Walking down this path again, he looked up to see the steepled dome. It symbolized his determination, his dream to complete a college education. The first in his family to strive for such a goal, here he was in his senior year, knowing he succeeded. The world was his oyster.
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50 words
https://talesfromthemindofkristian.wordpress.com/2019/08/22/50-word-thursday-34/
From the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band:
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https://fivedotoh.com/2019/08/23/fowc-with-fandango-dirt/#like-33926
A tiny light observes the leaning tree
Tall weeds surround as a buffer
Dry brown sticks uphold the center
This glade a solace to all who enter
Even the bright light that flitters.
Seeking another smaller being
Realizes it is only reflection
Unbothered, peers again into the blue
Hoping to find a friend in the stream.
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https://scvincent.com/2019/08/22/thursday-photo-prompt-mirror-writephoto/
I guess it shows now, more than ever
A leader who thinks he is quite clever
He hopes everything’s taken “literal”
Instead, it is taken visceral
Spouts his defense, even though he’s lying
Following up with actions defying
An honest, heart warming sense
Meaning to incite crowds to tense
Protests against their fellow man
Asked why he does it, “because I can,
I am the greatest, see me here,
I am president, don’t forget it
If you defy me, you’re going to regret it!”
From him there’s no virtual hugs
If you disagree, you’re all thugs
The only way to make America great
Is call for impeachment, quash his hate
His plan of dividing us with walls
Just makes all of us look small
Threatening to bomb
Gives no aplomb
“Gather ye rosebuds while ye may”
Disarm this man, how about today?
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**To the Virgins to Make Much of Time by Robert Herrick
https://fivedotoh.com/2019/08/23/fandangos-friday-flashback-august-23/#like-34264
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Please go to sleep she said
A mother shaking her head
Tired from her mothering day
Why won’t you sleep instead of play
I’ll leave the night light, not the lamp
For your endless games I will not amp
Up your sport, so just dim light
I can’t play with you here all night
Please stop throwing all your toys
Go to sleep my dear sweet boy
Your daily company I enjoy
But sleepless nights tend to annoy.
https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2019/08/22/reenas-exploration-challenge-101/
THE DAILY BULLETIN
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Friday morning, August 23, 2019, at the “Have a Very Nice Day Sir and/or Madam Cafe” in downtown Caledonia, Massachusetts. Known for its breakfast fare of home cooked specialties to brighten your morning and give you blissful energy for your entire day, almost every resident of Caledonia stopped there on their way to work. Parents with unruly children would enter on their journey to school or shop and suddenly a calming came over them. It was these odd but welcome occurrences that made the cafe so popular, until 10AM today when the shark figurines came alive.
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100 words
Many of her songs stick with you and you find yourself humming them unexpectedly.
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Some days you’re in the zone
Poems or stories well shown
Easy come the words that day
Written while you smile away
But then a day when nothing fits
Words contemplated give you fits
It’s just another day you think
Lots of paper with no brain ink.
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https://fivedotoh.com/2019/08/22/fowc-with-fandango-written/#like-33924
https://cyranny.com/2019/08/22/zone-word-of-the-day-challenge/#like-49406
Dan over at https://nofacilities.com/2019/08/22/contributed-by-skippy-thursdaydoors/#like-21361 today reminded me of this comedy we saw years ago. One of the photos shown was The American Thread Company, hence this film. It’s a slapstick delight with Nathan Lane (you gotta love him in anything) and Lee Hunt.
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“Life should imitate nature”
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Isolation from the “norm”
A present goal in society
No matter the beauty
Without or within
Fear is ever present
Consider violets
Different colors and shapes
Some consider them weeds
I only see unique beauty
Employ concordance
Embrace differences.
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