MLMM Saturday Mix

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I was just thinking today, I’ve been lacking in my positive attitude and humor. My posts have been filled with politics, my disgust with Trump and Vance. I think there’s little more I can do now, no promises. I hope to write some beautiful poetry—yes, that’s what I said, even though I struggle with it, rarely achieve my goal, but I do love trying. And stories, I hope to add humor, my favorite. As long as I’m rambling, I watched a good movie last night. “23 Blast” on Netflix, based on a true story and showing the real life characters in the credits. To end this mild confession, another Shardoma, a poetry form I like.

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write easy

do it with humor

or passion

or anger

and express yourself fully

be honest, enjoy

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Showcase & Share – Saturday Mix, 7 September 2024

Sammiscribbles Weekend Writing Prompt

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A cloudy and rainy day, Joe peered out the window, sighing. An omen, he thought; shouldn’t be doing this, and Joe secretly hoped no one would come. Sadness overwhelmed him at times this past month, and the auction a culmination of everything that had occurred. Joe was very close to his grandmother, now standing in her home, sensing her presence. Then feeling a hand on his shoulder, thought it was her way of saying it was all right.

Weekend Writing Prompt #380 – Auction

SoCS 9-7-24

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You can tuck them, you could tack them but you’d need a tech to help you. When the clock starts to tick tock down, so do boobs. A push up bra is used by some and stick under ones can cause a numb, sensation or so I’ve heard. I gave up in the last third of my life and have succumbed at this late date, with no pending mate, I think I’ll just accept my fate.

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The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS Sept. 7, 2024

Bring on the Dragons!

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Yes it’s time! No more pussyfooting around the bush, no more turning away from the enemy’s constant sight and verbiage, no more words without action, no more hiding behind others’ coattails, no more shrinking from the truth, no more retiring to your recliner, it’s time to act! Bring on the dragons!

Thanks again Kevin for these spectacular images!

No Theme Thursday: 09.05.24

Presidential?

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“NPR identified two Trump campaign staffers involved in an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery last week. They, according to a source, are deputy campaign manager Justin Caporale and Michel Picard, a member of Trump’s advance team. Those staffers had a verbal and physical confrontation with a cemetery official who tried to stop them from taking photos and videos in Section 60, a restricted area where many casualties of Iraq and Afghanistan are buried. The Trump campaign and the US Army acknowledged the incident, but this week, Trump insisted it didn’t take place at all.”

Maybe his campaign people secretly do not want him to win. Maybe he is so demented he can’t stop himself from constantly lying. It’s certainly proven he is incapable of keeping his mouth shut. The smiling thumbs up at the cemetery should be as it is for me, the very last straw. Who in the actual —— would ever be smiling and giving a thumbs up at a cemetery?

One “thumbs up” definition: “you approve of or give the thumbs up to something to show that you approve of something, such as a plan, a suggestion, or an activity, and are willing to accept it.”

No one in this country should ever approve or accept that it is okay for young men and women to die for their country! It is nothing to smile about. It is a tragedy. Respect is never shown by him for anything, really. Maybe one of his golf scores? He has no concept of what serving your country means, shown by the insidious photo taking jaunt. There are many examples of his disrespect.😡

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dVerse Poets

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And today we are going to write ‘The Tableau’ created by Emily Romano in 2008:

Poetry Style:

  • 1 or more verses
  • 6 lines per verse
  • 5 beats/syllables per line

Poetry Rules:

  • title should contain the word ‘tableau’
  • poem should aim to be pictorial
  • no rhyme scheme

Hint: Its optional but you could let your tableau reference the poet Sam Hamill, a poem of his, or his style of poetry.

Useful links:
The Tableau poetry style
‘Gratitude’ – poems by Sam Hamill – google taster

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Maple Tableau

Watching maple leaves

Green starts fading out

Red starts in the veins

As sugar is trapped

Bright colors emerge

Covering the leaf.

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Fall Foliage and Climate Change

MTB: A Tableau for Sam Hamill