Pick of the day
Killed By Cows
Posted by Angusfolklore on Tue, 04 Mar 2025
This is not the time to wonder,
as they thunder towards you,
whether they are cows or bulls.
Just run.
You have wandered into a zone
that seemed dangerous to none.
They low and moo and charge,
No thoughts of darkness anywhere,
but this is how life gets you unawares.
and you are there thinking calmly,
how meadow soft their milk white eyes
even as they stampede.
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Retroactive
Posted by airyfairy on Sun, 02 Mar 2025
The Guardian website is showing me the latest trends I need to update my wardrobe. 'Retro' seems to be a thing.Read morePoem of the week
Killed By Cows
Posted by Angusfolklore on Tue, 04 Mar 2025
This is not the time to wonder,
as they thunder towards you,
whether they are cows or bulls.
Just run.
You have wandered into a zone
that seemed dangerous to none.
They low and moo and charge,
No thoughts of darkness anywhere,
but this is how life gets you unawares.
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Story and Poem of the Week, and Inspiration Point, posted by di_hard
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Picks of the Month
A series of horses decreasing in size
Posted by lavadis on Tue, 18 Feb 2025
My parents had at least three children Read more
Goose-Stepping Down Main Street
Posted by hudsonmoon on Sun, 09 Feb 2025
I’m too old to start goose stepping. Duck walks I can handle—my declining years having given me no choice. But it should make it easier to duck behind the sofa, lobbing a brick or two, when the Hats come calling.
So it goes, as the man once said.
Though, I don’t expect the Hats to be so polite as to ring the doorbell.
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