The Bag Lady

Prompt: Take the phrase ‘[blank] Story’ (e.g. Tall Story) to create a title then write a poem for it.

Strange Story

a gathering of women

none were witches, they assured

trying to reach her loved one

an innocent was lured

a seance, she inquired, I don’t believe in them

but as she sat around the table

something started tugging on her hem

candles flickered on and off, medium weaved—a moaning sound

and then she heard familiar barks of her favorite bloodhound.

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https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2022-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-14

“Shake it off, Joe. Your choice of style is not as legendary as the wordy wonder but we all enjoy it!”

Joe exhaled a long breath. He decided it was no longer time to pretend he had true writing talent on the chance he might have a “great American novel” breakthrough. He had to make a change because this dream had failed.

His friend Mike took Joe on one of many recuperative walks they would enjoy while Joe was deciding what could be next in his future.

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“I’m trying to be diplomatic here, pal, but there’s no way you expect it to be squeaky clean without insects and the occasional rat. You think this is bad, at least you’re not homeless!”

“But I thought with my city hall connections I could move into a nicer place, after all this is supposed to be Heavenly Heights! It’s sure not living up to the brochure!”

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http://cyranny.com/2022/11/13/homeless-word-of-the-day-challenge/

http://fivedotoh.com/2022/11/13/fowc-with-fandango-connections/

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HEIGHTS, INSECTS, RATS

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Prompt: Write an ekphrastic poem.

delightful fragrant beauty

is a heavy burden carried to market

daily struggles depicted in oil are

reminders of poor men’s dilemma

supporting a family and

how much we the privileged take for granted.

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https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2022-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-13

Welcome to Week #106 of the Saturday Six Word Story Prompt for Week #106 (Nov 12, 2022 – Nov 18, 2022): Wonder

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The ‘Double Take’ challenge focuses on the use of homophones* to build your writing piece. You have two sets of homophones and you are challenged to use all of them in your response – which can be poetry or prose.

Our homophone sets this week are:

cession – giving up

session – a group sitting

and

creak – to squeak

creek – small stream

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The cession of fresh water creeks was on the docket at the town meeting. Climate change had caused sessions of local amphibian creatures to disappear at an alarming rate. One avid herpetologist was so upset his voice started to creak as he showed photos of the different species of frogs that had disappeared altogether.

https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2022/11/12/double-take-saturday-mix-1

https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/11/12/weekend-writing-prompt-285-thalassic/

Prompt: write a future poem.

A Dream

A probably-not-going-to-happen idea

That everyone realizes they live in fear

Of the differences between us all

Their love of the sameness is at fault

How boring to see only one tree of green

Or one red rose is all you could see

No colorful sunsets, soft yellow only

Wouldn’t you consider it sad, even lonely?

Instead, let us hope for a better future

Where all colorful differences are nurtured.

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https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2022-november-pad-chapbook-challenge-day-12

My daughter, her daughter and her soccer daughter all headed out early yesterday morning to drive to Boise, Idaho for the WY state soccer club games. Players from Alaska also were traveling to play.

About 3/4 of the way up to Boise from home the games were called off by the city of Boise because of snow on the field….okay, anyone who actually lives in areas that have snow and ask players to come from long distances to play should have been prepared with an alternate site, cleaned off the fields or at least found an inside arena to use.

Instead, dollars spent on gas and plane tickets are wasted with no recompense from Boise.

Now if this had been a football game I ask you, what do you think would have been done? Now my family group spent the night in a motel and are on their way home driving hours again. The hope of meeting new friends from Alaska and Idaho squashed.

I am not even in the car and I am mad…Boise, Idaho? Really? No preparation? And when I checked out the weather it said no snow for today and not until possibly Thursday this week. What a bunch of wimpy city officials!

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https://lindaghill.com/2022/11/11/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-nov-12-2022/