The Bag Lady

“These I have loved”

sitting in the shade of an old oak tree

swinging on its branches

watching a tiny bird on the edge of the nest, scared to fly

unfurling leaves in spring

summer feathery fronds of pampas grass

bare feet on brown packed dirt roads

golden swirling prairie grass

secret path in white birch halls

children splashing in a puddle

the smell of steam after a rain on hot streets

sniffing a rose bush

scent of fresh cut grass

watching busy dragonflies

large hollyhock blooms weaving on sturdy stems

autumn leaves on stretching maple trees

sunsets that make you weep

colorful distant mountain forests

brown crunching leaves underfoot

sharp icicles decorating eaves

first snow on your tongue

white heavy flakes quick to pile

frozen puddles to crack

Jack Frost designs on windows

“all these I have loved”.

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Poetics: The Great Lover

daily prayer

efforts from despair

hope in words

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What do you see # 352- 3 August, 2026

Well howdy, how’s it goin’?

Fine ol’ boy, and what’s that growling?

I heard it too, it must be Flo, she’s a regular dynamo!

Her cubs are wild and unfriendly too. I bet they end up in a zoo.

Well family is everything, no matter what.

And we all have problems, remember Paul? Went on to be a circus act?

I do and that did last long. He found out where he belonged.

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Simply 6 Minutes – Welcome to the Challenge: 08/04/2026

Journeying in imagination is my choice. I dream, read, and watch.

take the road you see

step to the music you hear

separate the real

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Haibun Monday 8-3-26: Journeying

It’s time to say thank you for all bloggers who set up words, photos, phrases and other prompts to spark our imaginations! A lot of hard time consuming work goes into making and commenting on prompts and responses. I love you and appreciate your reading and writing efforts!

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The orange glow from the street light cast shadows on the evening dance competition. The hip-hoppers were “real cool” and the audience was sensitive to the egos of the younger ones. The neighborhood was tickled to see some three year olds participate. The music or maybe the actions seemed to attract a curious pigeon who started bobbing up and down to complete the view.

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MLMM Monday Wordle #488

I sorted through a few titles until author Don Winslow popped up and so I started “The Final Score” today. I have enjoyed this author’s books from my first read, “The Dawn Patrol” and then I went on to read his others in that series about Boone Daniels. Neal Carey, Danny Ryan are other character’s series I enjoyed. The Power of the Dog series is also informative and entertaining.

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? (August 3, 2026) 📚📚

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Here are this week’s questions:

1. What have your recently forgotten to do until the last minute? Pay rent.

2.  How many blog posts do you publish on average a day? It depends on the prompts. Mondays are usually the busiest.

3.  How long have you been blogging? Ten years.

4.  If you had to rename your blog, what would it be? No idea.

Gratitude: I am grateful my kids came and helped me with a few odd jobs.👍🏻

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Share Your World : 3rd August 2026

Matilda turned red as a beet

Poor little girl had wet the sheet

Brother heard her yelp

And rushed into help

As always he acted so sweet

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Laughing Along With A Limerick

Remember the fifties

When a woman wore a slip

Now it’s show all, even a hip

In really short shorts strips

Cleavage showing in every dip

I think clothing should get a grip!

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Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Prompt Word!