She said it’s like the grapes of wrath
In road’s rivers we have a bath
Route 66 held a dream
California promise gleams
Closer, see disappointing path
**Ref “Grapes of Wrath” John Steinbeck 1939
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This week the theme is to find a song related to weather conditions of sunny, cloudy, windy, rainy, or stormy suggested by Nancy of the Elephant’s Trunk aka The Sicilian Storyteller. Try to use the prompt words or at least conform to a general theme, as you see it. If the song you select does not meet the criteria, then please explain why you chose this song.
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This version is easier to hear, by Ella Fitzgerald, but Ethel Waters originally sang this song composed by Irving Berlin in 1933 for a broadway musical, “As Thousands Cheer”.
Verse)
A heat wave was riding through town last week
She came from the island of Martinique
The can-can she dances will make you cry
The can-can is really the reason why
(Chorus)
We’re having a heat wave
A tropical heat wave
The temperature’s rising
It isn’t surprising
She certainly can can-
She started a heat wave
By letting her seat wave
And in such a way that
The customers say that
She certainly can can-can
Gee, her anatomy
Makes the mercury
Jump to ninety-three
We’re having a heat wave
A tropical heat wave
The way that she moves
That thermometer proves
That she certainly can can-can
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**my internet is acting up so ——🙄
How’s the Weather
Swing dancing is now a “thing”. It’s making a comeback in the competitive dancing world, but did it ever disappear? Comeback? Now there are many variations but the original form is still popular. The dance style has six basic moves, originating in Harlem jazz clubs in the 1920s. It’s hard to sit still when listening to the rhythm of “swing music”.
Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Prompt Word!
The sting of the bitter elixir hit her neck and frail hopes of escape faded. Curiosity disappeared into a facade of dreams, doubts of worthiness and strength once again clouded reality. Her body no longer restless, now had massive inability to move off the bed. She looked at the torn strip of gauze like materials that strapped her wrists to the cot. Her resolve gone, and sedatives her friends.
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Wordle 748
gold sunset reveal
blackened ominous mountains
jagged cliffs to climb
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mordant now lifting
happier sun starts glowing
overcoming the somber
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SenHai Saturday #43
Holding up might be an appropriate action for our fire rescue department services after yesterday’s 75-100 mph winds. So loud and dangerous! Roads closed for many accidents and trees etc downed, a scary travel if needed. My electricity and internet all gone which is a reminder to keep phones charged. Mine ran out. My apartment was cold because I have the building’s 1950 style heater, air conditioner. The wind comes right in through it. All electric made me wish for my old house I moved from that had a gas stove so you could light the oven and burners to keep warm and even cook something. I have matches and candles but they were not used. So far today, things are cold but good. First soccer game tomorrow in inside facility, review pending☺️
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The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS March 14, 2026
Promise is seen in every young heart and mind. It needs to be nurtured and cultivated like a seeding in the vast garden of life.
Weekend Writing Prompt #459 – Young
Speaking of mood, my favorite song to dance to is “In the Mood”. I used to drag my husband from his group of men, (women didn’t know anything about the world of course) at parties and we would jitterbug. I probably lost a few of you with that😄. However, today I am in the no WiFi or electricity mood because the wind here is ruining everything with gusts of 100 mph and regular 50-70 that is going on for days.💨🌬️
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Writing Prompts
Picture courtesy: Rocky shoreline with seaweed and ocean waves by Zeynep, Pexels.
If you choose to use the optional prompt, you can use the line, the photo, both or just one. The prompt is open until Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Please do join us at the live session at 10 am New York Time. Have fun and see you on the poetry trail!
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dips and cracks and slippery stones
dangerous steps, don’t go alone
think of all sailors young and sweet
rested these shores, under their feet
bathed in salty waves coming fast
the stories they tell of their past
we collect the colorful orbs
history we fail to absorb
mighty drifts of sea’s salt and sand
shape stories of rocky shore lands
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Open Link Night #403 with Live Edition
The Bag Lady 
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