Gods’ cloak tendrils float untethered as the holy men weave through the crowd of parishioners. They profer ash blessings to renew the faith of the masses below them. Just the rare sight of the exalted beings spark a wonder of belief.
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Wordle 742
Take a moment the preacher woes
We will mourn this poor soul
Enlarging crowd murmured payers
No one among them no sayer’s
Everyone realized the thoughts
Even children were in sorrow taught
Unimaginable happenings had occurred
Suddenly preacher’s speech was slurred
Bullet silenced his words.
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Weekend Writing Prompt #453 – Mourn
harried, buried, sorrow carried
mind that’s not blind now in a bind
kids rules for schools attacked by ghouls
street meets end with gruesome receipts
fairy fantasy dreams fall short
leaders speed ferry false reports
filming fellows film the bellows
another victim’s plea echos
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*Kyrielle Octo poem – 8 syllables per 8 lines
#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 49, Mental Health, 1/27/26
Cinnamon can be soft and sweet
Or red hot in a treat
Sort of like a handsome man
Don’t use straight out of the can
Keep it mild
Til you try
It bit by bit so you don’t get burned.
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Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 30th, 2026
Scratch the itch, well it’s pretty obvious I do that, daily, maybe hourly, oh yeah, I am a big mouth. If something is bothering me, you will know it…I’m admitting it right here, ladies and gentlemen, patriots and Trumpers alike. See what I did there? 😄
Have a great weekend and stay safe.
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The Friday Reminder for #SoCS & #JusJoJan 2026 Daily Prompt for Jan. 31st
some wisdom
never quieted
parroting
–
older wiser birds
like a family elder
listen intently
then spout the truth they surmise
may listening make it true
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SenHai Saturday #36
“BREAKING: Tammy Duckworth SMACKS down JD Vance after he called her mentally challenged in a disgusting attack!
The Vice-President hit a new low in pathetic cowardice this afternoon when he tweeted that “Watching Tammy Duckworth obsessively interrupt Marco Rubio during this hearing is like watching Forest [sic] Gump argue with Isaac Newton.”
War hero Sen. Tammy Duckworth was questioning the Secretary of State over allegations that the Trump administration had forewarned the oil companies but not Congress about his plan to kidnap Nicolas Maduro and hold the country of Venezuela hostage for its oil revenues.
But this, apparently, angered the Vice-President, who referenced an autistic character from the famous film Forrest — two R’s, Vance! — Gump in a very backhanded but obvious attempt to call her the right-wing’s favorite new word: “retarded,” which has been used by Trump in his attacks on Democrats.
Sen. Duckworth fired back and called out Vance and the entire Trump administration for putting American lives at risk so that Trump and his oil oligarch cronies could make out like bandits:
“Forrest Gump ran toward danger in Vietnam. Your boss ran to his podiatrist crying bone spurs.”
“Petty insults at the expense of people with disabilities won’t change the fact that you’re risking troops’ lives to boost Chevron’s stock price. It’s my job to hold you accountable.”
At least one person in that room is interested in actually doing their job.
It is beyond infuriating to watch our supposed leaders insult our war heroes for standing up for the interests of the American people — and humiliating for Vance to not even have the courage to come out and say it to her face, like a little schoolkid trying to stay out of trouble.
What a pathetic excuse of a man to say that to a woman who lost both her legs in service to her country.”
Another despicable person – Vance
Photos I receive of my great grandson always prompt a smile!❤️. I could not do this blog without the prompts from fellow bloggers. I thank you all. Some days a prompt will take my mind off the state of our country which is essential for mental health. I think we all feel the heaviness of it.
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Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 29th, 2026
The Bag Lady 
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