Tag: Ragtag Daily Prompt
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16 August: Transitions
A Little Brouhaha All about me, they lean,dahlias the size of dinner plates.It’s a feast of decanted pinksmacked sidewise, andstrong armed in a breeze. The air twists on scents of fermenting apples, wasps behaving like angry drunks,and all their unhinged buzzingis a premonition of autumn. Written for dVerse “Transitions” and RDP “Brouhaha” (in reference to angry, buzzing wasps) and Fandango’s…
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13 May: Not Bothered
Not Bothered My neighbour just hurled herself into a taxi.Going on holiday. Somewhere warm, she says. I walk out the back door on to the patio. Into the rain. It’s mid-May, and too cold for bees. Apple treesare in bloom, but timing’s all wrong this year. That thin skin of vibrant green that comesat the…
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23 February: RDP “Delete”
Delete Me Delete me, I say,from your call list.I don’t need an extended warranty.I don’t need a wheelchair.I don’t need purified air.I don’t need a new driveway,new windows, or insulation.I don’t need a plot, you silly lot, andI don’t appreciate your insinuation.I don’t want my trees trimmed.I don’t have scuffed alloy rims.I don’t want you…
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