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Sunday, March 17, 2013

WORDLE #100

For Sunday Whirl:
And posted to d'verse open link night #88


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A guy walks on down the street
Quick march; left, right, left, right, left

Things to do, places to go
Master of all he surveys

A distant voice calls to him
"Have you got any spare change...?"
So feint, he hardly hears it

He doesn't create a fuss
But his train of thought is rocked

"It's a bad day to die hard
So I'll stretch to twenty quid...
In other words... I love you..."
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39 comments:

  1. Mariya KolevaMarch 17, 2013 at 6:00 PM

    :-) "In other words... I love you..."
    I sit here, finger quick-stepping over the keybord, in wonder what to type, and here I am, wordless. Big smile!

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  2. Jae RoseMarch 17, 2013 at 6:36 PM

    Yep can't trump Mariya's comment..so important that we feel that..in some way..every day..

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  3. Carol Steel March 17, 2013 at 7:09 PM

    I like "But his train of thought is rocked." That needs to happen to any who pass by the poor and forgotten.

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  4. Magical Mystical TeacherMarch 17, 2013 at 7:12 PM

    I left Facebook a few weeks ago, so I guess I won't be posting this piece!

    (Are you still hooked on word verification? How I wish you weren't! It's such an impediment to those of us who want to comment. Would you consider ridding your blog of this impediment, please? I won't be the only one to thank you, I can assure you!)

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    1. Stan SkiMarch 17, 2013 at 10:02 PM

      I set it up (again) to deter spammers... I'll take it off (again) and see how it goes...

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  5. C.C. March 17, 2013 at 7:31 PM

    A play on words. "It's a bad day to due hard," I enjoyed this. Lol.

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  6. Laurie KolpMarch 17, 2013 at 7:44 PM

    Interesting... and you used feint instead of faint... very clever, Stan.

    http://lkkolp.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/the-sickening/

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  7. brenda wMarch 17, 2013 at 9:42 PM

    Nice!

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  8. Ann (bunnygirl)March 17, 2013 at 9:53 PM

    A dollar is only a drop in the bucket of need, but sometimes what the other person needs above all is hope.

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  9. Stan SkiMarch 17, 2013 at 10:07 PM

    Thanks Ann... I guess we all spend a bit of time in that bucket...

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  10. MarianVMarch 17, 2013 at 10:14 PM

    Interesting play on words! Liked the unexpected twists.

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  11. JulesMarch 17, 2013 at 10:42 PM

    Acts of loving kindness...a karma bounce 'fer sure!'

    Thanks for your visit...I'll keep adding to the story verse as long as there is the Sunday Whirl. I may even go back in time...to check out past lists. I've only done about half of the Worldles for this story verse.

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  12. AnonymousMarch 18, 2013 at 12:05 AM

    There's a beat and a rhythm to your words that brings your character alive and one can see him moving and also colliding with a different reality. Good stuff, Stan,

    Elizabeth
    http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/instruments-of-survival-ii/

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  13. veronicaMarch 18, 2013 at 12:15 AM

    Yes, I agree with all the above comments. A good bit of writing which takes you there, to the street and the opportunities you meet.

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  14. AnonymousMarch 18, 2013 at 1:54 AM

    Interesting read. So I'll stretch to twenty quid. I like his compassion.

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  15. flaubertMarch 18, 2013 at 2:12 AM

    Good one, Stan. It is nice to have you with us at the whirl.

    Pamela

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  16. Stan SkiMarch 18, 2013 at 3:15 AM

    Thanks Pamela :)

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  17. Old EggMarch 18, 2013 at 5:57 AM

    It is strange isn't it? If we waste that $10 that is OK but we have a fear of someone else wasting it instead so are reluctant to give it away. If that is too difficult try buying a copy of the "Big Issue" which the needy can sell on street corners; they makes their buck and the reading isn't that bad at all. I am not sure whether it is available in the US though?

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    1. Stan SkiMarch 18, 2013 at 6:23 AM

      Big Issue is available in Manchester UK... I pick up a copy whenever I'm in town...

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  18. AnonymousMarch 18, 2013 at 11:13 PM

    Oh yes. Excellent.

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  19. CherylMarch 19, 2013 at 1:46 AM

    There but for fortune, go you or I. Great story, Stan. Full of hope. I like the rhythm as well.

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  20. anthonynorthMarch 20, 2013 at 3:53 AM

    An excellent enlightened ending to this.

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  21. Brian MillerMarch 20, 2013 at 4:30 AM

    in other words, i love you...really excellent close on this....and i figure one day perhaps when i need it, someone will feel the same of me...

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  22. AnonymousMarch 20, 2013 at 6:19 AM

    Compassion is a wonderful thing..the love for a stranger is too often unfelt.

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  23. teriMarch 20, 2013 at 10:17 AM

    You bring a much needed reminder to see the person. Amazing how you capture the quiet voice. Here's to love.

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  24. hyperCRYPTICalMarch 20, 2013 at 9:02 PM

    Lovely closure - if only we were all this compassionate...

    Anna :o]

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