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Yammer Time

October 4, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 278 prompt: The Letter Y as the yenta yammers on yearning for the youth of yesterday you yawn into your yogurt

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Oh Health

October 3, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 277 prompt: Health must wear glasses in order to see taking supplements for vitamin D can’t jump or run, or else I pee can’t handle caffeine after three merely standing […]

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Adding Adult to Injury

October 2, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 276 prompt: Softness injured child falls to the ground clutching crying instinctively revealing vulnerability hoping someone will help injured adult stiffens to full height stifling denying protectively concealing vulnerability hoping […]

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Leading

October 1, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 275 prompt: Leading Lines An examiner’s leading question places words in a witness’s mouth. Wouldn’t you say? That same question could plant seeds of doubt in a juror’s mind. Wouldn’t […]

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Tot’s Eye View

September 30, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 274 prompt: Chairs or Benches Three feet tall and in a pew, what do little children view? A few fat books, the tiled floor, long spans of oak, and not […]

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Facade

September 29, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 273 prompt: Architecture (a haiku) the architecture of your face just has more depth high school reunion

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Dashboard Plight

September 28, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 272 prompt: Center of Interest (a haiku) dizzying dashboard speed temp review gas map phone … oh hey what’s that song?

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Misnomer

September 27, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 271 prompt: Domestic how dare they declare that tabby domestic with pompous stride so purrfectly majestic  

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Sunday Morning

September 26, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 270 prompt: Musical (to the tune of Oklahoma) Sunday morning, When the kids sleep while alarms do ring It seems they don’t mind if we’re so behind as we […]

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So Busy

September 25, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 269 prompt: Busy the middle manager wears busy like a power tie the yearbook editor says busy like a victory speech the gate agent eats busy like a fast food […]

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Stage Fright

September 24, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 268 prompt: Compact I misjudged the timing of the entr’acte now the curtain rises on me closing my red compact surely someone glimpsed it in this theater oh so […]

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No Freeze

September 23, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 267 prompt: Freeze Frame (a haiku) freeze frames are only for cinematographers in life we move on

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Together?

September 22, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 266 prompt: Together (a haiku) they may co-pilot a minivan but that’s no proof of wedded bliss

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Fitness

September 21, 2012by bethterpening Leave a comment

Day 265 prompt: Fitness pilates and yoga speed walking and weights crunches and pull-ups gliding on skates

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Hands

September 20, 2012by bethterpening 2 Comments

Day 264 prompt: Hands they emerge plump and pink from the veil of white bubbles that whisper over her dinner dishes still for half a second then two rapid twitches scatter […]

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