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The hands that hold the purses write the script And the hands of their minions are up the bums of exclusive, custom-designed puppets who shriek their lies in terror. Cute little wife you’ve got there, alone at your private address in your quiet little town… Just say the words, son, and it will all go […]

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  CHESS   I will not be a pawn in your game Kings and queens are veiled in secrecy Never the face you see glued to the box. Behind the scenes, where pawns never tread, Here, the sleight of hand is played; The advertised venue, a smokescreen   Where is the pawn that once was […]

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“Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party” is a phrase used by an early expert on the use of the Remington typewriter by Frank E. McGurrin in 1889. Wiki * It’s an old phrase that was often used in typing practice, back when my granny was […]

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Join us for Colleen’s weekly challenge. This week the prompt words are COLD AND SAFE. I have used CHILLED AND GUARDED for the synonyms in this- my first ever-  Etheree. FREEDOM Step into another way of living chilled flesh is a sign not of death but of change where spirits once were guarded within these […]

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HAPPY ELEVENTY-FIRST CHALLENGE! Join us for Colleen’s eleventy-first challenge, where this week, the challenge is to craft a poem using synonyms for the challenge words ‘celebrate’ and ‘number.’ 111 ~ A Haibun   Auspicious symbols Honoring life’s memories – Colleen’s Poetry Challenge – One hundred and eleven Tantalizing tastes of verse.   As I sit […]

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DOCTOR 11:11   My life seems to be full of elevens. This morning, I was having a wonderful dream and simply refused to wake up from it. Matt Smith- one of my favourite people- was showing me how to colour the Universe, and I was having so much fun that I knew normal life couldn’t […]

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Join us for COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 101, “PLAN & FINISH,” #SYNONYMSONLY PLAN AND FINISH – USING SYNONYMS ASPIRATIONS AND COMPLETION. Our aspirations In full bloom, we are perfect In our completion. Flowering in the warm sun Sowing future’s seeds. We reach for heights unconquered, with dreams in our souls that defy […]

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Come and join us for this week’s #Tanka Tuesday, Synonyms for this weeks challenge are DENY and CHANGE. Bathing in the light, I fight the depths of darkness And transform my soul.   For there’s no home for hatred Where pure compassion dances.   Afraid to show yourself — I see you there, shivering though […]