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Relaxation

August 20, 2012by bethterpening 2 Comments

Day 233 prompt: Relaxation get a massage read a book take a nap sit by a brook light a candle sniff a flower watch a movie take a shower tidy a […]

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Delightful Debris

August 19, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 232 prompt: Debris 4 days driving vacation 2 girls giggling and snacking 1 back seat home and finally vacant 6 thousand crumbs mementos of good times

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Contemporary

August 18, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 231 prompt: Contemporary (a haiku)   bold and minimal once snubbed as cold and sterile now sublime order  

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Grapefruit Sky

August 17, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 230 prompt: Pastel suburban evening running errands driving toward the sunset small, clear voice from the back seat observes the sky brushed in broad strokes of pastel at the stoplight […]

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Yard Work

August 16, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 229 prompt: Yard Work raking mowing picking up sticks not my preference for afternoon kicks I’d like to learn a magic chant to eliminate yard work but I can’t

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Neglect

August 15, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 228 prompt: Neglected Let’s stop and reflect About the effects Of human neglect A lack of respect Left unchecked Simply infects Confidence decked Relationships wrecked What do you expect?

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Perilous Mandolin

August 14, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 227 prompt: Damaged I still relive that reckless, unprotected moment when the pumping and sliding on the kitchen counter went too far, leaving me sore, bloody and tearful years later […]

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Peter’s Platform

August 13, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 226 prompt: The Letter P Peter pushed his purple plow Past plentiful plantings, but then POW He practically impaled a panda Preoccupied by propaganda Pestiferous politicians had put Presidential publicity […]

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Almost Perfect

August 12, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 225 prompt: Restful perfect Sunday afternoon weather right for jeans and tees leaves and branches sway above rousing to a gentle breeze I find an hour of solitude to use […]

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Which Gate?

August 11, 2012by bethterpening 2 Comments

  Day 224 prompt: Gates (a couplet)   Gates of heaven or gates of hell? We’ll probably know by sound and smell.  

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Fast Food

August 10, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 223 prompt: Fast Food (a limerick) the eats in your kitchen are icky your lunch hour clock goes tock ticky you can drive through somewhere if you really don’t care […]

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Tractors

August 9, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 222 prompt: Tractors My dad’s were orange Minneapolis Moline Other guys drove IH—all red Or John Deere—so green I could have been embarrassed But I didn’t know enough All I […]

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Black

August 8, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 221 prompt: Black Mommy? Yes … Why don’t you wear any colors bright? Why are your clothes as dark as the night? Why don’t you choose neon pink or green? […]

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Hope

August 7, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Drunken Daryl Likes to hit. Sally wishes She could split. But she’s in Vegas Far from home life. “Ain’t no family Sharin my wife.” You want romance? Just go on […]

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In Remembrance

August 6, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 219 prompt: Remembrance receiving wine and wafer I recall my Savior but other foods and drinks evoke different human links milk from a jug, sardines from a can bring back […]

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