A well known wise man once remarked
Get educated! It will spark
A brain that was kept in the dark
He was only trying to shine a light.
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A doltish man eschewed wisdom
Thought only he should rule kingdoms
Begged on others for his income
Lost support with his arrogance.
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Ovi Poetry Challenge 57: WISDOM is your inspiration.
Jim Croce sang it best I think, “if I could put time in a bottle”…how many of us have wished that at one time? Or many? Personally I can think of many now, but a few months ago I was asked if I could relive one moment from my past what would it be? I answered none. That’s the mood I’ve been in the last few months. Not really a bad mood but not my usual funny self. I think my humor is drifting to the dark side…ooooo! Here is the man himself:
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Writing Prompts
Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over
—F. Scott Fitzgerald
One-Liner Wednesday – Am I the only one?
Super highway
Colors whiz by
Fuel endless
Radio blaring
No passengers
The trip of a lifetime
Or
My lifetime trip.
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No Theme Thursday: 07.11.24
Seox Hexastitch (3,7,6,5,4,3)
Smouldering
Steam rises from the sidewalk
Children bask in water
Fireplug sprays cool
Dance in waters
Heat relief
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Quatrain (4 lines, ABAB)
sunset colors glow
moonbeams lose sharpness
flowers bowing low
midsummer darkness
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Shardoma (3,5,3,3,7,5)
humming drone
cutting the grass time
lawn duty
teenage job
sit back and enjoy wafting
soft new mown grass scent
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24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 43, 7/16/24, Part II: Growing Heat 小暑（Shousho）
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Fandango’s Story Starter #158
I can’t seem to win for losing
My life happens with no choosing
Just when I think it’s done
In the mail comes another one
My advice – don’t let your body break
Medical bills your life will take
Bills upon bills from every venue
A two minute look and they think they own you
Careless attitudes with no actual hands on care
They bill you even if they weren’t there!
Some people have extra high cost insurance
Even then, policies provide no assurance
And now when the government’s on the fence
We’ll probably be spending even more dollars and cents.
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Writer’s Workshop Prompts for July 18, 2024
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Writing “something beautiful”
When Matt cooked, nothing went to waste
Recipes all had ghastly tastes
Were extremely vile
Maybe spoiled awhile
You see they were all possum based.
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Grandma was the wise one in the family. Her life had been one great adventure, and she had wonderful tales to inspire for all of her younger family. Many a time a story of hers would influence one of the young people, and her ideas would only come across as a narrative, not a sentence of advice. Her own children had often sat at her knee and listened as she enjoyed a cup of tea, wisely knowing, “every day unfurls as it must”.
–from Oolong, by Adrienne Su
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dVerse — Prosery — Life in a Cup of Tea
The Bag Lady 
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