Troglodyte
She remained safely part of the herd.
Anything “different” she labeled absurd.
Stellar works of writing or music or art
raised her concern as they stirred up her heart.
Since she did not approve of rattling the senses,
she kept herself safely concealed behind fences.
Bright jarring colors too much of a risk,
she surrounded herself with calm shades of bisque.
When the masses went clubbing, she simply stayed home
sipping tea on her terrace with her garden gnome.
No witty rejoinders with which to contend.
No strangers to challenge beliefs or offend.
All of her life deliberately planned
to ward off adventure and preserve the bland,
as the world interacted and frolicked and rapped,
she petted her cat and frequently napped.
* A Troglodyte is a person characterized by reclusive habits or outmoded or reactionary attitudes
The prompt words for today are herd, fence stellar and concern. Here are the links:
https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2018/10/11/rdp-thursday-herd/
https://fivedotoh.com/2018/10/11/fowc-with-fandango-fence/
https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2018/10/11/stellar/
https://dailyaddictions542855004.wordpress.com/2018/10/06/daily-addictions-2018-week-40/concern
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Judy, great poem.
Sorry to say, you end up in the spam pretty much every day now. I have to keep fishing you out, which causes delays. I am now on daylight savings time so I am often in bed before your pingback comes through. Just thought you should know.
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I wonder if it is because I do 4 pingbacks at once? Do you have your filter set to detect this?
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No idea. That’s a bit technical for me. I’ll ask one of the team. Are you turning up in spam folders on the other prompt sites?
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Thanks for letting me know. Frustrating.
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Very precise portrait of a person too scared to live.
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