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24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 24, 3/5/24, Part I, Wintering Insects Awake (March 5 – 19) Keichitsu 啓蟄
We can be sweet
We can be strong
One thing we won’t do
Is “go along”
Those days are over
Except for a few
Who like to be told
What to do
How to dress
How to speak
How to clean
In bared feet
Sounds extreme but it’s true
Even under the red, white and blue
Everyone needs to get a clue
Our attitudes are ours anew!
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What do you see # 228- March 4, 2024
This week’s Story Starter teaser is:
A mysterious figure emerged from the shadows, clutching a worn leather journal.
Mica ran toward the docks holding the book tightly to her chest. The enclosed writings were the only proof of the misdealings of her brother Isaac. It included dates, prices and drawings of the items he obtained illegally.
Mica felt someone following her and llooked nervously back to see her other brother James. He approached, saying, “I know what you plan to do but it’s much too dangerous for you…you’re a woman for god’s sake!” Mica stopped and looked at him with disgust.
“I expected you to do it, but you chose to go along with Isaac’s schemes. I’m taking this to the harbor master now!”
Undaunted, Mica pushed him away and picked up her pace, running to the office at the docks. The lists of stolen property would be in the hands of the law now.
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Fandango’s Story Starter #139
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Slumber, word of elusive form
Of sleeping—sadly, not my norm
Fluffing pillows, relaxing nerves
Actual sleeping never serves
I envy those who lay quietly and soar
Into dreamland, or even snore!
Alas I’ll never complete that chore
My exhausted body needs much more.
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Quadrille #196 – Let’s have a Slumber Party!
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Here are this week’s questions:
1. What to you is the first sign of Spring? When I was a child it was the old standby – robin.
2. Do you have a favourite flower at this time of year? Daffodils are my all time favorite.
3. Does your country exercise the hour change? Yes, but being retired it makes no difference to me. However I do not like getting up in the dark.
4. Do you spring clean your home throughout, change furniture around or keep to a normal routine? I keep my apartment the same all year.
Gratitude: It’s been a long haul of girls basketball but ended this weekend with camaraderie between teammates strengthened. Today starts the soccer season⚽️♥️
Share Your World 4th March
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MLMM Wordle #362
Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Word Prompt!
It was angelic, the night, the moon light peeking over the sunset, and the swirls of water over her body was soothing. She needed this after the bee incident that afternoon. She had been of a sober mind, sitting in the garden, contemplating her next book when suddenly a bee lunges at her face. Being allergic to the cute honey producing creatures, she had chosen a shady area where she thought it was safe to lounge. She tried to ignore it and remain calm but the seemingly urgent pursuit of the bee caused her to let out a frenzied scream. She leaped from the lounge chair and ran inside. She stayed inside until the sun was going down, bees hopefully calm in their hive. Quietly, she came out to find solace in her pool.
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Wordle 644
Netflix has a new series that reminds us of ongoing criminal activity in government: From Rolling Stone:
The Netflix docuseries attempts to uncover the truth behind Danny Casolaro’s death and sprawling conspiracy web surrounding him. The new Netflix docuseries American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders is about a great many things: a journalist who either committed suicide or was murdered; a government surveillance software program that the Department of Justice might have stolen from its creators; a shady, scary assortment of geniuses, goons, spies, and killers with tight connections to the CIA, the NSA, and other members of the U.S. government alphabet soup. At it’s best, however, it’s about that unquenchable obsession, the kind that can lead down dark tunnels and into sprawling conspiracy webs and ultimately death. It’s a significant cut above most true crime fare, aesthetically and especially thematically.”
The Bag Lady 
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