Mending

My heart is in recovery

Since I lifted up your mask

Your promises unkept–

Failure of important tasks.

Initially so sublime this life time,

I never imagined happier,

My heart now permanently pierced

By your intentioned rapier.

***

https://cyranny.com/2020/10/18/recovery-word-of-the-day-challenge/#like-55152

https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2020/10/18/rdp-sunday-promises/#like-10024

https://fivedotoh.com/2020/10/18/fowc-with-fandango-sublime/#like-48717

https://toy.photography/2020/10/17/tourmaline-s-halloween-challenge-haunted/

Eugi’s Weekly Prompt – Foresight

(Hindsight is good, foresight is better; but second sight is best of all.)

***

Stagnant as green algae

Covering a pond

Everyone wants to know

What’s lying there beyond

Waiting around the corner

Hidden by the bend

Might be a bright future

Or maybe your life’s end

No crystal ball will help you

No wish upon a star

For what it was and what it is

Your meddling might mar

Humans try to push their fate

In a positive direction

But animals have the clue

They wisely skip deflection.

***

https://amanpan.com/2020/10/12/eugis-weekly-prompt-foresight-october-12-2020/

SoCS 10-17-20

After a week and a half of being cornered with stomach flu, food poisoning or whatever it is, I am still feeling under the weather and our weather has already started strong cold winds, typical Cheyenne wintery weather, making everyone’s life miserable. But soccer is still on and even a 58 degree temp is chilling with the wind.

That aside, besides finally eating a little BRAT diet, with no taste and yucky Gatorade, I think I’ll live. I think. That’s why I have not posted or commented much. This morning I got a good laugh from Mr. Bump’s comment which sparked a few posts, so they are all coming at once. I have to say those comments can really lift my day. Thanks, guys!

As far as a word I usually have to look up, (my soggy or maybe dried up this week) brain has a problem with the I before E concept. I can usually look at it and see it looks weird, like the word: weird, which I often use because most of the people I love are all weird.

Now as I look at it, 🙄, it does look weird, or maybe I’m just hallucinating from no food and too much tylenol. I refuse to look it up!🤯🙄👋

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS Oct. 17/2020

Haunted

“One potato, two potato, three potato, four…”

I don’t want to play!

I know you’re scared, we all are, but you lost!

Everyone says it’s haunted!

Well, that’s why we’re here, it’s Halloween!

But, but. . .but, I’m the smallest one here, and if there really is a monster in there, I will be easy prey! Why not send Biggie Roberts? He’s a bully anyway, who cares if the monster gets him? Sam starts to cry.

That’s why they call you Snivelly Sam. You’re always blubbering about something. You lost the count. Now go in!

Sam hesitates and then pulls himself up to his tallest three foot five and wipes his eyes and nose on his sleeve. Okay, he thought, I’ll show them! He put one hand in his pocket to hold onto the lucky penny his grandad gave him and squeezed it as he opened the creaky door and stepped inside. The door shut behind him.

It’s been fifteen minutes, did you guys hear anything? I didn’t either. Think we should go in after him?

After another five minutes, Sam came outside with a big smile on his face, and the boys outside were shocked.

What happened? What was inside, was it scary?Why are you smiling?

Sam just kept on walking home. The rest of the boys just looked at each other in amazement, following along behind with their questions. Sam walked into his house and left them outside. His mom said, hello honey, did you have fun today? Sam smiled and told her about the friendly old grandma in the haunted house who fed him cider and donuts as a Halloween treat.

https://toy.photography/2020/10/16/tourmaline-s-halloween-challenge-pumpkin/