Books I was given/2 women…

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Bartlett’s Quotations

gift from my mother…

who may have sensed

somewhere in the dark

recesses of cluttered heart

that someday I’d write

a million words she’d

never care to read–

~~*~~

And did She know…

my perfectly well-mannered

dignified grandmother

of very few words

(lest she be chastized

by my mother)…

did she suspect I’d be

the only grandchild who’d

hear the Lord’s voice

and follow His call?

she gave me the white

bible with Jesus’ words

in red letters–

I miss the time

the conversations we

were robbed of by

her jealous daughter–

but this I know

she waits for me, and

we’ll have all eternity–

~ Cale

https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/books-ive-been-given/

Flavor of Grief

Grief has a flavor…

burnt toast

(burnt everything)

and hostile aftertaste…

crushed by your departure

I’ve no appetite…

even chocolates

taste of ashes–

And mourning has

no sense of time

it resists scheduling

ignores seasons…

within heart perpetual

calendar pages turn, turn

as mourning wears a style

all its own, regardless

of fashion trend…

elaborate sighs of silk

in pale to pewter shadows gray…

that’s what you bequeathed to me–

~ Cale

https://thedailyspur.wordpress.com/2026/02/07/elaborate-2/

https://thedailyspur.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/sigh/

https://thedailyspur.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/style-4/

https://thedailyspur.wordpress.com/2026/02/05/hostile-2/

https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2026/02/07/rdp-saturday-time/

https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2026/01/31/rdp-saturday-crush/

https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/flavor/

 

Transmission Received ~ JusJoJan

https://lindaghill.com/2026/01/25/daily-prompt-jusjojan-the-25th-2026/

FROM LINDA:

Welcome back for our 25th Just Jot it January 2026 daily prompt. Today’s prompt is brought to us by darling Dar. Thank you, Dar! Please be sure to visit Dar’s blog to read her posts and say hello.

Your prompt for JusJoJan January 25th, 2026 is “transmission.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!

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His transmission from the islands was clear:  we had no connection, never would.

~ Hagar