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 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 – 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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