Porthole

June ... won't change her tune ...

... you can depend on it.

But I will.

No more keeping track of blogs I visited and commented on!

I'm free of the angst of being ignored.

This month I'll have other goals.

What did I accomplish in May?

Not much at home. I did get out more.
I wrote pieces for 11 contests.
I wrote a bunch of other poems, mostly serenades.
I visited and commented on 261 blog entries.
I received 6 in return on this blog... from the same person. One on "L'aura del Campo", my plog. Two on "Hoarfosts..." None on the others. A grand total of 9 comments by 3 people.
As of May 31st I had 4450 views on my main blog. On May 1st it was 4343. That's 107 views in 30 days.
In other words... I've been ignored.

It hurts.

Some folks did send e-mails instead of leaving comments. What's up with that? And mostly in response to comments I made to them, but still... visit me? *crickets*

60 warm degrees at midnight.

68 warmer degrees at 11:16. It's gonna be a very warm day.

75 warm degrees at 1:22.

Eating a taco Laxmi gave me. She's vegan so I end up with the meat. Saw Willie. Her mother Maxine is 93 today. Also Dalton, Bill, Phil and Don. Don is the oldest at 80.

If I'm smart I'll eat now and not later. I'm eating too heavy too late and paying the price overnight.

Now finishing avocado on a toasted english muffin.

A wilting 82 degrees at 5:45

JUNE CONTEST LIST:

HM "Journalistic Intentions"  8! prompts. See "JI thoughts for June; April silkpunk "Tea..."" 
1. "Oink Oink Lane [73]" 
2. "Orpheus Dreaming for JI & the Bard" 
3. "Whaleships? The Bard wants to know too, Dr. Akula. " 
4. "圣车 (Shèng chē) [159] JI#4: Holy Motors, Bard!" 
5. "JI#5"  "Remember what? JI#5 " 
6. "The weight of rice and tea [164] JI#6" 
7. "Zen dirigible [166] JI#7" 
8. "Windows I have yet to look through [168] JI#8" 
All silkpunk stories are being collected here "Tea-of-the-mists" 

Weekly prompt "The Prompt Me Contest"  in "Prompt contest for Cubby [92]" 
1st 1. pond #7 in "Speaking about that Old Pond... " 
1st 2. hummingbird #8 in "Oh, Hummingbird! Sing it." 
dnp 3. basement #1 in "Once in a basement...a long way down... " 
dnp 4. father #4 in "Invalid Item" 
dnp 5. suicide #5 posted
1st Won overall final and merit badge with hummingbird
DNP Stormy by June 12th "Stormy's poetry newsletter & contest" : "Butterfly Herbs on the 22nd of May" 
DNP Oriental for Round 86 by 14th "Invalid Item" : "Interlaced [107]" 
Round 87 by 30th " Mute [145]" 
2nd Shadow and Light free verse by June 14th for "Shadows and Light Poetry Contest" : "Our Beloved Country" 
1st Cross timber by June 19 "Cross Timbers Contest"  in "Ragnvadrs River by June 20. "  in "Á Ragnvadr (Ragnvadr's River)" 
won Parenting May 9 - June 20 "Parenting Short Story Contest Opens 5/11"  in "Peter and the Honda [110]"  in "Peter and the Honda" 
HM Verdent "Verdant Poetry Contest"  cinquinos in "Heat Haze [91] cinquino"  and "Heat Haze [91] cinquino" 
DNP Dark Shadows "Invalid Item" : "Lily [97]"  "Lily [97]" 
1st Children for "Writing 4 Kids" : "Gulliver [106]"  "Leather [148]" 
1st Senior for "Senior Center Forum" : "Flower of the fern [98] "  "Flower of the fern [98]" 
DNP Taboo poem "The Taboo Words Contest ~ On Hiatus" : "Navigating the shallows [105]" 
3rd Taboo story "The Taboo Words Contest ~ On Hiatus" : "Before Fed-Ex Delivery" 
DNP Traditional "Poetic Traditions Poetry Contest " : "Five cats"  (held over)
DNP Sharmelle "Poetry Topic of the Month Contest" : "Flora circa 1888 [109]" 
DNP Sharmelle: "Water [167]" 
DNP Sharmelle: "Sunshine [160]" 
DNP Dialog only "The Dialogue 500" : "Ah, Willie [93]" 
DNP Monster ditty for "Monsters Under The Bed - CLOSED"  in ""Dazy Hell "[102]"  "Dazy Hell" 
Letter for "Invalid Item" : "From behind the lines [104]" 
HM Nature "Invalid Item" : "Danny in Tulsa [103]"  "One ... Mississippi ... Two" 
DNP Whatever Poem free "The Whatever Contest -- Closed for Now"  "Whatever 2 poems [94] [95] "  "Butterfly Herbs on the 22nd of May" 
DNP Whatever poem structured "As Seen On TV" 
Christian "The Christian Writing Contest"  in "In the Lands of Saint Mother Teresa [96]" 
3rd Soltices "Invalid Item"  in "Sit next to the fire, as close as you dare [99] Soltices" 
DNP Sunnie "Monthly Poetry Contest"  in "Amidst grey plots, forget-me-nots WC 80" 
3rd Cubby's 1st "Chapter One - CLOSED till Spring 2025"  in "Bobby [162]"  "Bobby [162]" 
3rd WDC quote "Sommeren"  "Sommeren" 
Bard's Hall blog month "The Bard's Hall Contest" : under post "JUNE ENTRIES"  
Lilli's PPC "Promptly Poetry Challenge (2024-2025)"  listed in "June 0 Promptly Poetry" 
#1 "PPC#1 Ursa-June [116]" 
#2 "PPC#2 When a moment lasts a lifetime [146]" 
#3 "Fearless [178.147] PPC#3" 
#4 "PPC#4 Serenade to me at age 10 [181]" 
JUNE - JULY
Shadows and light: submitted "When a moment lasts a lifetime" 
Second time poetry June 15 - 7/14 "Second Time Around ~ Birthday Special" 
Second time prose June 15 - 7/14 "Second Time Around ~ Birthday Special" 
July Fantasy for "Invalid Item" :
Griffin for "Invalid Item" :
Back from the future "The Escape Day Contest"  :

Ad Astra per Aspera

An unfinished dialogue that needs to find a contest. "We'll always have Napoli [100]" 

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