Category: Bladder cancer

They said all I had to do was climb up here to the top and I would find them.  I realize it was just a legend, but why did they insist I would find them?  Possibly they appear when the sun sets.  It won’t be long, think I’ll wait.  

I’ve always wanted to travel back in time.  I know there will be consequences, but I don’t have anything holding me here.  I might even see her again, in the past.  Of course there’s no guarantee and my destination is unknown, but I’ve come this far.  No use in doubting it can happen.  The legend, according to the villagers in the pub, is that during a blue moon you may be accepted by the stones and travel.  Past or future, no one knows.  The travelers have all passed away now, but the legend still lives on.

I’ll just rest a while here, waiting for the sunset.  Then it’s promised to be a blue moon tonight.  I’ll just rest a bit….I hear a wolf howling, I must have fallen asleep.  There it is, the blue moon!  So where are the stones?  I hear a giggle, an eerie high pitched laugh, like a child’s.  “You’re just a fool, boy, there’s no stones gonna appear!”  More insidious giggles from a tiny green man sitting close by on a  rock.

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After giving this two word prompt a lot of thought, I have to say that everyday magic was possible when I lived in Colorado. My daughter and grandchildren lived about two minutes away in a small town. I often had the company of then, the youngest child, the one I picture here sometimes. She was a blessing to our family for many reasons and still is.  

Almost every day she would visit and we would dance to ballet or rock music, pop corn and watch Barbie or Veggie Tales movies,  fix snacks-our favorite was rice pudding cups, take walks, paint, draw, and most of all laugh, and having a “love fest”. This to me, interacting with my sweeties, is everyday magic. When you’re the parent it’s sometimes hard to realize it at the time, but as a grandparent, it’s the best!

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Where am I?  I was sleeping, in my room, in my bed, in this nightgown…and now, where in the world am I?  I’m all right, I don’t have any shoes, but I’m okay.  The field is beautiful, look at the colors!  Maybe I’m not okay, I’m talking to myself.  The breeze is warm and so is the sun.  This can only be a dream because my room is cold, and frost was gathering on my window.  But feel the warmth, it’s wonderful.  The scent of the flowers in the air…. The grass is also warm, and soft on my feet.  I wonder if this is what heaven looks like? Is that a bird, maybe a bee buzzing?  What is that?

Bzzzzzzzz!  “Time to wake up, time to wake up”,……. the talking alarm clock…….ugh!

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It’s a nondescript word, middle

Seems I barely need to fiddle

Around with a poem or story

It doesn’t actually have much glory

It’s neither first nor last

Beginning or past

It’s just there in between

Relatively unseen

And never discussed

Remembered or cussed

It’s not long or short, it’s just the middle

So I’ll not take the time to twiddle.

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This Prompt reminds me of another

Liminal it was, quite a bother

Seems like none of us could make much sense

Of the word, no matter what tense.

But today it’s minimal, so I’ll keep this short.

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“Don’t be afraid. You have all the safety ropes and you can’t possibly fall. Now climb up to that ledge and I’ll meet you there.” Jack knew she could do it, she just needed to believe in herself. Besides, if anything should happen, the ropes would help him to catch her.  

He was so in love with Kim, he couldn’t imagine putting her in danger. She was beautiful, smart, but lacking confidence. He hoped this climbing lesson would help her realize how she was indeed capable. The first time he saw her was in the climbing gym in the city. Jack held classes there for kids wanting to try climbing. She was helping to monitor her fourth grade class and that’s how they met. There was an instant attraction on Jack’s part, but Kim seemed shy and busied herself with the children. From that meeting, to coffee, to a couple of dinner dates, and here they are, two months later at the park. He had climbed these cliffs often and knew that they probably looked intimidating to Kim. However he knew every ledge like the back of his hand and would not let her take a wrong step.  

Kim’s knees were shaking. She hesitated before moving up to the ledge. She had confidence in Jack’s ability. They had been at the climbing gym a few times practicing before this trip. His climbing techniques and prowess were almost poetic as he seemed to skim right up the cliff without fear. She on the other hand, was willing her knees to stop trembling so she could prove to herself that she was able to do this. She really liked Jack and admired his confidence. She also secretly wanted to show him she could conquer her fear.

“Are you okay? Only a little further. I’ve got you, Kim, no worries. I would never let anything happen to you.” He wanted her to succeed. This was just a small task, but he knew it was a huge accomplishment for her. A few more feet and he could join her on the ledge.  

Kim stepped up, she was determined. As she rested on the ledge, she watched Jack deftly, quickly, join her. In a couple of minutes he accomplished what seemed like hours for her. “If this were a contest, I would have the judges laughing at me!”

“Laughing? Kim, I’m so proud of you! You will always have my vote. I’ve been wanting to say this for a while. This seems like the perfect time. I love you.”

Weekly Writing Prompt #81

He surveyed the landscape.  It might be possible to stay on the right and not be detected, but I think I’ll just settle here until dusk. Visibility will be limited for them.  I never started out to be a spy, or intelligence gatherer.  It came to me by birth.  My parents were both spies in the Second World War.  They were not the dangerous, carrying a gun and poisonous pill to swallow if you’re caught type of spies.  They were quiet, unassuming paper pushers in the business world.  They passed information they thought might be relevant, that was all.  

Growing up I had a normal life, no one cared about where my parents worked or our home life.  I didn’t really find out until I was in my twenties.  Here I am, a product of their beliefs and influence, doing what I think I should, in a new world with an uncertain future.  I do what I can to keep my countrymen safe.  It’s almost six, the sun will be setting soon.  The soldiers will be eating and then resting.  I’ll be able to sneak into the village then.   

Prompt #2034 Just Another Day…. for a Spy

I’ll put my cards on the table

About the importance of labels.

If you’re shopping and reading the back

Of a food item and want to know if it lacks

Sugar or salt, or anything yucky

I can see having  a label would be lucky

But labeling people on colors of skin

Or what church they’re walking in

Seems like a distressing thing to do

What kind of label would describe you?

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Good evening! Some of you are just getting up, some are snoozing-you lucky ducks, and some of you are eating dinner, like me. Answers to Cee’s questions today:

1. Age never meant anything to me until last year when I turned seventy, now THAT’S old! My other birthdays didn’t bother me, but this one was a lifeline, since my mom died at seventy. Somehow I thought if I got to this age, I would be here a while. I’ll borrow a quote from a movie, “I AM acting my age…….eleven!”

2. I’ve purchased many umbrellas and don’t have any of them now. It doesn’t rain much here in Wyoming, and every one I ever had ended up in someone else’s car or home.  

3. I really don’t need to recharge like most people with busy lives. I relax by watching a movie or reading. Being on your own has its advantages.

4. I have no partner, spouse at the present time. My husband of forty-seven years and I were total opposites. Yes they attract alright, but we had nothing in common. I’ll leave it there. My best friends live two thousand miles away. I’ve had great friends in my stays in other states and appreciate them very much.  

I’m grateful that the investigation into wiretapping by Obama should now be officially over. I think it was a horrid slight on the best president we’ve had in years.

I am looking forward to Mr. T finally realizing his vicious tweets do no one any good, especially himself.  Just found out we’re going to “Beauty and the Beast” tomorrow!  

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