we want our burdens to be lighter
we want our future to be brighter
doesn’t matter who is the righter
relationships broken need to be tighter
separating families – tell me you’re a fighter
the administration is a being a blighter
it’s time for all inciters
To act!
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Respond to this challenge by either using the prompt word brighter
Thursday Inspiration #292 O-o-h Child
“Coffee, tea, or me?” Shari said coquettishly as she slid out of the kitchen banquette.
“Do I have to choose? I would love all three but in reverse order.” Jerry approached his wife and placed a big kiss on her cheek. He was late getting dressed for the office again, but never could just get out of bed and leave. His wife was a seductress and he enjoyed every minute of her.
“Well I guess you’ll have to wait in the car, because it’s my turn to dress.”
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8 August 2025
Well this morning, after another no sleep night, my motivation involved a pounding on my door at 6:30. I had no idea who it was but might be a package I had to sign for, but at 6:30??? I got up and went to the door, no one there and then found a handwritten paper shoved under my other door. It was a notification of games being played at 4:00 pm. 🙄😵💫🤨😳. Otherwise, coffee motivates me.
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This Week’s Writer’s Workshop Prompts: August 7, 2025
forest
bright wild flowers
white birch bark peels to black
young beasts roam free and unburdened
untamed
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Cinquain Poetry Prompt 12: WILD is your inspiration.
sitting, edging sleep
a tiny butterfly lands
my knee a runway
pajama flowers invite
gracious morning gift to me
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Writing Prompts
“A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors.” – Charles Baudelaire
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One-Liner Wednesday – Would you look at that!
This is a rant because I have been on the phone or online half of my day trying to get a prescription sent with a delivery order from Walmart. After all this time, I finally saw a notice way down on the pharmacy site saying I can’t have this delivered because it’s a certain prescription and no, it’s not a narcotic. In January, I placed an order and went to pick it up and it was $16.81 – today I find out it is costing me $28.61. Of course I notice all food items have gone up in cost but I can hunker down but meds are necessary.
So I call BS and I don’t need to spell that out because you know what I mean – every time Trump opens his mouth that’s what comes out! His latest rant showing his absolute stupidity is that he was lowering prescription prices by 1200%. You don’t need to be a mathematician to know that that is absolute BS.
I don’t need any financial help provided by the fantasy of a 1200% decrease in prescriptions. What I need is what every other United States citizen needs and that is a (deleted) president. A president that shuts his mouth once in a while or tells the truth.
Done for now…
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Silver considered not like gold, to be inferior somehow…who has made this decision?
necklaces in gold
often over silver base
gold plate desired
vermeil disguising silver
liking gold, not silver’s shine
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Haibun Monday 8-4-25: Silver
Here are this week’s questions:
Gratitude: We’ll it rained and hailed here, loud booming thunder and the hail broke a fence and windows, pummeled my granddaughter’s beloved pickup-all while the fam was gone to CO. I am grateful no one was hurt but a great deal of costly damage to their home. This is a video I took from my apartment door, nothing like downtown damage.
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Share Your World 4th August 2025
The Bag Lady 
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