poem here.
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Trying to sleep, I roll over, my sight turned away from the window. Closed blinds don’t keep the outside safety lighting from my room and I don’t use drapes. As a result the entire room is alight. My habit of covering my head with the covers helps me simulate darkness. The lack of light doesn’t keep my imagination from seeing it; however my mind works when it refuses to slow and let me sleep. “It” roams around, unchecked, as if to speak, “I am the creature who smells your darkest thoughts”. I know it’s ridiculous, at least in the daylight hours, but at night, the darkest of my day, I hear it. I’ve tried to scare it off, rising up suddenly and flipping my covers. Of course I see nothing and settle back into my cocoon, trying to think of something pleasant, and sleep.
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Prosery: Of Jaguars and the Night
Stanley finally took her hand
She was the fairest in the land
The beach wedding stunk
The crowd all got drunk
And the wind covered all in sand.
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Laughing Along With A Limerick
Follow the folklore and discover a world of adventure, was the older man’s advice. “Stories!” The pleas of his grandchildren with wonder and excitement on their faces, was always received with love. As their only grandparent, he denied them nothing. He would be at home, sitting casually, emit a fake sigh of impatience and then begin to strum his guitar. The children gathered round like little bees to a hive. The sky was the limit to grandfather’s tales of his youth.
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Wordle 766
Foggy misting rain
Chills the summer’s offerings
Red maple leaves curl
Trying to hide from the cold
The autumn season is here
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https://basho2012.wordpress.com/2017/07/16/carpe-diems-autumn-retreat-2017/
“From Here to Eternity” a movie (starring Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr) – legendary for the passionate, crashing-wave beach embrace between Burt (Sgt. Warden) and Deborah (Karen Holmes), which is considered one of the most famous kisses in cinematic history.
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Weekend Writing Prompt #477 – Eternity
It’s Friday! And I’m here, as always, with your Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt. It’s been a smoky week here in southern Ontario, as it has been for many areas around the Great Lakes. My heart, though, goes out to the communities up north who have lost everything to the fires. There are lots of charities all over North America that help the victims of wildfires; if you can, please consider donating. Here’s your prompt:
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “sometimes.” Start your post with the word “sometimes.” Have fun!
After you’ve written your Saturday post tomorrow, please link it here to this week’s prompt page and check to make sure it’s here in the comments so others can find it and see your awesome Stream of Consciousness post. Anyone can join in!
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Sometimes you have to bite the bullet
Keep your mouth shut, do not respond
Sometimes you just can’t say it
And maintain the family bond.
So much busyness, so much stress
Things get personal, but don’t address.
The world condition will change soon
And still turns with sun and moon
So take a moment before you say
What you think every day.
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“Advice is a noun meaning an opinion, recommendation, or guidance offered to help someone make a decision or take action. It is distinct from advise (a verb meaning to give counsel).”
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The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS July 18, 2026
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