The Bag Lady

Hey Judy! This is really fun! Even Punky the pooch likes it. Look at all those fish!

Judy screams with delight as she spots an octopus.

It’s probably time to head back to shore, mom and dad might be worried.

Judy looks around, peering through the porthole, straining to get her bearings. I don’t know, Jim. Which way do we go?

Jim goes to look through the periscope. Nothing. He looks back at Judy. You had one thing. One thing to do: make sure the popsicle periscope was up and working. That’s all I asked of you.

I forgot they would melt in salt water! Sorry, Jim.

Luckily the parents of these two adventure seekers thought ahead. They attached a long line to their children’s submarine.

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Why I try to mend this heart

There it is all apart

Pins and needles can’t repair

The heart you see just laying there.

It’s still attached, just to me

Because you left, chose to flee

I try hard not to give up

Hoping you’ll once again fill my cup

I think this time it’s finally over

When you said you’re but a rover.

I don’t think this fix will set

I’ll leave it here, hope to forget.

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It happened again.

Why I keep trying, just to keep failing, I don’t know.

This is the last time. . .

I know this because this is my heart.

Holding it here in my fist,

It has been mended many times but now stitching no longer works.

I am done.

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I wanted it huge

You know, big!

But fate stepped in

And pulled a trick

I had the gum all squishy, nice

Along came Mike with bad advice

“Just roll your tongue around it, John

Then blow like the dickens, long and strong”

I should not have listened then, I fear

Now have bubble gum from ear to ear.

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“I didn’t do it.” Tom looked at Mary beseechingly. He needed her to believe him, especially now. The way it happened, he couldn’t blame her for being suspicious, but he didn’t do anything wrong.

Tom needed to try harder than that she thought. “I trusted you, maybe I shouldn’t have”. She had tried to forget the past, but now it all came back.

Mary met Tom right after he had broken up with Joan, his friend of three years. She had been ill lately and Tom visited her when she needed him. Tom believed she might die, as she was very weak. He no longer loved her, but couldn’t refuse her asking to see him.

Tom was actually innocent, but Joan had other plans. When she knew Tom found happiness with someone new, she set out to destroy the relationship. Her plan was to fake illness, corral Tom and make Mary think he was unfaithful.

Her plan almost worked until Tom went by unexpectedly and found Joan acting perfectly healthy. After hearing her explanation, he was walking out when she grabbed and kissed him.

Unfortunately Mary saw it all, and accused Tom–to Joan’s delight. He tried to explain to Mary he didn’t do anything wrong. Seeing Joan standing there laughing, Mary realized what happened. “I believe you”.

Joan went back inside, slamming the door. Her plan failed when she realized they had what she never would.

Time To Write: Sentence Starter 34 [Creative Writing – Mystery Month]

He was very sad and tearful

But she was never fearful

As he heard the fateful earful

The night of the rehearsal

Said in a manner sneerful

“The wedding is off.”

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He at first was broken

From the words she had spoken

Sat on the church pew oaken

Holding her ring, his token

Rejected by his chosen

Sat and cried.

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He had avoided all temptations

She piqued his imagination

Thought he’d risen to her station

But tonight her revelation

Had no crystal clear consolations

The man was devastated.

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May Writing Prompts

Sound

Music

Uniforms

Brass is blaring

Drummers set the cadence

A marching band incites joy

John Philip Sousa was king

“High School Marching Bands Forever”

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The blooms were hidden under snow

Their quiescent bulbs were resting

Among the soil and roots of trees

The daffodils were silent

Waiting to emerge in spring

Welcoming the suns warm rays

They move a bit, upward bound

To rise above a chilled ground

The layers cannot hold them long

Only till the robin’s song

Is heard, do they awake

Wanting more than bud to make

A long stem a requirement

To sprout and hold the bud

Pushing through the chilly soil

It’s almost reached its reward

Reaching, growing sun toward

One leaf, more, splay their arms

A yellow flower holds the charm

The daffodil has arrived.

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Today is Cinco de Mayo, and people are celebrating everywhere! Now don’t be surprised if your mouth or stomach starts morphing into magma if you partake of too many spicy treats during this holiday. The same goes for margaritas, you’ll only have yourself to blame while waiting for the bubbles of Alka Seltzer tablets to dissolve. Meanwhile, some beautiful images for the day:

Felicitaciones, México!🎉🎊

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