Author: rugby843

Life is what you make it.

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Saturday Six Word Story Prompt (6WSP) #149 – Aug 30, 2025

Today I’d like you to write about noise of any kind. There are many ways you can approach the theme. It is up to you but here are a few ideas:

What do you consider to be noise pollution? Is there a buried emotion screaming to be heard? What noises give you joy? Sorrow? Bring us the noises of nature or a noise you find most irritating. Maybe there’s a sound of nature that you find irritating. I won’t judge! Fill your poem with noise to paint us a picture of an event. Use noise metaphorically to express turmoil or unease, whether internal or external. You can play with onomatopoeia in your poem if you’d like but it is not required. 

Now go find a quiet place and pen us a poem about noise.

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noises disappear

drowned out by my dreamer’s thoughts

easy rests my mind

escaping into the dream

daily irritation fades

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Poetics: It’s Noisy in Here!

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#Easy Peasy Writes – 8/27/25

“Unfair work hours!” “No vacation time!” “No pay increases!” “Too much sugar in the beans!” All valid complaints as the workers were on strike at the jellybean factory. “We want more flavors and more colors!” Even their children got involved, holding up their little crayon pictures of their favorite beans.

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Writing Prompts

“This is the worst part of my job”, voiced Charlie. “Everyone has a big old time partying, dancing, and drinking, and this is what’s left of it all. Sunday mornings here at the resort I thought would be an easy task, and I could do some beach and surf time. Cleaning up after these absolute slobs, I mean look at it! Doesn’t anyone know how to use a trash can anymore?” Charlie was venting to his girlfriend who was helping him clean up. They mistakenly thought this was going to be a great summer job.

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29 August 2025

My tiny great grandson is starting to grow and thrive!

Cinquain Poetry Prompt 15: THRIVE is your inspiration.

Chaos in Pens

everything askew

everything in chaos

chaos in homes

chaos in the streets

streets now unsafe

streets being controlled

controlled movements

controlled speeches

speeches curtailed

speeches sound off

off putting words

off kilter rules

rules for walking

rules for talking

talking heads dictating

talking not working

working people rounded up

working for democracy

democracy fading

democracy overruled

overruled by leaders

overruled in congress

congress inabilities

congress ineffective

ineffective law enforcement

ineffective judges

judges rulings denied

judges intimidated

intimidated throngs

intimidated families

families threatened

families separated

separated children from parents

separated from safety

safety no longer safe

safety is threatened

threatened innocents

threatened people of color

color of skin selections

color of thoughts ignored

ignored cries

ignored pleas

cries from innocents

cries from protestors

protestors herded

herded into pens

pens of internment

pens like livestock herded

herded

internment.

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W3 Prompt #174: Wea’ve Written Weekly

While swimming, Jesse found a toy floating in the lake. It was a puppet playing a tuba, dressed in Jesse’s high school uniform colors with a coupon for free popcorn at the next band concert.

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Can You Tell A Story In…

I saw a video of a female bear that was just walking along and many photographers were filming her and all she wanted was to get to a body of water. It made me sad. We are taking over wildlife habitats. We are ruining the environment while “camping” and leaving trash, etc in those areas. These campers also cause forest fires with their careless and unknowledgeable actions. The wildlife and beautiful forests were here first and their areas and homes need to be respected.

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Independent: state of not being controlled or influenced by others

Intrinsic: essential or inherent, belonging to something, or originating from within

Innate: originating in the mind, not acquired through learning or experience

Interested: showing curiosity or concern about someone or something

Imitiable: impossible to copy

Industrious: diligent and hard working

Inquisitive: curious or inquiring

Individualistic: unconventional, self reliant

Imaginative: having or showing creativity or inventiveness

Informative: providing useful or interesting information

Immediate: expeditious

Insightful: perceptive

Impatient: tendency to be quickly keyed up

Impulsive: quick and not thought out

Ineffectual: not achieving desired outcome

Insecure: not adequately fixed, lacking confidence

Insistent: not giving up, demanding

Irritable: having a tendency to be easily annoyed

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The good, the bad and the ugly page of words describing myself.

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Reena’s Xploration Challenge #396