The Bag Lady

Everyone thought he was a bookworm, but waiting for his transcripts he felt in limbo til they arrived. He spent his free time at the library where there was always a storm of books.

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Can You Tell A Story In…

Family thinks I’m immortal

Oh yes I’ve been to the portal

Saw no golden gates however

In fact I think I will never

Angels sweet not there to greet me

No haunting trumpets, harps playing

St Peter missing…just sayin’

Maybe life’s master’s just playin’.

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An Octo poem.

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #417

Thursday Inspiration #319 Second Hand News

Remembering my favorite walk

Kicking through a bed of color

Autumn leaves carpeting the maple grove

A secret childhood refuge

A bed of crunchy leaves always inviting

Looking up through bright maple branches

Blue sky almost seems touchable.

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Open Link #401 and February Live

The street now deserted and Sara took relief in that. It had been chaos a few minutes before. She scrolled through the images she had taken during the protest. All of them were very clear, to her surprise. Now she wondered if she dared publish them. Of course it was her job, her mission and that’s why she rushed to this street, to capture the violent struggles. There were many she missed, her eyes shifting from one group to another quickly. She wanted to take photos of what was real, not whitewashed by government spokespersons. Sara drove to her publisher.

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13 February 2026

Quaintly Quiet

Serene waters

Benches provide respite

Interrupted forager

Hardworking canvases

Possibly a New England shore

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #073

Anger

Politics rage

How are we at this place

Started with an insurrection

Contempt

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Cinquain Poetry Prompt 39: POLITICS is your inspiration.

I see someone, aka Fandango😃, already used this word as I will now use it, but I could not resist. Outlander fans will remember this phrase spoken by the wannabe be successor to the king, played convincingly by Andrew Gower.

• Character: Prince Charles Edward Stuart
• Actor: Andrew Gower
• Key Scenes: Known for his portrayal and the recurring phrase “Mark me”. 

My daughter and I are Outlander fans and had a good laugh every time we saw this character and he uttered those words.

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Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Prompt Word!

How I would like to drive

Along an old dirt road

Where the colors are alive

Sheltered in a maple grove

Autumn came and went this year

No dabble in the leaves

The absence of this drive so dear

Causes me to grieve

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Writing Prompts

“I put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time.” Steven Wright

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One-Liner Wednesday – Laughter