May 4, 2020

Silly Squirrel

Hey mister, you got any more of those unsalted sunflower seeds? My doctor says I need to watch my sodium intake. Silly squirrel, those seeds are for the birds the nuthatches finches stellar jays wrens townsend’s warblers. What? There’s enough so they can share. ______________________________...

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May 1, 2020

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #18

Paint Chip Poetry is 18! Woooohoooo! Sorry. I get excited about the simplest things these days. I think all this working from home, never eating out, and only seeing people via Zoom meetings is getting to me. Your Challenge This week’s prompt is a little...

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April 24, 2020

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #17

It’s week 17 and I’m finding myself thankful for this weekly anchor on my blog. I look forward every week to seeing what you all pen based on my randomly drawn paint chip cards. I Predict a Challenge This week’s prompt is a call for...

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April 17, 2020

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #16

It’s week 16 of Paint Chip Poetry! It’s hard to believe how time flies, even when you’re stuck at home because of a pandemic. So this week’s topic is pilgrimage. Oh what cruel fate, since many people can’t literally go on a pilgrimage anywhere right...

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April 11, 2020

Darkness of Saturday

Your disciples all hid awayterrified that dark SaturdayNot knowing what to donow that men had crucified You Hope that day was hidden toodoubting what You said was trueWondering if You would really riseor if Friday proved Your demise I think I know just how they...

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April 10, 2020

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #15

It’s week 15 of the Paint Chip Poetry prompt, and the end of week 4 of many people in Oregon working from home because of the coronavirus pandemic. I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “we’re all in this together” more than once over the past...

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