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Contest Entries: "The Contest Challenge" Participant "I Write in 2018" Participant "I Write in 2019" Participant "I Write in 2020" Participant 2021: Independent Writing 2122: "I Write: Enter the Second Decade" Participant 2123: "Twenty-three in Eleven " Participant This mixed collection contains fiction, non-fiction, prose, and poetry. Entries vary in length from very short to one that is over 3000 words. 53 entries written in 2018: ▼ 53 entries written in 2019: ▼ 43 entries written in 2020 ▼ 2 entries written in 2021 ▼ Entries written in 2022 ▼ NOTE: All Titles with ~ ~ are either non-fiction or based on a true story. |
Jesus, be with me today. In this world, I will have tribulations But I can rejoice Because YOU have overcome This world. Let me be mindful of that today. Let me be mindful of YOU today. Jesus be with me today. Let me rest in Your peace. Let me rest in You. I will rest in You today. I will rest... Written for: "Shadows and Light Poetry Contest" Prompt: A Freestyle Poem on any subject. Line Count: 13 Lines ~ ~ ~ JESUS is LORD! ~ ~ ~ |
~ The Golden Years ~ Whoever said that these are our "Golden Years"? They certainly don't feel very golden to most of us. Old age has brought aches and pains galore. We get knees and hips replaced—shoulder surgery—cataract surgery. Are these golden? Many of us leak urine. Some of us leak stool. None of this fits in with my idea of "Golden Years". Who started this expression? Where did it come from? I turn to Google for answers and discover the phrase was first put forth to advertise Sun City! What is Sun City? "Sun City is an entire community dedicated to leisure and recreation for the active, retired adult." How many older adults get to stay active? Most of the folks around here either sit home alone or join us for cards and a hot meal at the Senior Center. What is the Senior Center? Well, it's the place where we are fighting lonely and wondering where the gold is as we wander into our sunset years... A golden sunset, perhaps, as we fight loneliness... Contest: "Invalid Item" Prompt: "We are fighting lonely." Word Count: 173 Words ~ ~ ~ JESUS is LORD! ~ ~ ~ |