Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

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Keep it alive

What do you see # 44- 24 August 2020

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This prompt reminds me of the tall tales
I used to tell my children when they were young
Like, I never mind the rain, as I don’t get wet,
because I can walk between the raindrops.
Now I imagine walking under the bridge of water
Just as they turned the power off
The downpour of downpours
Would hit me on the head
Like divine retribution
For the tall tales I told…

© anitadawes 2020

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    What do you see # 44 – A roundup – Keep it alive

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    Sharing responses to this week’s challenge, WDYS # 44 from; Jenanita, Goutam and Jude – Keep it alive

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  3. Dakshali Gupta Avatar
    Dakshali Gupta

    Beautiful !😍

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  4. D. Wallace Peach Avatar
    D. Wallace Peach

    Now that would be a tale to tell. The idea of telling tall tales made me smile.

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar
      jenanita01

      Thank you, Diana!

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  5. Shweta Suresh Avatar
    Shweta Suresh

    Haha divine retribution indeed. Good one 😀

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  6. willowdot21 Avatar
    willowdot21

    I love this idea, but goodness the whopas we tell our children 😊💜

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar
      jenanita01

      At least it was funny!

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        willowdot21

        Yes indeed 😊

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    Sadje

    That really would be a retribution from fate. Very interesting take on the prompt. Thanks for joining in the challenge

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      jenanita01

      Glad you liked it!

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      1. Sadje Avatar
        Sadje

        ❤️👍

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