Wordgrove Post & Review

Quoted In The Grove:
Practice is everything. This is often misquoted as Practice makes perfect.
~Periander

You can’t hire someone to practice for you.
H Jackson Brown, Jr

Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
~Martha Graham

EndQuote:
Practice puts brains in your muscles.
~Sam Snead

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Posted from the Grove

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Prewritten Exercise for Thurs 03/14:   fawn, vow

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@Writers Platform

Glass Table:
~ravenmagic:  Looking Deep

Working so hard to keep the peace and harmony in my life, there are always going to be people who try and tip it off balance. That may happen once in a while, but I will not stay down, for I have so much to accomplish and so little time to do it.

You may look at me and say I am weak, but you are not looking deep enough. I am so much more than you see. Take a deeper look and get to know me.

The calm within the Storm

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~ravenmagic:  Rescue

Walking in the woods I hear, a far off cry of pure despair. Walking toward the sound I hear, another cry of fear. Walking faster toward the sound, I see a hawk, upside down. Closer I step and take it steady, because I know the hawk is close to ready. Fearing he will take flight, I see his leg has been cinched tight. Not able to fly away it seems, I need to rescue this hawk and help it free. Calming myself to feel no fear so the hawk will be calm and not rip and tear. Softly I whisper to him, “I am here to help, please have no fear!”

I free the hawk and he flies away, I am glad he is safe for another day.

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~knighthawk101:   My Truck

I needed a truck and had some luck
when I found an old Ford Ranger.
She had some rust and a bit of dust
when she found her new gear changer.

She was a striking lil white truck
and somehow seemed a little flirty.
And while driving through some dirty muck
I decided to name her Gertie.

She’s got more shakes and rattles
than any truck ought to.
but the way she handles when I drive
says there’s nothing she won’t go through.

I remember the time she took us to camp
my wife and I had the greatest fun.
The rain made our stay a little damp
but still saw a lot of fish run.

Ahh the times we’ve had with that old truck
and she’s still plenty sturdy.
three hundred thousand miles and endless luck
we love our truck named Gertie.

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Go

Refresh my memory,
Clear the cobwebs of concern,
This is considered a burn,
Not easily sealed with caulk—
An assault,
Distraught…

The sun rose amidst the full fluff,
I rolled over
Pinched your nose
To remind you I’m tough,
A rebel rousing goddess,
Who’s accepted enough
~Mary O’Neal

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Prewritten:   hammer, acid
~BarTalk:  Epic

Blue barrel, window pane
Prosaic acid exotic then
Heard a thing never seen before
Celestial truth heavenly score
Hammered bells and something more
An important truth worth living for

…and forgot it

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burning question

claw hammer & rusty nail
irresistible & immovable
force & object
pine or oak the acid test
what would wood say

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Son of The Beach

Plasticized oceans
Waters turned acid and hot
Dead hammerhead shark
Oldest of the ancients dying
Swimming Hole: Closed

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Passin’ Time

Caught with acid laced cough drops
Doin’ time, mate’s all pissed off
Dear John says I been kissed off
Gettin’ hammered in the slammer
Doin’ dope cuz it don’t matter

‘Stead a feelin’ down, gettin’ blissed out
‘Cause a missin’ things that I missed out
Miss the missus, the one I miss most
Gettin’ hammered in the slammer
Doin’ dope cuz it don’t matter

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Non-Vegan

A wizened old recluse
A relative and irrelevant
Rode down from the mountains
On a massive bull elephant
Roared loud in a voice
Spoke his piece about choice
That El Cid or La Cid, his nephew or niece
Would age and mature to a stagey old ham
Or a chick full-laid out on a bed soft as bread
May both be delicious
And both rest in peace

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5-7-5 x 2

hammer out the lines
wait the acid wash of time
etched in stone or sand
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bloody red background
heavy hammer matching scythe
acid deep in plots

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Quoted In The Grove:
Walking the stacks in a library, dragging your fingers across the spines — it’s hard not to feel the presence of sleeping spirits.
~Robin Sloan

The library is an arena of possibility, opening both a window into the soul and a door onto the world.
~Rita Dove

I was made for the library, not the classroom. The classroom was a jail of other people’s interests. The library was open, unending, free.
~Ta-Nehisi Coates

EndQuote:
People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned.
~Saul Bellow

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Harvested: Dictionary.com
Curated: Wordgrove

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Prewritten Exercise for Thurs 03/07:  hammer, acid

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Posted from the Grove

Happy Thoughts for Happy Times
25 Happiest Words in English Language
http://mentalfloss.com/article/31974/25-happiest-words-english

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Glass Table:

Life On The Porch

They say that life on the Porch is ideal
An open safety net
A place to forget
Where we gather, drink, serve up laughter

Keep it real,
And bury our troubles for after
A long day, good news midst the bad
The neighbors provide respite
Subtlety advising the young

Community exists
No matter where you come from
The elders define morality
Schooling us on the value of equity
How the world rules our trajectory

Future gatekeepers of the Porch
Accept the change
Embody Lady Liberty
And proudly raise your torch
~Mary O’Neal

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Prewritten Theme:  sidekick

~Heartou: Hash Tag #Sidekick

There is a role for everyone
sometimes not the easiest to find.
Looking for friends we choose to discover with,
investigate the world and spend our time.
Mostly they are the people that choose to stay close,
not lovers nor blood relatives, although they could be
I don’t know.
The depth of intellect and wonderment will always flourish,
the bottom line, they are the ones that bring light to the monotony.
How awesome to make a genuine choice to share ones adventures,
I am thankful for my Sidekicks and happy to step up as one.
Please know my friend, I consider you the best, a stimulating converstionalist,
that promotes thought and provides me safe haven from feeling alone.
May everyone find one or maybe even two, multiple with the crowd here in Ashland,
smart, genuine and kind, a true variety of rareties to explore.
So, remember when life gets you down or you just need someone for that concert coming up,
that I as many others are here for you and happy to #sidekick some more.

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~BarTalk:
Besties

Looked up Gogol on Google
Numbered zeroes in googol
But not why I ogle that
Little shimmy and wiggle
Of my gigglin’ Betty Boop

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Synopsis #28

Defy the court Olympus
Deny the family squabbles
Refuse to sit their table
Wander the world in exile
Die alone nary a sidekick

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Power Play

Career assassins on staff
Sidekicks in politics thrive
Throats that are singing
Are ripe for the cutting
Survivors in the game
Prefer knives

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5-7-5 x 5

life is a classroom
took lessons from a side kick
leave Bruce Lee alone
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Batman had Robin
The Lone Ranger had Tonto
Makes a guy wonder
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scenario set
villain and hero are cast
a sidekick for her
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we’ve teased since grade school
sidekicks turned prom dates in love
tomorrow they wed
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young tyke, steel steed down
bike on its side kickstand up
Mom says time for lunch

 

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