Glenda Funk of Idaho is our host today for the 21st day of VerseLove2025 at http://www.ethicalela.com. You can read her full prompt here, asking us to write poems about five things we did last week in response to a recent federal memo. I chose to think of the sacrifices I made.
Sacrifices I Made Last Week
I didn’t have chocolate (I gave it up for Lent).
I didn’t have coffee (same as above).
I didn’t buy the shoes (I might this week).
I didn’t get mean (I might do that this week, too).
I gave the heart of my days to my work when I could have
tended the plants
stitched a quilt
napped in the hammock
walked the dogs
shopped for shoes
read books all day
written books all day
strolled Gibbs Gardens
tanned on the beach
sipped a latte at Starbucks
visited grandchildren
birdwatched on my favorite mountain
planned a trip in the camper
polished houseplants
played solitaire all day
binged on Netflix
taken a pottery class
accomplished Pinterest projects
painted furniture
written poems on the front porch
stayed home in my sweats and slippers
planned a writing retreat in Telluride, Colorado
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……but here I am, killing it.
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