Seasons (new to me prompt)

Everyone is welcome to join us as we continue the fine tradition of Mama Kat’s Pretty Much World-Famous Writer’s Workshop. If you’d like to be part of the fun, here’s what you do:

  1. Choose one of the prompts (or as many as you want) and write a post that addresses that prompt.
  2. Publish your post on Thursday.
  3. I’ll publish a Linky on my Thursday post to which you can add the URL and title of your post. Click the link that says “Click here to enter” and fill in the form.
  4. For good blog karma, visit the Linky and comment on other people’s posts.

Here are this week’s prompts: Write a post inspired by the word season.

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Life late in the season may seem sad to some but it has many benefits. Young people in the spring of life are anxious to “get on with it” and I was one of those eager naive minds but I was lucky to have friends to help me. I enjoyed my summer season with being the best mother and wife I thought possible. When I hit the autumn part of my existence I excelled. I was doing new things, finding myself and learning to believe in myself. Then a few sad unpredictable things happened, and I sort of drifted a few years until where I find myself now. I have to add that this blog is a reflection of my seasons so far and I appreciate how lucky I was and am still.

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JJJ 18 – Despair

Today’s prompt comes to us courtesy of Carol Anne. Thank you, Carol Anne! Please be sure to visit Carol Anne’s blog to read her posts and say hello. And follow her while you’re there if you’re not already.

Your prompt for JusJoJan January 18th, 2024 is “despair.” Use it any way you’d like.

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Debilitating

Endless

Sorrowful

Pain

Anguish

Indicting

Remorse

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3TC

Your three words today are:
CATAPULT CAST RIBBON

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Sara wanted the blue ribbon one could be awarded at the catapult booth. She had wanted it for the past ten years living and working in the circus. Some might think it an extraordinary life, but it was getting boring to Sara. She had practiced as much as possible and thought her new secretly obtained Kevlar body suit would save her from the most terrible injuries. After practically begging her boss at the “Flying Circus” venue, he decided to try her out. Her last words were advice: “Do not buy Kevlar at the dollar store”.

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Three Things Challenge #M577

OVI Poetry – Rescue

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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Rescue me from predictable

Explain the inexplicable

Please make it irresistible

And I will follow.

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Ovi Poetry Challenge 31: RESCUE is your inspiration.

dVerse Poets

“write a poem showing the beauty of your city or why you love the city you live in presently”

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Houston

never thinking I would look back to love this city

first impressions—hot, humid, crowded and too “Texan”

a New England naive bride stepped out to wet blanket odorous air

attitudes I could not understand yet found interesting

mind expanding to see and hear wonderful diversity

busy, loud, exciting and new cultures to explore

thankful now for the experience I had and now sometimes miss.

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***interesting to note and sad that Houston being an open minded diverse atmosphere is something that my current Wyoming city will never be

Poetics: City love

Tanka Tuesday

  • Your poetry writing invitation this week is to choose kigo words from a PAST season, OR work with the kigo words and phrases from the Early Cold challenge HERE.
  • You choose the form, and you choose the past season, and the winter kigo words. You must use at least one kigo word in your poem.* 
  • *Remember, if you write a haibun or a haiku, the kigo word is required in the haiku.

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hawks soaring above

skirt evening thunderstorms

wind chimes sound warnings

the predator loops meadows

creatures scurry to burrows

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24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 17, 1/16/24, Part III: Early Cold (January 5 – 20) Shokan 小寒 – Poet’s Choice

What’s your “fit” today?

According to my grandkids the word is “fit” not “outfit” so below is my selfie for today. I snap my grands every day and we usually have something fun on them. I put this on since we’re all under cold snow and staying warm as possible this week. Then there’s this from my daughter—mother of four daughters!


And who wouldn’t want to be a super cool teenage girl?😂

So be cool but stay warm☺️

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