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(Somewhat) Cyberpunk Saturday
Colleen’s hokku:
an empty attic
the sound of April showers
thunderous rumblings
This is my attempt at a new answer to your hokku, Colleen.
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24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 32, 4/30/24, Part II, Grain Rain (April 19 – May 4) Koku 穀雨
https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2024/05/04/weekend-writing-prompt-362-classic/
Ovi Poetry Challenge 46: HELPLESS is your inspiration. 4 line stanzas, as few as one stanza and up to as many as you like. 8 syllables or less per line
Rhyming is AAAb. The second stanza would be CCCd. The third, EEEf. And so on. Meaning nothing in one stanza must rhyme with anything in the previous stanza. The fourth line does not rhyme.
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watching sports on a home screen
dreadful playing many glean
played with no sportsmanship seen
high school girls are hard to watch.
http://ronovanwrites.com/2024/05/01/ovi-poetry-challenge-46-helpless-is-your-inspiration/
Staring at flames as in a trance
The heat not only from the blaze
You sit beside me watching this dance
Created with tendrills twirling in escape
Heat stretching from red to blue
Flickering yellow to smoky shadow
Fire is reflected in your eyes
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Quadrille #200
Fair Warning
Was it something that I said or something that I wrote?
Whatever it was I hope you thought to take note
I think your affections are getting too remote
Maybe I should look elsewhere to cast my vote?
Unless you change and start to dote
On me I’ll just start packing my tote.
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The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS May 4, 2024
Picture Prompt 250 – You want fries with that?
“Stop shoving me! I’m about to fall in!” Julie was righting her balance while holding the flashlight straight up.
“I can’t tell if it’s the Milky Way, a Close Encounter, or if we’re in the Twilight Zone.”
Laughing at her companion, himself almost slipping into the abyss, she backed up to be in a safer place. “You think they’re coming out of this hole, or landing in it?”
Jerry also backed away from the edge, looking up. He was fascinated by the display in the sky. “Maybe you should turn off the light, Julie. I don’t want them thinking we’re interested.”
“But we are interested. Don’t you think it’s amazing? What if they’re landing! Jerry, would you ever want to visit another planet?”
Jerry couldn’t believe she actually asked him that. “Are you crazy? You could be experimented on, killed, or eaten! That would probably be the worst, eaten. . .” As Julie turned off the flashlight, the phenomena disappeared.
“Well, we’ll never know now, will we? I wonder if they use ketchup on their fries?”
Daily Picture Prompt 250
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http://fivedotoh.com/2024/05/03/fandangos-flashback-friday-may-3rd/
The box looked cool
Opened easily
I was no fool
Looked around suspiciously
Should I look inside
Do I dare?
I found this box, but won’t share where.
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I glance around
No one’s looking
Think I’ll look inside, see what’s cooking
Then suddenly “it” pops out
“It” stares at me
Begins to shout,
“You have to keep me out!”
I found this box but won’t share where.
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It was easy to see I was in trouble
“It” wanted out, on the double!
I took a minute and thought it out
“It” looked harmless, what was “It” about?
I let it escape, no problem arose, when you open a box, you just never know!
I found this box but won’t share where.
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MTB: Boxing Clever to The Bop
The Bag Lady 
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