“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.
***
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.
***
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.
***Whew, hope this is right.
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.
***
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.
***
***
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
***
The good, the bad and the ugly page of words describing myself.
***
Reena’s Xploration Challenge #396
Today’s challenge is to write a poem using one of the syllabic forms here: https://tankatuesday.com/tanka-tuesday-poetry-cheat-sheet-for-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenges-2/ including personification.
What is personification?
Personification is a figure of speech that gives human qualities, emotions, or actions to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract concepts.
***
presenting Lady Iris
ruffled pink skirts are rain drenched
showered and sunning to dry
yellow capes to meet her day
***
Filipino Tanaga poem, 7,7,7,7.
#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 27, Personification, 08/26/25
The door to the study had been locked for years, yet tonight it stood wide open. A light shone from the study into the hall. Shadows were moving in the room and I thought I must be seeing things! I was. Robbers had broken in, gasping at the thought. I stepped closer and grabbed a heavy candelabra from the bureau in the hall. I was shocked to see dogs, about five dogs, running around in the room. Apparently the master of the hounds had broken in, using the dogs as protection.
As he saw me in the doorway, he tried to explain. “I’m owed a sum so I can retire and the master kept it in his desk, here. I only want what I’m owed. He promised I could retire and it’s been the ten years we agreed upon. I only want what is due.”
***
Fandango’s Story Starter #215
How spoiled am I? I Just retrieved some leftovers from my freezer to put in the microwave to thaw out for lunch. And then I retrieved a cold bottle of water out of my refrigerator. I ate the leftovers and then cleaned up the pan in my sink and putting what was left into garbage disposal. After I cleaned this dish, I put it in my dishwasher. This is being written on an Apple iPad, yes, also spoiled while people are starving and smaller countries and our president in all of his gold trimmed office that belongs to the people, not him, is smiling, saying it’s just business. Children dying and starving. It’s just business, and why should we care about someone in a shit hole country?
We are spoiled as we sit reading this, or any other blog. What are we going to do about it? These are the milder photos.
***
You must be logged in to post a comment.