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dVerse Poets

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

Share with us in the form of a poem, of course, are you the kind to bounce back, do you curse and rant when things go wrong or do you wallow in self pity. As always you are free to interpret the prompt in any which way.

As always please write a poem on your blog.

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bouncing back

life turns upside down

go with flow

mantra for my survival

no more making waves myself

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pastime years

temper flared so easily

now better

resist speaking up in groups

writing is now my loud voice

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Poetics Tuesday: Life’s lemons and lemonade making

Fandango’s Story Starter

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized
Of course it was snowing outside and she had no umbrella. As she stood on the sidewalk waiting to be picked up, her new high heels she spent so much money on were getting soaked in the slush. Finally her ride came and she rode into the office. Luckily she was early enough to use the restroom’s hand dryer to fix her hair. This day was her eighteenth birthday and she hoped for a wonderful reception looking her best for the new job. That didn’t happen.

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Tanka Tuesday

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized
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look out my window

patio with empty pots

though hope sees blossoms

feelings of promise in vine

not nourished and still striving

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I love plants and miss flowers I could not afford this year, so pots stand empty. I thought this bit of green was a weed, but now I think it is part of a honeysuckle plant I had in this pot last year. It seems Im surrounded by a discouraging world and this plant gives me hope.

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MLMM Wordle

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

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Joe walked into the birthday/anniversary party, a bonus because they were married on her birthday. A celebration was indicated by all the balloons, even a banner with happy words displayed on it. Many ribbons, cards and even candles were displayed to enhance the atmosphere. In the center of the presents, a tall cake was dripping frosting from the candles. Joe, with his usual take on anything celebratory, grabbed his reluctant wife and started dancing wildly. Apparently Joe had already done some celebrating.

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MLMM Monday Wordle #440

dVerse Poets

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized
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It’s easy to go to the park, have a bountiful lunch, play on the fields, and not think of the people who made this day important. The first Labor Day was September 5, 1882, in NYC. And in 1884, congress declared the first Monday in September to be an official holiday. Only a few reasons for this day below.


Lunch atop a Skyscraper is a black-and-white photograph taken on September 20, 1932, of eleven ironworkers sitting on a steel beam of the RCA Building, 850 feet (260 meters) above the ground during the construction of Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, New York City. It was a staged photograph arranged as a publicity stunt, part of a campaign promoting the skyscraper.

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machinists iron

steel work teeters on high beams

miners give their lungs

ranchers hope for good weather

train inspectors secure rails

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sweatshop children saved

new safety rules for workers

rights for new mothers

new forty hour work weeks

paid leave for worker’s illness

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Haibun Monday 9-1-25: Labor