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Loves, lamentation, and life through prose, stories, passions, and essays.

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Three Things Challenge #M800

August 28, 2024August 28, 2024 Anthony4 Comments

Congratulations on 3TC # 1800 Pensitivity101!!! 

Three Things challenge #M800

Your three words today are:

PRIVACY

SUBDUED

BLINDED

Tyranny of us All 

Some blinded by their 

authority, prefer our 

privacies subdued 

or removed altogether

Gaining more control of us…

-AAA 08/27/2024

Accomplishment 

August 28, 2024August 27, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment


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http://madmissywork.blog

Proud declaration,

Speaking of accomplishment,

Boastful words are shared.

Enjoy all of your success.

Dues paid and you deserve it…

-MAD/AAA08/25/2024

Three Things Challenge #M799

August 27, 2024August 27, 2024 Anthony3 Comments

Three Things Challenge #M799

Your three words today are:

MANIC

CRAZY

CHAOS

Living With Terror

He was quite scary 

When he was crazy manic 

Chaos would ensue

Sharing his violence with

Everyone and everything…

-AAA 08/27/2024

Missy’s MAD Challenge # 004

August 27, 2024 Anthony6 Comments

http://madmissywork.blog/2024/08/26/welcome-to-missys-mad-challenge-004/

Your Prompt for the week

  • Crying uncontrollably

Inconsolable 

Inconsolable by Amy E Frasier

I saw her crying.

She was uncontrollably

sad, breaking my heart,

into a thousand pieces.

And crushing my very soul.

-AAA 08/26/2024

Apex

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Reaching the highest,

Goal achieved and sought after,

Attainment fulfilled.

Now time for the next challenge.

Soaring higher and higher…

-MAD/AAA08/25/2024

Not Quite Not Needed 

August 26, 2024August 26, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment


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http://madmissywork.blog

Repetition found,

Overflowing with surplus

Redundancy shown.

Vestigial in nature,

but never quite obsolete…

-MAD/AAA08/25/2024

Three Things Challenge #M798

August 26, 2024 Anthony5 Comments

Three Things Challenge #M798

Your three words today are:

SOLEMN

SULTRY

TERSE

I Left…

The day was sultry

As I made a solemn vow

Never to return to that life

My decision came quite terse 

I had to follow my gut…

-AAA 08/26/2024 

All Expenses Paid

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http://madmissywork.blog

Price paid in full worth,

Sacrifice to attain much,

Costly but of value.

Truly, quite rare and unique

Hence all of the expenses…

-MAD/AAA08/25/2024

Fierce Loves

August 25, 2024August 24, 2024 Anthony4 Comments

Only the bravest 

Strongest hearts on the earth will love

All other people 

So Indiscriminately

Without it being returned…

-AAA 08/24/2024

Weekend Extended Winks 

August 25, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment

A very late rise

Morning is nearly all gone

Isn’t it lovely,

on a lazy Saturday

Or even on a Sunday…

-AAA 08/24/2024

Strong Will Shapes…

August 24, 2024August 22, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment


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http://madmissywork.blog

Tilted towards an end

Inclined by nature’s design

Predisposed to sway

If contortion can create

Then a strong will can shape things…

-MAD/AAA 08/22/2024

UP THE LADDER 

August 24, 2024August 22, 2024 Anthony3 Comments


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http://madmissywork.blog

Learning on the job

Growth through experience gained

Internship’s steep climb

As you pay all of your dues

Moving slowly, surely, up…

-MAD/AAA 08/22/2024

DROWNING 

August 24, 2024August 22, 2024 Anthony6 Comments


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http://madmissywork.blog

Drowning in sorrow

Wrapped in self-indulgent woe

Self-pity’s dark hold

Brings me down even lower

As I try to stay afloat…

-MAD/AAA 08/22/2024

STRETCHED 

August 23, 2024August 22, 2024 Anthony3 Comments


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http://madmissywork.blog

Stretched to the limit

Pressure pulling tight and taut

Strained and stressed within,

Pressed as hard as one can be

Any further, and I’ll snap…

-MAD/AAA 08/22/2024

Three Things Challenge #M793

August 22, 2024August 21, 2024 Anthony9 Comments

Three Things Challenge #M793

Your three words today are:

ACCEPTANCE

REJECTION

DISAPPOINTED

Rejection Central 

Acceptance approved

We’re in “Rejection Central”

Where disappointed

People share all their stories

In a mutual disdain…

-AAA 08/21/2022

Meaning 

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Precise, holding fast,

Stitching fabric and story,

Securing our world

Making some sense of it all 

Can seem like a fool’s errand…

-MAD/AAA 08/20/2024

Hunting for Their Lives

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Nature’s sharp embrace,

Talons grasp with fierce control,

Survival’s strong hold

Grips quite tightly as they hunt

All hinges in their success…

-MAD/AAA 08/20/2024

Majestic Grace

August 21, 2024August 20, 2024 Anthony2 Comments


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http://madmissywork.blog

Balancing act, light,

Softly touching the earth’s floor,

Dancers’ silent grace

Like swans in a glassy lake

Gentle movements as they glide…

-MAD/AAA 08/20/2024

Take Aim at Your Dreams 

August 21, 2024August 20, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment


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Swift motion, sure aim,

Grasping time and dreams with ease,

Victory in hand

In every step I take 

Dreams become realities…

-MAD/AAA 08/20/2024

Heart’s Guitars 

August 21, 2024August 20, 2024 Anthony3 Comments


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http://madmissywork.blog

Notes intertwined tight,

Harmony in every strum,

Heartstrings resonate

Forming fragile melodies 

And many delicate chords…

-MAD/AAA 08/20/2024

Fingers Trace Life’s Paths 

August 20, 2024 Anthony2 Comments


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http://madmissywork.blog

Digits reach and touch,

Graceful in their delicate dance,

Embracing life’s path.

Tracing the entire journey 

From the start to the present…

-MAD/AAA 08/20/2024

Three Things Challenge #M792

August 20, 2024August 20, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment

Three Things Challenge #M792

Your three words today are:

BORDER

GATED

WALL

Containment

Many want borders

Walls without gates anywhere

To protect us all

But who protects us from harm

By our very own people???

-AAA 08/20/2024

Three Things Challenge #M789

August 17, 2024August 17, 2024 Anthony6 Comments

Three Things Challenge #M789

Your three words today are:

HANDKERCHIEF

LACE

CORNERS

Lace Handkerchief

The corners of her 

Lace handkerchief were so frayed

That the threads were loose

Pulling on any of them

Would tear the soft cloth apart…

-AAA 08/17/2024

Evil is Here

August 17, 2024August 17, 2024 Anthony3 Comments


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http://madmissywork.blog

Inhuman snarls, growl

Hungering for flesh and blood

Who will it strike next

Darkness falls, fear fills the air

Eyes gleam in the night’s embrace…

-AAA/MAD 08/16/2024

Hawk, Hunting

August 17, 2024August 17, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment


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http://madmissywork.blog

Hungry hawk circles 

Looking for some smaller prey

All rodents, beware

Danger is lurking nearby

Protect others and yourself…

-AAA/MAD 08/16/2024

The Sky is Falling 

August 17, 2024August 17, 2024 Anthony1 Comment


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http://madmissywork.blog

Chunks of masonry

Crack up and fall around you

As the earth trembles

Nature’s power on display

Shaking everything it holds…

-AAA/MAD 08/16/2024

Medusa From Gamora

August 17, 2024August 17, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment


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http://madmissywork.blog

Do not turn around

Lest you all be turned to stone

Dwelling is danger

Watching me you’ll turn to stone

Beware the eyes that follow…

-AAA/MAD 08/16/2024

Optimism is Free

August 17, 2024August 17, 2024 Anthony5 Comments


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http://madmissywork.blog

Optimism’s free

Should be shared with everyone

We all deserve that

Help spread joy around the world

It will help make the world better…

-AAA/MAD 08/16/2024

Be a Mentor

August 17, 2024August 17, 2024 Anthony7 Comments


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http://madmissywork.blog

Live positively 

Promote the best in others

Rather than compete

Proud of their accomplishments

Support them rather than attack…

-AAA/MAD 08/16/2024

Slowly But With Certainty 

August 17, 2024August 17, 2024 Anthony4 Comments


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http://madmissywork.blog

Slow down, slow your roll

Hit the brakes, no more mistakes

Manifest good things

Let positivity take hold

In stillness, find peace within…

-AAA/MAD 08/16/2024

You Do You

August 17, 2024August 17, 2024 Anthony4 Comments


Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog

Just do as I say 

But, not at all what I do 

Avoid my mistakes

Always trust yourself to shine 

Believe in your own sunshine…

-AAA/MAD 08/16/2024

Good Friends

August 17, 2024August 17, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment


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http://madmissywork.blog

Support your best friends 

They would do the same for you 

In the very least

Together as one we stand

In times of need, unite now…

-AAA/MAD 08/16/2024

Seeds of Despair

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment

Pure narcissism

Sows many seeds of despair 

Letting evil grow 

And propagate everywhere

Leading to torturous fates…

-AAA 08/16/2024

Perfect Pairs Mating in Midair 

August 16, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment

Flying perfectly

Dragonflies mate in midair 

Ariel love dance 

Defying all gravity

In a light loving embrace…

-AAA 08/16/2024

Paradise out of Reach

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment

Bristled paradise

Yet somehow I can’t reach it

I need longer arms

Two more inches should do it 

My tailor would be thankful…

-AAA 08/16/2024

Three Things Challenge #M788

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 Anthony7 Comments

Three Things Challenge #M788

Your final three words this week are:

VAULT

HORSE

RACING

Horse Racing Yields Vaulted Betters 

Horse races are fun 

People literally vault

To get their bets in 

Before the final posting

Lest their horse comes in first place…

-AAA 08/16/2024

Stone Fruits 

August 15, 2024 Anthony9 Comments

Sweet fruit, stony centers 

Plums, peaches, and nectarines

Even cherries too

Each bite, juicy ripe goodness

Each, a piece of summertime…

-AAA 08/15/2024

Shooting Star

August 15, 2024 Anthony4 Comments

Fire across the sky

Brilliance, lights up the darkness 

Silence, its beauty

I gasp at the spectacle

In an instant, it’s over…

-AAA 08/15/2024

Daylight 

August 15, 2024 Anthony6 Comments

Daylight, it washes

Away the darkness night left

Basking us in light

The sheer brightness is endless

And the warmth is, infinite…

-AAA 08/15/2024

Remember…

August 15, 2024August 15, 2024 Anthony1 Comment

Remember her face.

Her high cheekbones and her smile 

Luscious radiance

Soft skin that drinks up my touch

With such gorgeous lips to kiss…

-AAA 08/15/2024

My Decompression Methods 

August 14, 2024August 14, 2024 Anthony2 Comments

Light up the candles 

Turn off every single light

Put on Jazz music

Turn on the bath and add salts

Get in and just decompress…

-AAA 08/14/2024

Near Me 

August 14, 2024August 14, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment

I can feel you’re near 

Even though I can’t see you

I know that you’re close

Almost can smell your perfume

And my heart is racing now…

-AAA 08/14/2024

Words We Need

August 13, 2024 Anthony2 Comments


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http://madmissywork.blog

When words don’t come out 

Never try and force them all

Or you’ll lose your mind

Silence can sometimes bring peace

To bring back the words that we need…

-AAA/MAD 08/12/2024

Out of Ideas 

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http://madmissywork.blog

Out of ideas 

I don’t know what I can write

Maybe just a loon.

In the bright light of the moon

Oh, whatever will I do

-AAA/MAD 08/12/2024

Lazy Hunger

August 12, 2024August 12, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment


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http://madmissywork.blog

I am so hungry 

But I do not want to cook

Find me some takeout

Pizza, sushi, or maybe  

Some spicy noodles will do

-AAA/MAD 08/12/2024

Cannon-Ball Shenanigans

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Buffoons keep jumping 

In the pool like idiots 

Doing cannon-balls.

Trying as hard as they can

To soak every animal…

-AAA/MAD 08/12/2024

Magic and Mockery 

August 12, 2024August 12, 2024 Anthony2 Comments


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http://madmissywork.blog

The magician scoffed

And she disappeared in smoke

Never seen again.

Magic words never said again

To live in peace and not mocked.

-AAA/MAD 08/12/2024

Sharing Laughter

August 12, 2024August 12, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment


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http://madmissywork.blog

Joining in laughter

Is the most fun we can have

We’re all sharing joy

experiencing pleasure

to help deal with what may come 

-AAA/MAD 08/12/2024

Dishonesty 

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http://madmissywork.blog

Please be quite silent 

Do not speak a single word

Or a syllable.

All you say are lies anyways

Only speak when it is the truth

-AAA/MAD 08/12/2024

Karma for the Abandoned

August 12, 2024August 12, 2024 Anthony3 Comments

Dumped, discarded, dropped

Being left behind hurts most

It earns swift karma

For the people who discard

Many times beyond their deeds…

-AAA 08/12/2024

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