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Staying.

For Mackenzie’s Grocery List Challenge

By Poppy Published 8 months ago 1 min read
Staying.
Photo by OhTilly on Unsplash

Thursday

•Petrol

A Rope

•Pen and Paper

A Goodbye

Friday

•A Deep Breath

•A Good Book

•A Hashbrown

•Sunflower Seeds

•Tomorrow

🌻

The Challenge:

My Other Entry:

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Comments (13)

  • Daphsam6 months ago

    What a fun read!!

  • Mackenzie Davis8 months ago

    Oooooh, wow. I adore this one, Poppy. I can totally see someone writing these things down, even if you can’t buy them all at a store… Like the general context of going shopping is enough to bring out the items like “deep breath” and “goodbye.” Clever use of the no-context restriction. To me, it counts. Very poignant. 💗

  • I panicked when I saw the rope and goodbye but was so glad it's crosses out. Tomorrow. That one word was so uplifting! Sending you lots of love and hugs! Hope you're okay! ❤️

  • Manisha Dhalani8 months ago

    Tomorrow, wow.

  • Cathy holmes8 months ago

    Oh my. So much said in so few words. Always buy tomorrow. 🤗

  • Cleverly done poem… Thursday looked very bad… so relieved that Friday is much more hopeful! Always remember that like the song, you ‘had a bad day… not a bad life.’

  • Andrew C McDonald8 months ago

    As Annie said … “The sun will come out tomorrow.” Hopefully not finding us with Chris Pratt in ‘The Tomorrow War.’ Very nice job with this Poppy.

  • Paul Stewart8 months ago

    Poppy, this was amazing, and heartwrenching. Well done on saying so much with so little. Just to check, though, hope you're okay?

  • Hannah Moore8 months ago

    I love these two, side by side. Always, wait one more day.

  • Rowan Finley 8 months ago

    I love sunflowers 🌻

  • Much as I've been feeling of late. Is everything okay, Poppy?

  • Mother Combs8 months ago

    💚

  • Babs Iverson8 months ago

    Sending hugs!!!

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