The Bag Lady

Life is a series of seasons.

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https://thesoulsearchersite.wordpress.com/2021/08/14/6wsp-86/

“As I ruminate on your latest adventures, Simon, I need to mention that you remind me of my younger days. It is no surprise to me, being my only son, that the tohubohu caused by your extreme impetuous behavior is now haunting my own sordid memories.”

“The lady in question certainly was bathing nude in the river water, but the angle of your unwanted caress was uncalled for. You should have stayed onshore and secretly observed as any other “gentleman” would have done.”

“Now I learn of this shoddy encounter in the newspaper. As a result I have no choice but to clip your wings and kick you out of the university. As an alumni, I have no choice.”

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https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2021/08/09/wordle-252-2/#like-22553

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Secrets revealed cut as a knife.

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https://godoggocafe.com/2021/08/10/tuesday-writing-prompt-challenge-tuesday-august-10-2021/

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Stepping off the hardened shore

Looking beyond, wishing for more

Something new, something daring

Tired of sickness, tired of caring

Sea salt lingers as waves roll by

Can’t help asking the why

Hoping an answer from a distant place

Will ease the mind with a sense of grace.

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https://cyranny.com/2021/08/11/august-11th-1minfiction-challenge/#like-59238

Summertime and the livin’ is…beautiful.

My favorite scene in “Life as we Know it” is in the grocery store. Take a break and enjoy this 2010 production.

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https://rugby843.blog

A humble breath I take as the touch of simple fern fronds makes another summer day of joy. I need no crowd as the sun beams warm upon my hand and the bend of the green softness curls around my fingers. No written paper words can describe the feel, but as pine needles drift on the river that swallows another unmovable stone, I realize acceptance of nature.

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https://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/2021/08/08/wordle-513/#like-2490

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I stand in awe of this old structure

remaining steadfast on a windy dusty prairie

while it’s only visitors are the occasional wild deer

or hungry hawk looking for any lower forms of residence–

there is only a ghost residing here

with fond memories.

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https://dversepoets.com/2021/08/09/dverse-monday-quadrille-stand/#like-22463

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a cooling refuge

ducklings ensue formation

by wise mothering

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Photo: national Audubon society

https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2021/08/10/tanka-tuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-238-synonymsonly/

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She murmured “come in, take a seat”

My chin on the tile, my mood deplete

She asked “need a drink?” I could hardly resist

My body reclined under the elm branch twist

I needed her company, more than that even,

Feelings of sympathy in her ebony eyes seen

Friendship, and a word or two

Lightened my dark mournful mood.

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