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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..."

39 comments:

  1. :-) "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. Yep can't trump Mariya's comment..so important that we feel that..in some way..every day..

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

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

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

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  9. Interesting play on words! Liked the unexpected twists.

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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. Interesting read. So I'll stretch to twenty quid. I like his compassion.

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

    Pamela

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

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  16. Oh yes. Excellent.

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

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  18. An excellent enlightened ending to this.

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

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

    Anna :o]

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