The Bag Lady

Rain was the cause of my slip

Beyond fresh pure soaked plains

Water started to mound

A dull thump sound—

When the mishap occurred

All soothing patter disturbed

A break in the process but sun remained

And I ended up in the lake.

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MLMM Wordle #365

with subtle fragrance

awaited pink fluffiness

arrives on spring days

sprouting from bare brown branches

nature’s gift for our senses

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Haibun Monday 3/25/24: first [cherry] blossoms (hatsu hana)

Here are the prompts for this week’s Writer’s Workshop:

1. Write a post based on the word radio.
2. Write a post in exactly 11 sentences.
3. Tell us why you’re overjoyed that “the one that got away” got away.
4. Write a list of 5 or 10 sentences that begin with the words “no one ever asked me,” then, write about one of them in detail, or use them all in a poem, or use several in a personal description of yourself.
5. If you could change the alphabet, what would you do?
6. Tell us about a day you were sure you wouldn’t get through.
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I chose number four since I’m in hospital with broken leg pain and might as well explore other uncomfortable feelings:

No one ever asked me if I was happy. At first I thought I was. I thought my dream came true. No one ever asked, therefore I accepted I was. Perfection was my goal, mostly achieving it while forgetting about the dream part. And for a time it worked.

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Writer’s Workshop Prompts For March 21, 2024

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Not exactly a slide, more of a twist.  My legs tangled but nobody died.Two spiral fractures so eyes began to mist cause I slipped out of my wheelchair two days before. After the injured tailbone it must have caused more because going from chair to chair later I ended up on the floor. A hospital stay for quite a long time and longer rehab down the line. No weight on the leg for at least six weeks, the thought of that gives me the creeps.

Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Word Prompt!

I saw this quote about responsibility and I disagree with it. Sure, for most things you are responsible for your actions but sometimes fate sends you a wakeup call even when you are self aware.

One-Liner Wednesday – Responsibility

Weird! I used the app and so nothing? Really?? So here is a copy??

Dear Cheryl,  

Just a quick note to let you know your poetry will be published on The Short of It/I Write Her  4/5/24. It will go live at Midnight. Feel free to share this post with your friends or on social media. https://iwriteher.com/2024/04/05/cheryl-wood-3/

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Thanks again for sharing your work with me! It was such a pleasure to read your poems.   

Have a great day! 

Susi Bocks

Editor-in-Chief

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