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23 words · poetry

Turtle (an American cinquain)

May 30, 2023 Sally13 Comments

Ah, world —
Are you quite safe
Or not? I know where to
Find sanctuary — It is deep
Inside

Syllable count by line: 2-4-6-8-2

23 words

Snail Mail

May 22, 2023 Sally3 Comments

I’m pretty sure that people are going to start writing letters again once the email fad passes.

Willie Geist

I will write soon.

23 words · collage

Reactions

May 19, 2023 Sally2 Comments

The prompt was to use a photograph in my collage, so I did.

So many reactions to a new baby! Wonder, joy, must-tell-everybody, what-the-heck-is-all-the-fuss-about-it’s- just-a-baby

23 words · collage

Retro

May 17, 2023 Sally3 Comments
Hello!

“Create a retro feel,” prompted The Collage Ideas Book by Alannah Moore, a gift from one of my sons.

Did I succeed?

23 words

To Finish or Not To Finish

May 16, 2023 Sally4 Comments

Part of me wants to post this collage.

Part of me wants to find the perfect picture to complete it..

Guess part won?

23 words · collage

My Blue Pencil

May 15, 2023May 16, 2023 Sally3 Comments

Someone said that non-photo blue pencils wouldn’t scan.

Someone was mistaken.

However, when I changed the color settings. I COULD make it disappear

23 words

I’ve got nothing but a stupid joke

May 12, 2023 Sally3 Comments

Some kids robbed our local grocery store and stole all the Red Bull.
I don’t know how they sleep at night

[insert groan]

23 words

Consumption

May 11, 2023 Sally14 Comments

The prompt: consumption.

The first thing that came to my mind was tuberculosis – not energy, not sustainability.

What does that say about me?

23 words

Revive

May 9, 2023 Sally4 Comments

How do you revive a sheep?
Give it sheep-P-R

Why didn’t anyone revive the pirate?
He had a D-N-arrh

Must. Post. Every. Day.

23 words · collage

Khaki

May 5, 2023 Sally7 Comments

When I go to work, I wear the exact same thing every day: khaki pants and a black top. Uniforms aren’t that bad.

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