Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred
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On The Wild Lawn
Introduction I am not a gardener, not even slightly proficient, so all I say in this piece needs to be taken with a large pinch of salt. I have lived here for close to twenty-five years and in that time, after the initial relaying, the lawn has never been re-laid. You can see what it was like after I mowed it on July 7th 2024 in the main image.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Earth
I'm Still Here II
Introduction A villanelle of standing strong against those who are abusive to us, I think this is a sort of analogy to what happened in the UK election on Thursday, July 4th which freed us from a bunch of cruel, mendacious, lying racist bullies,
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Poets
How To Run Your Own (Unofficial) Vocal Challenge
Introduction Vocal Challenges are excellent prompts for all writers and for a few can get some significant prize money and exposure as a reward. But once we have entered these we may look for other prompts and we can find these in Vocal's Resources Tips page here:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Writers
Observations On Labour's Victory. Top Story - July 2024.
Introduction In the UK on election day we finally saw the decimation of a party that has destroyed the infrastructure of this country, used the taxpayer to line its pockets, continually attacked and bullied the sick, the poor, and ethnic nationalities, promoted xenophobia, and hopefully, the Labour Party can start to repair the absolute mess left by the right-wing incompetent criminals also know as the conservatives (with the accent on CON) and the tories.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in The Swamp
I'm So Proud Of You
Introduction These are some words for someone close to me. The song is "I'm So Proud" written by Curtis Mayfield and released by The Impressions which has been covered by many artists, but I love teh Main Ingrediat one which I have included.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Poets
Juli Patchouli's June 2024 Miserablist Mish-Mash Playlist:
Introduction My friend Juli is a music lover, DJ, Poet, Writer, Performer, Snake Owner, and Cat Lover and publishes playlists on Facebook. I suggested she put one on Vocal, which piqued her interest. Then I said I would put it together and credit her.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Beat
Dog Days Are Here
Introduction This is a poem for the challenge that you can take up below: I thought I would use a villanelle to emphasise these days come around every year and though they may not always be here, there will always be days like this.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Poets
Truly July: A Mikeydred July Dollar Prompt For All Vocal Creators. Top Story - July 2024.
Introduction Every so often I set prompts in the Vocal Social Society and offer a dollar tip to three random creators who take part in it and ask them to share their stories in the comments and on the thread in the group.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Writers
