Simply 6 Minutes ~ June 14th

today’s prompt: winter scene

Winter wonderland . . .
Each night I take a stroll thru the center of the historic town.
It snowed today (six inches plus) and thankfully the snows were plowed.
A strange scene captures my curiosity.
WYSIWYG (acronym ‘what you see is what you get’)
I rather doubt I can make sense of this picture so best I take a snapshot
for talk reference – tomorrow’s topic at lunch.
There appears to be a young woman sleeping soundly wrapped snughly
in her sleeping bag only her face, hand and head are exposed to the
elements, the frigid temperatures>
This makes absolutely no sense.
Is this a rooftop on the ground since I’ve never seen a chimney placed
on a street.
And why does the snow covered ground resemble a quilt?
Maybe tomorrow I can think clearly, ask questions and find answers.

WC: 137

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Simply 6 Minutes ~ March 1st

Am I dreamin’
Before me stands a lovely imaginary vision
An elephant wearin’ monarch butterfly ears
No, tis some artist’s vivid picturesque creation
A mammal and an insect sharers same ecosystem
Single similarity betwixt them both members of
animal kingdom
If local zoo raised its’ admission price, friend
would you pay extra for the chance opportunity
to snap a picture
of a two-to-seven-ton elephant parading around
with monarch butterfly ears, wingspan three to
four inches.
I guess my answer would be affirmative only I
have a gut feeling this is another photoshop picture.

Word count: 93

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Simply Six Minutes

Photo Prompt

A picture speaks volumes.
Your baby blue eyes are awesome.
Are you real or are you wearing a costume?
It’s said to be wary of critters who are too silent.
Should I be scared of you; by nature, are you violent?
You don’t exactly look overly happy.
Did you forget to indulge in an afternoon nappie?
I kind of like those stripes you wear
Even though they remind me of garb of prisoners’ garb
Are you always this quiet and peaceful?
Or are you awaiting a photo session and treats piece-meal

Word count: 91

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Prompt picture challenge – nature scene

Ah, today is going to be a good day (tell myself).

And so I scroll the reader for something positive to write about (challenge myself).

Alas several posts down, I find one I’ve participated in before (great).

But I’m unsure of the picture so take a ‘http’ trip and find a nature site (beautiful).

Collect as my clues as possible for a mini-story as six minutes passes quickly (undoubtedly).

Down another sip of mornin’ tea from my grey mug outlined cat words inscribed “Don’t

stress – Meow! (laughing out loud).

Eeks! I can’t go back and make corrections ‘block’ editor won’t allow. (sigh)

Quick attempt at a Tanka poem:

Vacation resort
Location unknown foreign
View extreme beauty
Photographic dream ne’er seen
Alarm rings wake up tis morn

Simply 6 Minutes Challenge

First glance of the pic led me to believe this animal species could possibly be the

Vietnamese Orangutan ‘Pongo hooijeri’, an endangered species.

At second glance I took note of the creature’s facial features and oh the long nose

of the rather ugly animal would define it as an ant eater.

An anteater specializes in eating insects.

Although this one is quite gigantic I could’ve used a mini-one earlier this morn.

My urge to pee was greater than my urge to stop the black carpenter ant

(a nervous wreck) made himself at home touring the vanity walking on

numerous personal items.

Void of a long-handled weapon, helpless, I had no choice other than watch

the segmented bugger.

Adamant that ant would soon meet his maker, upon arising after washing my

hands I was on a mission to stop him dead in his tracks.

Success, one less carpenter ant!

Word count: 147 to 150 (if this is inaccurate, blame it on the block editor – tough time.

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Simply 6 Minutes Challenge: Nov. 10th 2020

Today’s prompt: famous quote

“Practice what you preach” – first thought came to mind.

I accessed the internet to find out to whom I should accredit this quote.

To my surprise it was ‘Jesus’ who spoke those words in his teachings about legalism.

Matthew 23:2-3

I’ve been a firm believer my entire life of treating others in the same manner you

wish them to treat you.

To my dismay this thinking doesn’t hold true as many talk the talk only don’t walk

the walk.

No, individuals are first to give instructions to someone on how to behave only

they fail to follow their own words.

This makes them hypocrites and sadly our world is chaulk full of those types.

Word count: 113 to 114 (numbers inclusive)

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Simply 6 Minutes Challenge – Oct. 27th 2020

challenge: write ‘whatever’ comes to mind from viewing the picture

I see the inground pool and I reminisce about years I lived in the countryside.
My neighbors on one side purchased inground pools and on the other side of
them was those, including I, who could only afford above-ground ones.

Each summer we women would gather around poolside while we watched
our young children play and sometimes disagree. There was one game they
played where spoken over and over were the words ‘Marco Polo’

If only I could turn back the clock and relive those happier times of my life.
Sadly we make decisions based on circumstances and for some of us there are
no re-dos.

On occasion I dream about days and nights gone by only dreams often become
nightmares – ones I wish ne’er compare to happier yesterdays.

Word count: 129

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