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On Flying South – #Haiku – #poetrychallenge

13 Wednesday Nov 2019

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Colleen’s poetry challenge for this week is synonyms only!  Her two words are Grace and Style.  Check out Colleen’s blog to find which forms of poetry are acceptable for this challenge.  Have fun!

Written as a Haiku, my synonyms are Exquisiteness and Formation.


Exquisiteness flies

Heading south, in formation

Wings spread, open, wide

 

 

Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 153 #SynonymsOnly

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Come Sit for a while- #poetry #whimsical

12 Tuesday Nov 2019

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Oh Hi! Hello there, let me introduce myself!

Please, don’t confuse me with the one on a shelf

I’d much rather be, where lies the green grass

I fancy my time, sitting here, on my… butt

The light, it draws sweetness, closer to me

I’m so very happy, watching a lantern fairy

I love how she dances, around, in the night

Sparkling brightly, underneath the starlight

So if you have a moment, or two, to spare

Come sit for a while, I’m happy to share

This place I call home, though fancy, it’s not

But, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it, ’cause I sure do, a lot!

Oh dear, did I forget, to tell you my name?

Why it’s Jed, this is true, I must proclaim.

 

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Sea of Sorrow – #poetry #despair

12 Tuesday Nov 2019

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Tears flow like water

Pouring over rapids

Rough and raging

Briefly slowing until

They hit the rocks again

Determined to wear down

All that lies beneath

Like a cascading waterfall

Tumbling down into despair

They disappear….

Merely a drop

In the sea of sorrow

 

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Much to Learn – #poetry #memories

11 Monday Nov 2019

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This room, old and dirty, things in disarray
Peeling walls, graffiti, boldly on display
The house, now abandoned, quietly cries
No hint of life, nor story, simply cast away.

On a table, an open book, filled by pen and ink
A chart, perhaps, or ledger, makes you stop and think
Someone, once cared, deeply, about this place
But, it’s been left here, empty, and on the brink.

Of finding out the answers, we all truly seek
Of heritage, and family, things filled with mystique
Absently turning the pages, searching for our life
Promises, once spoken, surely, makes this home unique.

As sun shines through the windows, caked with grime
A reminder of what must have been, a beauty, in its prime
Still, the light brings comfort, as a sigh escapes our lips
To leave the past behind us, would surely be a crime

There’s too much left to learn, and we’re on borrowed time….

 

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Honoring Our Veterans 2019 – #VeteransDay

11 Monday Nov 2019

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Today, in the United States of America, we celebrate Veterans Day. A day to honor the men and women who have fought in war, and fought for our freedoms, so that we may live as a free nation. Originally named Armistice Day, Congress changed the name in June 1954. In 1971, Veterans Day was moved to the fourth Monday in October, but was later moved back to November 11 beginning in 1978.

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“On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War, then known as “the Great War.” Commemorated as Armistice Day beginning the following year, November 11th became a legal federal holiday in the United States in 1938. In the aftermath of World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became Veterans Day, a holiday dedicated to American veterans of all wars.”1

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Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day. Memorial Day is the day we honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, who laid down their lives so that American’s could be free, free to choose, free to vote, free to live life.

We are and ever shall remain

“One Nation Under God, Indivisible, With Liberty and Justice for All.”

The next time you see a veteran, shake his or her hand, put your hand over your heart, just say Thank You. You don’t have to support war, but we do have to support our fellow Americans.

Thank you, to all the men and women of our military, here and away from home. My heart goes out to you and your families. I stand proud of my country because of you.

1. Source: http://www.history.com/topics/history-of-veterans-day

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