taking afternoon respite
with paddling passion
Poetics: Sail into a Poem
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Fandango’s Story Starter
This week’s Story Starter teaser is:
They just stood there, staring at each other. Everyone in the family around them stared too. It was the first time any of them heard him say “I love you” to his wife.
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Fandango’s Story Starter #135
Tanka Tuesday Shardoma
with cold crisp weather
drilling holes
tapping trees
how maple syrup begins
the sweet sap boiled thick
24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 20, 2/6/24, Part I, The Beginning of Spring (February 3 – 20) Risshun 立春 24
OVI Poetry – Loyalty
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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being ten, loyalties were clear
parents, friends, even pets, all dear
only later pressure caused fear
teenage peers lay it on
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Ovi Poetry Challenge 34: LOYALTY is your inspiration.
What day is it anyway?
It’s already almost the middle of February—time to start my exercise routine:
What Day is it Anyway? February 8, 2024
W3 – Dance
Swirl around touching on the floor
Choosing perfect partners the key
Music soars, couple locked in sync
A waltz’s meaning so much more
Closeness of bodies now feels free
Dizzy head is a welcomed feel
Melody taken in as drink
Love begins as the dancers reel.
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Note: I used the phrases in italics as repeat theme but not sure that is the requirement
W3 Prompt #93: Wea’ve Written Weekly
One Liner Wednesday
“Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.”
Said by “the utilitarian philosopher John Stuart Mill, who delivered an 1867 inaugural address at the University of St. Andrews.
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Simply Six Minutes
The love of them I don’t get
A cat or kitten man be cute
But small dogs? I’ll stay mute
Well not for long it’s obvious
But the dog above- ridiculous
Dogs don’t like to be dressed
Or have their faces messed
They’re descended from wild wolves
It seems to me they’d be behooved
If all you did was love and feed
For clothes and bling the have no need
Simply 6 Minutes – Welcome to the Challenge: 02/06/2024
dVerse Poets Haibun Monday
Having a huge attic of immeasurable treasures, imagination was rampant in my childhood.
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detective with a round spy glass
ballerina dancing in music class
the possibilities amass
when you imagine
riding horses as old cowboys
quiet reading was always a joy
tented blankets on the floor
listening to victrola seventy-eight scores
what child could ask for more?
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Come play with me!
SYW 2-5-24
1. What is the first thing you think of when you hear the word “cuddly”? Soft blankets.
2. Would you like to own an exotic pet? If so, what? I had an Amazon yellow nape parrot and he was an amazingly intelligent and wordy pet, with the personality of a three year old.🙄
3. If you were suddenly gifted £1000/$1000, what would you do with it? Pay bills.
4. Do you wear slippers at home? Since I don’t walk I usually wear thick slipper socks at home.
Gratitude: I am so grateful this week that our high school girls’ basketball team made a comeback, playing beautifully against a more mature and masterful team.🏀♥️
Share Your World 5th February 2024
The Bag Lady 
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