The Bag Lady

Only one choice for me: “Autmn Leaves” by Nat King Cole.

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https://thebeewrites.com/2020/01/31/love-is-in-da-blog-2020-a-music-festival-is-back/

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Joe and Jack were up to mischief again. Boys of ten and twelve never learn and this was going to be another lesson. Walking the ominous trench under the bridge, they decided to set up a trap, consisting of rope, and fish netting. The idea was to fix a looped net, and when their friends walked over it, it would snap them up.

If only they hadn’t been overheard planning this surprise, it might have been successful. Mary was passing by when she saw the two rascals acting suspiciously. She sneaked behind a tree and overheard their idea. Having been ignored by the two handsome lads, decided to get a small revenge and revealed their plans to her brother, Mike. Mike was more than happy to turn the tables on them.

Joe and Jack covered the trap with leaves and returned home. In the morning, they invited Mike and his friends to the old bridge. Luring them under, they were suddenly drawn up in the air by their own trap. Mike and Mary had changed the location the night before. After being laughed at by their peers, the boys were released and slunk home, embarrassed.

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https://flashfictionforthepracticalpractitioner.wordpress.com/2020/02/26/flash-fiction-for-the-purposeful-practitioner-2020-week-09/#like-1136

“All of Me” by John Legend

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https://thebeewrites.com/2020/01/31/love-is-in-da-blog-2020-a-music-festival-is-back/

Overwhelming hues

Perfumed air fills my senses

Japanese springtime

https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/02/26/heeding-haiku-with-chevrefeuille-february-26th-2020-cherry-tree-in-full-bloom/#like-19600

Ready to write off this weather☃️

https://lindaghill.com/2020/02/26/one-liner-wednesday-written-off/

A baby cries, you rush in

A toddler falls, you brush their tears

A child is bullied, you sympathize

A teen’s love gone astray, you advise.

Now an adult, their own life has impermanence.

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http://dversepoets.com/2020/02/25/poetics-impermanence/

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Quite confident in the process of phronesis, Walter decided he would easily attain the constituents’ vote. Various eyes were on him at all times, especially news reporters he used as a source for his popular views.

Most newsworthy venues were baffled and would shrink from the endless parade of hurtful comments, smelly accusations and everyday bite from his tweets, but Walter never even blinked and hoisted them onto his MAGA hat thinking it was just another feather in his cap.

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https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/02/24/wordle-169-2/#like-19589

A Van Morrison tune, but I love Aaron’s voice. “Crazy Love”.

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http://thebeewrites.com/2020/01/31/love-is-in-da-blog-2020-a-music-festival-is-back/

A practical effort for this quadrille:

Peeling used to be a common chore

Potatoes, carrots and more

Easy enough, use a utensil to peel

But for me as I age, it’s a bit more real

Wet peeler, veggies too, fingers can’t evade

Knuckles are cut or scraped by the blade.

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https://dversepoets.com/2020/02/24/quadrille-98-peelings-nothing-more/

A trip to the spa or lady’s salon

Should be enjoyed, am I wrong?

Supposedly a gift where they perform

Also a place where most people conform.

A facial, a massage, a rub here and there

While you sit or lay in a toweled chair

A new experience, I admit for me

Especially at my age of eighty-three!

After laying me out in a hot foamy bath

And elbowing and pushing around on my back

A massage they called it, a torturous treat

Then wrapped me in leaves from my head to my feet!

Do what you will, ladies of wealth

But I’ll not return, I’m afraid for my health!

https://godoggocafe.com/2020/02/25/tuesday-writing-prompt-challenge-tuesday-25-2020/