You talking
Me just listening
Some religion, politics
Sharing the often veiled opinions
Leaves no black or blue with only words.
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Sidlak poetry (sid/lak) is a structured poetry consisting of 5 lines with 3-5-7-9 syllables AND A COLOR. The last line must be a COLOR that describes the whole poem or the feelings of the writer.
Old promises kept as he held her tight
Causing such an unusual sight
Who knew she could actually fly
Taking her blues ridden body high
She had prayed to drift over the ordinary spaces
She was suddenly caught up and held ever so slight
She wanted to leave the now saddened places
An angel of a man holding her, caused no fright
She was gladdened by the feel of a sudden swoop
Had her prayers been answered?
She dared to assume
Flying high to adventures beyond her thinking
Her melancholy mind no longer sinking
She reached up to cling to the savior there
Realizing there really was someone who cared.
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W3 Prompt #57: Wea’ve Written Weekly
I had spilled a latte on my old iPad and it took two days for it to repair itself and work. This afternoon I was elated to see it was okay because it has many photos from when I first purchased it ages ago. I came upon this one of my now seventeen year old granddaughter and it shows her determination even though she’s always the smallest player in sports. Btw, this year she received the “Female Athlete of the Year” award at her high school.❤️👍🏻☺️
This week’s challenge is to find your Spirit Animal. Take the quiz:
Q U I Z. Then, write a syllabic poem about this animal.
dragonfly my choice
symbol of renewal, change
quizzes then decide
personality a bear
to this I say, oh, that’s fair
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100 words
http://christinebialczak.com/2023/05/30/simply-6-minutes-welcome-to-the-challenge-05-30-2023/
This week’s Story Starter teaser is: Ross opened the fortune cookie that was delivered with his Chinese take-out and was shocked when he read the message inside telling him that his life was in danger and that he needed to leave the city immediately.
It’s not like he hadn’t wanted to leave the city anyways, but this might be the last straw. Ross shoved the tiny warning into his pants pocket and started in on his lunch. He liked the weather here—today, sunny, warm breeze, and savored the spicy Chinese noodles. Then he began thinking that San Diego also had this kind of weather, and no bad memories. After lunch he called his boss and asked if that offer for a transfer to San Diego was still good.
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Fandango’s Story Starter #99
If you are a regular at our pub, you know the drill. For those new to Q, write a verse of exact 44 words (excluding the title) using pepper or any form of the word like peppering, peppered or peppermint.
Get your red, hot, chili peppers here
No need for trepidation fear
There’s green and red and yellow too,
But honestly, the tiniest ones rule!
They’re native from the Philippines, sir
Eighty thousand Scoville heat units per
Acidic drinks help cool the spicy churr.
http://dversepoets.com/2023/05/29/quadrillepass-the-pepper-please/
Wordle #324
John Wayne, actor, in his numerous “cowboy” roles, was famous for being as close to the hard boiled man he usually portrayed. Once in a while he played a vulnerable male figure, such as in “The Quiet Man” but on the whole he was never afraid to throw a punch or raise a gun or call someone a yellow belly.
Other “heroic” figures in the media of that era were less forceful, such as Hop-along Cassidy, The Lone Ranger, The Cisco Kid, or Roy Rogers. Roy was probably the most sincere as he led a life similar to the cinematic character he played.
These characters were born out of hard times in the general public, with high unemployment, post war troubles and economic decline. Every American needed a hero and often chose the western icons.
Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Word Prompt!
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