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

Summer Water

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized
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Skipping rocks on pristine water, wading in to retrieve a branch, learning to swim in an ice cold stream, puddles to splash in, all memories of childhood that evoke different memories.

summer with water

quiet rain softens my path

feels cool on my toes

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W3 Prompt #119: Wea’ve Written Weekly

The Writer’s Workshop – Blogging

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I chose number two:


My words are short, not always sweet. I usually say what I think or am worried about, and be honest. I love nature and the poem prompts and some visual prompts inspire me. Some bloggers post imaginative images which I love. I may use an occasional distasteful word, but that’s mild compared to what I am really thinking, especially if politics are involved. I apologize for flooding my posts with Trump, and I am admittedly biased against him and everything he’s trying to do and has done. But this isn’t the time for that. Twelve sentences is quite a lot, now that I’m writing it🙄. I try to make my posts short because I think more people will read them. This blog site is not a book and I can’t ever see myself attempting to write one. Kudos to all of you and congratulations on accomplishing that task. Writing twelve sentences was my task today…😀

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Writer’s Workshop Prompts for August 8, 2024

dVerse Poets Quadrille

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New to the Q? Here’s what to do: 
Let your muse out of the jar, and scribble us a poem of precisely 44 words, not counting the title, and using some form of the word jar. Then head out into the blogosphere to visit some of the finest poets on the ’net. And don’t forget: the Quadrille door is ajar all week, and multiple poems are welcome! 
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Politics around the world
That’s a subject that unfurls
A lot of hate, not much love
Causing people to fight and shove.
Mostly a huge jar of jerks
Always voicing hateful words
Trying to divide us all
Causing freedom to forestall
Then violence occurs.

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Quadrille #205 – A Jar Full of Poems