July 4, anytime in the seventies
Children looked forward to festivities
We gathered supplies
To the fascinated eyes
Of our three little celebrators.
I often think back how it was
Eager actions and thoughts
Lighting sparklers we bought
Excitement seeing brightness of the lot.
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Quadrille #234: A Sparkler of a Day
Astronaut Appeals
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The great scent went right to his head
It was his mother’s home baked bread
The smell made him swoon
Even when on the moon
Fellow fliers liked bacon instead.
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Joe moved to quiet Pennsylvania
Wanted to cure his clinomania
The doc said it would work
But was a jerk so
Joe suffered the mania.
Finding no cure
Read a Jamaican lure
For insomniacs’ hearts
Hoped it was smart.
Joe arrived at the spot
Saw a big cauldron pot
Decided this “cure”
Was not what he sought.
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Weekend Writing Prompt #438 – Clinomania
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Wordle 728
This week, have fun with these unusual autumn words by selecting one (or more) words from the website above. Write your syllabic poem. PLEASE include the meaning of the word, so everyone knows what the word means.
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Clinquant: Glittering with gold and silver. Sibylline: Mysterious, cryptic; having a secret meaning
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Kicking up sand, I watch it silently fall
The evening sea is clinquant in its movements
At once deep gold in moon’s reflection
Then eclipsed by silvery white foam
While those sibylline waves quietly approach sandy edges
I wonder what secrets they hold from worldly travels.
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#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 33, Uncommon & Cozy Autumn Words, 10/7/25
the moon highlights the dredges of the sea
glowing over mountains black
shining serenity
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A kimo poem, 10,7,6 syllables, no title or rhymes
TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 34, Hunter’s Moon & the Aging of the Year, 10/14/25
What are you buying, honey?
Joe was careful about the money
Hmmm….a new suit for you, electric blue!
But wifey dear
Let me be clear
The gifts from you
End up costing me, too!
Oh Joe, can’t you just
Know that I must
Give you a present
Accept and be pleasant?
I know you’re the earner
But try to learn, dear
Reason for the dinero
Shows you you’re my hero
Just expressing my love.
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Writing Prompts
Joe and Emmy stared up at the crooked tree. It was fascinating to them. They were teased by the older children, saying they could climb it easily. “Looks like the letter “P’” Emmy remarked. “Yeah, it kinda does! And I think I could use those broken limbs to climb to the top! Give me a boost, Emmy, and I’ll try it.” Emmy cupped her hands next to the tree trunk for Joe, who grabbed onto the first sharp broken branch. He then sat down on the large arm of the tree limb. Looking down, Joe decided he was high enough.
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17 October 2025
Sue smiled at the supposedly unique cookware. If she wasn’t such a polite woman she might throw the pan she tried to clean. She started to shake the grim pot to remove the rough surface’s stuck-on food. Thinking how much money she had invested in the cookware, she felt sad, remembering how she chose to shop for the style instead of wearability.
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MLMM Monday Wordle #446
perched hunter
bound in autumn hues
matched to limbs
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feathery features
camouflaged hunting dresses
regurgitate feed
using tools to drop fish bait
cleverness is their asset
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SenHai Saturday #21
The Bag Lady 
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