Monthly Archives:November 2012

Exit Polls

November 9th, 2012 / Categories: Moose Nuggets, politics / Comments Closed

The pollsters gathered ‘round mini-screens, fingers hovering over touchpads, waiting (im)patiently for the right moment. Jason sat near the window watching birds wheel against the blue skies.

“Jas! Get over here. We need your help with these calculations. The polls close in an hour. We need to be ready to close ‘em down with our latest, up-to-date exit polls. The major affiliates are on hold waiting for the numbers. Who do we say won? R’s or D’s?”

Shaking his head and muttering, he walked over to join the huddle. “I remember when we talked about the PEOPLE being the winners.”

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Just in time for Election Day Lance chose a new song for the 100 Word Song project. This time it is The Replacements’ Election Day. Go on over, check it out and give it a go – give us your 100.
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Purify

November 8th, 2012 / Categories: haiku, Moose Nuggets, poetry / 4 Comments »

It happened at last
Snow is falling quietly
Purification

It’s Haiku Friday with Lou

Year

November 6th, 2012 / Categories: Moose Nuggets, poetry, trifecta, words / 10 Comments »

It was a helluva year
Full of teen misery and angst
Full of the wonder of young love
Full of you

It was a helluva year
Full of social unrest
Full of heartache and sorrow
Full of news

It was a helluva year
Like the many gone before
Like the many yet to come
Like none we’ve ever seen

They say if you remember
The years
You didn’t live through them

I remember . . .

The year JFK died

The year Martin died

The year RFK died

The years of racial unrest

The day we met
The day we parted – came together again
The day we married – became parents

The day my mother died

In the year 2525 was a song
Full of dark sadness
No joy

I choose joy

I choose love

I choose the year
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The Trifecta Challenge this week is to writer 33-333 words using the word YEAR in its third definition:
3 : a calendar year specified usually by a number

Vanished

November 6th, 2012 / Categories: Moose Nuggets, Moosin Around, politics, talkin' to mahself, Velvet Verbosity, words / 3 Comments »

The news was greeted with sighs and wistful smiles. Hopes pinned on one candidate vanished with the flick of a wrist. Small town politics at its best, the race had been hard fought, harder won. Someone sobbed in his beer. The other hoisted an aged whiskey in salute.

“Good thing this only happens once every four years.”

“You’re right, Harold. If this campaign had lasted one more day you would have had a divorce decree acting as coaster to that glass.”

“Awww, Margie. C’mere and give me a kiss. My people are waiting. You and me, girl. You and me.”

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Velvet Verbosity tells about an upcoming nerdery-competition held jointly with writers from the 100 Word Challenge and the Trifecta Writing Challenge, but does not forget to give us a 100 word challenge . . . VANISHED.

Medical Haiku :)

November 2nd, 2012 / Categories: haiku, poetry, talkin' to mahself, words / 1 Comment »

Changed my meds again
Getting old’s not for sissies
Timeless angst for all
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Some of my bloodwork came back a bit out of kilter so the doc upped one of my meds. I’m feeling the results of that today – nothing to do but to work through it. 🙂

And to remember that getting old is not for sissies – bucking up now.

written for Lou’s Haiku Friday. Do go on over and check out his and others’ pieces.

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