autumn deepens
heavy morning fog
cool breezes
night relief
dog days of summer lessen
cicadas quiet
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24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 46, 8/6/24, Part I, The Beginning of Autumn (August 7 – 21) Risshu 立秋
Tanka Tuesday Shardoma
The Writer’s Workshop – Blogging
My words are short, not always sweet. I usually say what I think or am worried about, and be honest. I love nature and the poem prompts and some visual prompts inspire me. Some bloggers post imaginative images which I love. I may use an occasional distasteful word, but that’s mild compared to what I am really thinking, especially if politics are involved. I apologize for flooding my posts with Trump, and I am admittedly biased against him and everything he’s trying to do and has done. But this isn’t the time for that. Twelve sentences is quite a lot, now that I’m writing it🙄. I try to make my posts short because I think more people will read them. This blog site is not a book and I can’t ever see myself attempting to write one. Kudos to all of you and congratulations on accomplishing that task. Writing twelve sentences was my task today…😀
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Writer’s Workshop Prompts for August 8, 2024
dVerse Poets Quadrille
New to the Q? Here’s what to do:
Let your muse out of the jar, and scribble us a poem of precisely 44 words, not counting the title, and using some form of the word jar. Then head out into the blogosphere to visit some of the finest poets on the ’net. And don’t forget: the Quadrille door is ajar all week, and multiple poems are welcome!
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Politics around the world
That’s a subject that unfurls
A lot of hate, not much love
Causing people to fight and shove.
Mostly a huge jar of jerks
Always voicing hateful words
Trying to divide us all
Causing freedom to forestall
Then violence occurs.
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Quadrille #205 – A Jar Full of Poems
REBLOG: (Don’t get comfortable yet…)
Limerick Time
To star on a football team
Task never to meet
Having two left feet
Frustration caused him to scream
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Laughing Along With A Limerick
Courage in Fire
Incredible bravery above the ground also…Loveland, Colorado.
fire Rescue Authority.
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MLMM Wordle
A shadow started to play on the speech writer’s papers. Her rapport with the candidate, Joan, was visible where they agreed on most issues, such as free speech, especially now. The constituent’s chants were growing louder, as they waited for Joan to appear. A sign was held up accusing Joan of some illicit act, and you’d think the person had no shame in doing so. Joan was used to these minor attacks, and didn’t choose to let them crush her enthusiasm. She was new to the political game, but had the option to engage such opposition with facts instead of criticism.
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MLMM Monday Wordle #384
SYW 8-5-24
Summer solstice: National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (.gov)www.nesdis.noaa.gov
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Here are this week’s questions:
1. Do you like decorating or would you prefer to have someone come in and do it for you if you could afford it? I do my own decorating, always have. It’s like my writing, I like to do my own thing😳
2. Do you prefer papered or painted walls in your home? Ive had both but painting is definitely easier. Our first attempt at wallpaper was in 1972 in a small bathroom…striped wallpaper—never a good choice on an older home. There ended up being a divot in the floor made by my frustrated husband using a metal measuring device. My explanation is he was an engineer😂
3. Where do you go when you want to be alone or have some quality Me Time? I am alone most of the time, living alone, my time is my own, which is mostly a good thing.
4. If you buy a treat for yourself (say a box of chocolates or a bottle of wine) do you like to share? I rarely buy anything like a treat unless it’s a lasagna dinner at Olive Garden. I have an addictive personality, and especially like boxes of chocolates🤤so never buy them.
Gratitude: This morning I am grateful my granddaughter (who is turning 18 on the 12th, called and asked what was I doing at 2:30 today? I replied, seeing you? I can’t wait!❤️
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Just a question to bloggers here at WP…how to get rid of the code editor that keeps popping up, distorting my text and covering any new text I want to write? So frustrating! And while I’m complaining, WP…how about removing those disgusting ads? I don’t mind an ad or two, but for Pete’s sake choose ones that don’t want to make me vomit!
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Share Your World 5th August 2024
Life as I Wanted
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OLWG# 377- l’Étoile
Joe Ledger
“The series follows the titular Captain Joe Ledger, a former Army Ranger and Baltimore police detective. Joe is hired by a clandestine, investigative agency known as the Department of Military Sciences (DMS). The DMS is a shadow agency formed for the purpose of pursuing technologically advanced threats to the US and the world at large by terrorists. Threats encountered throughout the series range from designer pathogens that create zombies to transgenics used for ethnic cleansing.” Wikipedia
One of the reasons I love the characters the way Maberry writes them, is how he includes humor in dire situations. The first in the series, “Patient Zero” I didn’t even read until I had read some of the others, because I’m not into zombies, but if you decide to start this series, I recommend starting with Patient Zero.☺️
Stacking The Shelves (August 8, 2024) 📚📚
The Bag Lady 
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