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Inner strengths... or not

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Space Blog  (ASR) Cruising WDC cyberspace and raiding ports for blog prompts! #2223838 by SharmellesLovableExpressions

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"Nothing to be seen or touched
Just a weight pulling at the soul"

Mini-review: I think these two lines capture the poignancy of unseen burdens and scars. Poetically? Imho, at times has a flow then jars. 'relentlessly' could be cut or expressed differently. The premise is solid but a rethinking and edit could make it better. Possibly take out all line breaks and make it seem less like a 'list', then break up into new lines. As is I give it a 4.2 on strength of how the theme is expressed. It could potentially be a 4.6 or better.

Prompt: The princess has a ton of inner strength. So tell us what your inner strengths are.

I got lost in a daydream of a beach-spa and an enticing offer to 'seize the moment' and connect. Alack, I was disassociating and responded, "Wouldn't it be nice if I were actually here to enjoy it."

Not exactly a strength, is it? Yet, the ability (disability) to say 'no' has brought me to this point in life (if one can call this living). I do however survive.

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Blogging Circle of Friends   (E) A group for WDC bloggers. #1901868 by Lyn's a Witchy Woman

asks: “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” ― Plato
Is there a special song that gives you the any of the emotions that are described by this quote?

Well, consistent with today's theme I thought of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive"... because? Some days that's as good as it gets! And when I get though hard times, when living doesn't seem worth it, I remember that I've survived.



Continuing on a turkey theme:

The turkey speaks before dinner

         Kalkunen snakkar før middagen**

Yes, I know that you think I should flee
but I live in the land of the free.
So I'll peck at my feed
as they chop up the swedes.*
What could possibly happen to me!

© Kåre Enga [177.281] (14.november.2020)

*swede is another name for rutabaga (a bit of a Sven/Ole joke)
**translation of title into Norwegian (nynorsk)
5 line limerick: 9/9/6/6/9

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The Bard's Hall Contest  (13+) FEBRUARY...Cupid Slam, 1-star BAD POETRY, month! #981150 by StephBee

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