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One Word Of The Day Is Shambles

September 14, 2024

By Denise E LindquistPublished 2 years ago • Updated 2 years ago • 1 min read
One Word Of The Day Is Shambles
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PUBLISHED: September 14, 2024 at 3:00 a.m. TODAY’S WORD — SHAMBLES (SHAMBLES: SHAM-buls: A scene or state of great destruction; wreckage.) Mercurynews.com/2024/09/14...

Okay, well my picture is not of the word of the day

My picture is because today is Saturday!

What about shambles?

My hope is not to give you rambles

~

A scene or state of great wreckage is what?

A shambles! A crash of a plane, ship, car, or a storm that leaves a clearcut

like swath of trees and debris, but what about a person?

Is this a reason for someone to allow their behavior to worsen

~

My life is a shambles some will say

is there life destroyed or wrecked? No way!

We all have times that will sway

us to say this with guilt or trauma, grief and loss

why not get back up, walk through it, and then toss

the wreckage where it belongs, in the past

easy for me to say, I've had practice holding steadfast!

~

It's a shambles here, a shambles there

and what is it that I have to share

maybe for today, you can not spare

even any tiny space or small square

taking time to review what it is you must do

to get rid of the shambles in your life making you blue

It is worth writing down, it is time to spew

out what it is and brainstorm ways over a cup or two

of coffee or tea. It is always helpful to get a new view

of what it is that we may do when looking for a breakthrough!

~

We can think it is the end of the world and just that quickly it can change

the mess that the wreckage caused by putting effort into rearrange.

Have a good day and try to live this day only.

Reach out and don't spend time being lonely!

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Denise E Lindquist

Retired, working part-time as a Native American culture consultant. I have an MSE, and an ABD. I write on Vocal, and Facebook. Poetry, non-fiction mostly, and working on fiction. Wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

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    Written by Denise E Lindquist