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Practice

Daily writing promptDo you practice religion?View all responses

I was traveling yesterday and didn’t get much sleep.

Also, not touching this one. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

My hope is that you were safe out there yesterday. Memorial day isn’t an exclusively American holiday, but I know that it is a dangerous day for Americans. First day of summer, good excuse to drink a bit.

Be safe.

Back to work.

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That word ‘hero’

Define that word
Hero

Wet firecracker
Disposable note

Am I a hero
No no not you

Yes yes hero
Dismissed

The better parts
Of valor, Discretion

Humility, honor
Valor, but quietly 

Then am I
Not if you say so

Hero worship
Community rejoice

At a distance
In a mask

On the screen
Beautiful fantasy

We hire heroes
Can I have a job

Oh no not you
Unqualified, poor fit

Then what for
Whispered words

Caesar gave land
Material gratitude 

Uncle Sam offers 
Disability pension

To what benefit
Purchased silence

To what ends
The stories end

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Survivor’s guilt

Guilty thoughts intrude 
Upon a small head 
Groggy and quiet 
On my chest

His son can’t have this
Quiet domestic moment
A bullet pierced 
Through his chest

Is Grandma guilty
with giggling children
Joyful and carefree
An unplanned visit

He couldn’t give
This small precious gift 
A third generation
For a surprise visit

Divide and conquer
We tackle bedtime
Split simple tasks
Settle children to bed

Plenty to divide
But he isn’t there
Another night alone
Always outnumbered 

Nothing new to report
These costs always known
It doesn’t change 
that you are missed 

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The before time

Daily writing promptDo you remember life before the internet?View all responses

All hear, of the of the forgotten times
The before space, a true dark ages

Time immemorial, without connection
Face to face speech, inefficiencies

Neighborhoods gathered, and fought
Without pages, practically savages

Children played together, and talked
Shared laughter, disease transmission

There may have been a time, before
But without a hashtag, how do we know?

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Bumbling mistakes

Daily writing promptWhat are you good at?View all responses

Carefully developed
Capable capacity for

Bumbling mistakes
Failures abound that

Teach valued lessons
Build upon skills by

Trying new things
Beginners mindset

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All you need

Daily writing promptWhat does “having it all” mean to you? Is it attainable?View all responses

Having it all?
All you need.

If all you have,
is all you need

If you only want
What you need

And you prioritize
What you need

Like a jet ski,
or motorcycle

In this economy?
This interest rate?

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Social Battery

Daily writing promptWho would you like to talk to soon?View all responses

Introverts dilemma, avoid the chat
Social battery, restrained dialogue

Exchange ideas, explore themes
Swap stories, limited time only

Short discussion, goal focused
Don’t take it personal, gotta go

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Belonging

Daily writing promptWhat personal belongings do you hold most dear?View all responses

Personal belongings
Precious belonging

Family belongings
Belonging to family

Belong to a family
Belong in my family

Belong with family
Personal belonging

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Gathered collectibles

Daily writing promptDo you have any collections?View all responses

Gather troublesome intrusions
Inconsiderations, impertinences

Destructive creations, expenses
Discombobulating miscreants

Selfish anarchic collectibles
This litter of darling children

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Old Oak Tree

Daily writing promptWhat is the legacy you want to leave behind?View all responses

Not a legacy of ashes, dust on the wind
Blackened remains on a metal sheet
Sprinkled on the water, children’s tears

Compost slowly, patience with grandpa
Consumed by earth, of fertile ground
Oak tree saplings, roots tangled deep

Let time pass, birds nest, squirrels play
Stretch wide, leaf burst cooling shade
Thick trunk fattens, generations forget

You know that tree there, and who it is?
Who? That old tree isn’t a who, its a tree?
That old tree was, my grandpa told me.

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