Day: September 22, 2019
Six Years – Debatably Dateable
Is it fate or foolishness?
Source: Six Years – Debatably Dateable
PLACATE
The Word of the Day is Placate
placate
/pləˈkeɪt,ˈplakeɪt,ˈpleɪkeɪt/
Learn to pronounceverb
- make (someone) less angry or hostile.“they attempted to placate the students with promises”
Write a Poem, story or anecdote, inspired by this word.
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Most Importantly, Have Fun.
#FridayFantasy . . . Today it is still Summer, Tomorrow will be Fall.
Artwork: Robert Lewis Reid
Text & image source: Garden of Bright Images https://www.facebook.com/GardenofImages/
Grateful for little mercies . . .
The things you take for granted
someone else is praying for.
Pic: Swiftcurrent lake, Mt. Grinnell, Glacier National Park, Montana
Text & photo source: Spiritual Awakenings ॐ https://web.facebook.com/Spiritual-Awakenings-%E0%A5%90-105433989565465/
suckers
We’re all kids
When we see candy
It could be
Chocolate
Or something flavored like fruit
Break out our big smiles
©2019 Annette Rochelle Aben
Promising to Never Leave – 3 Line Tales
From Sonya’s 3LineTales at Only100Words.
You can find the original prompt here. Thank you, Sonya
photo by Alina Fedorchenko via Unsplash
We stared at each other, motionless, neither willing to break the spell.
Time flew, the world spun, and the neglected building faded, crumbling around us.
When the structure failed, I lost you in the billowing debris, and my final thoughts were wishing we had one minute more.
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
Tending a Broken Soul
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Hummingbird Sweet Spot
Tiny little bird
Found my summer oasis
Hummingbird Sweet Spot
Photos: Dwight L. Roth
“Drink of me dear lover”
Drink of me my dear lover
I loved the Austin Texas nights. Alive and vibrant with people and good sound. I roamed to her every weekend for five years. The old city was my mistress and the good drink was my elixir to make me feel alive and write. I carried my Dryden and Hemingway books to read in the day. I wrote notes and poetry near the Austin city river all day.
I went to the Austin Poetry reading near the downtown area in the Summer of 1996. I was told no open spots to read. I could be a back-up. Many forget and when there are up and we need a person to stand in. I told the pretty blond hair Texas girl. This would be fine. My name is Johnnie. She smiled and turned to me, told me to sit near the reader’s stand, so we can…
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The Reluctant Poet 