Baby it’s cold outside!
Daily Prompt: Loophole
She thought of herself as a champion knitter
Moving those needles while a rocking chair sitter
The rest of the patients would observe with awe
Couldn’t believe the knitting speed they saw
One old man volunteered to hold
The ball of yarn, he was brave and bold
To be so near those flying needles
It was hard to keep up, his fingers feeble.
When suddenly she let out a scream
“I see a loophole in my pattern scheme!”
Her face turned rather ugly with chide
Looked at her helper and kicked him aside
“Now look what you’ve done! I see a mistake!”
Her voice made the helper shiver and shake
“I should have known better, than using a prole!”
The helper slunk away, muttering a word, “a–h—“.
Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge 67
He thought it just fun
A secret garden meeting
She’d be the fairy
And he’d be the handsome elf
A surprise when she was real
Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 67 – Play & Guess #SynonymsOnly
JusJoJan 16 Contemplation
Being by herself and lonely
Missing so her “one and only”
At a dance for local elders
Held by old-folks-home-nurse checkers,
Spied a gent that raised temptation
He acted coy in contemplation
Assessing her lone situation
Pocketed his “ready” medication
And approached her with discretion
Keeping just his shy expression
Wouldn’t think to be aggressive
But his passion grew excessive
She winked at him without repression
He saw the flirt, t’was her confession
He decided to pop the question
Would you like to dance?
The Secret Keeper – 124
Mary made the list, and now the film was “in the can” as they said, and stardom was right around the corner. She couldn’t think of any rhyme or reason why she was chosen over the other women who auditioned. In fact she found herself staring at the beautiful array of hopefuls.
The director didn’t want beautiful, he wanted the rare talent that Mary exhibited. The slightly nervous ingenue impressed him with her innocence. She was exactly right for the role. She was beautiful in an old fashioned, charming sort of way. He expected an award for her performance.
The film was a hit and Mary’s reviews were favorable, especially since she was relatively unknown. She attended the awards ceremony with guarded expectations. This was a good thing because she lost to an older well liked actress. The director was upset but took her aside, promising a starting role in his new project. Mary was excited, disappointed and thrilled all in the same night.
Tell Me Something Good
When reading ammommasview.com with her advice about being kind and nonreactive to untoward behavior, I was reminded of a teenager talking about bullying. He said he was told to turn the other cheek. I asked if it worked. He said “no, but I did it, twice! I’m done!” I replied, “what about the two you have left?” Bad joke but it did receive a smile. Bullying is ignored by other students, teachers and administrators. Definitely not good.
Ronovanwrites Haiku Challenge 184
Delicately pressed
The petals will be untouched
Preserved under glass
RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #184 Press&Touch
Daily Prompt: Study
Maybe they should do a study
Of what makes wet dirt roads so muddy
Or why mosquitoes love to bite
When a young child’s skin’s in sight
Why a horse knows when you’re scared
Or why it knows if you’re impaired
Why a dog can read your mind
Acting mean or acting kind
Mysteries of nature might give a clue
While unneeded studies are presumed
🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃
I wonder if a study of Trump’s brain
Would be an attempt, would explain
The mindset of this person
Could be a warning lesson
All future leaders might receive one
Before the election results are won.
🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃
SYW – 01-15-17
Let’s just say the frost is not only on the wrinkled up dry pumpkin (I’m not talking about me) – the garden pumpkins! Anyway it is a balmy 12 degrees with snow coming. It is Martin Luther King Jr day here and the federal offices, banks, and even some businesses are closed. Good, it’s about time we showed some respect. Monday and ceenphotography.com‘s Share Your World. Join in the fun by answering her questions, let us know more about you!
My answers are:
1. I’m looking forward to Friday which includes a trip to Denver, being with my daughter and granddaughters. The youngest will enjoy two classes at the Downtown Acquarium, while the rest of us will browse and chat. Apparently it is huge, so I’m sure we’ll spend the whole day.
2. My favorite comfort snack food, omg, there are so many and I rarely have any of them anymore. I guess it’s a toss up between grilled cheese and french fries.
3. My first paying job was cleaning a large house for an eccentric old lady. She would watch my every move. Lots of delicate items and chandeliers, velvet carpets, etc. She had an ancient Hoover and watched to make sure the cord stayed perfectly straight while I vacuumed lint off the velvet floored laundry room. Now why anyone had velvet carpet there? Who knows, but it was work! I’m not one who likes being observed while working, no matter the task. I earned $2.50 for the four hours work in 1963.
My appreciation this week is towards my oldest grandson. He graduated from Fire school, EMT and is a firefighter. He’s been on the ambulance for a time. Now he’s decided to try out for the state police. Of course his mom and I try to discourage this. We have visions of him pulling someone over and being shot. Also, he’s so active I can’t imagine sitting in a car all day. He’s very outgoing, a natural with people and I think he would miss the interaction. But I’m just a grandma, what do I know? Besides he’ll make up his own mind anyway. Kids!🙄💓😳💓☺️
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Movie Monday
This week I’m giving you an oldie, “Stripes” with many of my favorite comedians in starring roles. It is funny, irreverent, and if you’ve ever been in the Army, I’m sure you can relate. Last year I put on a scene involving a Prompt word, coordinate, one of my favorite scenes in this movie, which you can find on YouTube.
“Hard-luck cabbie John Winger (Bill Murray) — directionless after being fired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend — enlists in the U.S. Army with his close pal, Russell Ziskey (Harold Ramis). After his barely satisfactory performance in basic training, the irreverent Winger emerges as the figurehead for a ragtag band of Army misfits. However, his hijinks threaten to cause an international scandal when he inadvertently commandeers a military assault vehicle behind enemy lines.”
Release date:
June 26, 1981 (USA)
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