The Morning Dawdler

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I am extremely resistant to it but if I have no choice I do ask for help.
Most tired phrases used by politicians.
I try to learn more about technical things on my phone or iPad but find it frustrating.
Salt, pepper, Mrs. Dash varieties. The MD helps use less salt and I love salt🙄

I hope everyone’s first week of the new year has been a good one!👍🏻

https://earthlycomforts.uk/2023/01/05/the-morning-dawdler-2/

JuJoJa 5

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I find this an odd choice but as you read this and if you’ve been recently diagnosed, please take one thing from it—cancer is not a death sentence. I had uterine cancer in 1995 and bladder cancer in 2015 and yes it has left permanent losses and scars but it hasn’t killed me! Being a survivor counts even though the cancer word always lingers in the back of your mind. That’s part of the insidious disease. My husband died of cancer in 2013 with treatments that had not improved or changed in twenty years. I was lucky to have excellent surgeons and treatments in 2015 and remain cancer free eight years later. I started this blog in 2016 to bring awareness and encourage people to get tested because early detection is key. If you have any questions or curious about my experience, I will answer truthfully. As you probably know already, I’m not shy about it, so bring ‘em on!😃 And do your checkups!👍🏻

https://lindaghill.com/2023/01/05/jusjojan-the-5th-23-cancer-research/

dVerse Poetics

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So. . .from the list below, choose at least two titles, and write a poem including the exact words of the titles within the poem. The word order of the title must be retained, but you can punctuate the longer ones. The poem can be in any style or form, and you may also use a podcast title for your own title, if you would like. Easy-peasy, right? I’m giving you prompt words. Now all you have to do is write a poem using them.

The Titles:

Articles of Interest: American Ivy

I Was Never There

Legacy of Speed

Not Lost

Pivot

Reveal: After Ayotzinapa

Rumble Strip

Serial

This American Life

Ghost in the Burbs

************

this American life

where dreams of sixteen year old boys

culminate in the local rumble strip

souped up cars flagged by a pretty girl

the race begins

tires smoke

screeching curves

sudden stop

smooched winner

line up, start again

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https://dversepoets.com/2023/01/03/poetics-are-you-listening/#like-25659

W3 Prompt #36: Wea’ve Written WeeklyJanuary 4, 2023

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Write a poem:

  1. Of exactly 14 lines;
  2. In any form or style; 
  3. On the topic of poverty (moral, financial, romantic, etc.).

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Homeless

Sidewalks

Cold and wet

Blankets

Frostbite feet

Hands curled

Hood pulled up

Tears start

All ignored

Wet clothes

Child crying

Chilled cheeks

Exhausting

Palm stretched

Tragedy

***

https://skepticskaddish.com/2023/01/04/w3-prompt-36-weave-written-weekly/