Courage dear, master
Your resistance to fear, sheer
Will can kill nightmares.
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Courage
quails quickly
taking flight …

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sixword (-1) #haiku #senryu

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Full English Breakfast
Pocketful of French Letters
Pint of Dutch Courage

where's our salvation
fear tied us
into #spineless knots
& we can't breathe

where's our reward
for being alive
during chaos
& we can't leave

where's our dignity
after they've stole
our integrity
we're not be able
to retrieve
after their #sins
have robbed us blind

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if we could recant the past #sins of others
the world would feel inspiring
hearts would be at the peak of excitement
but we know that's not a reality nor worth thinking about
let's care about today let's dream of tomorrow
believing #spineless #sins have been released

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i've learned #valor
comes with consequences

being strong is no indication
of moving in the right direction

sometimes it's #spineless delays
reminding us we're in need of change

so if indecision fuels memories of pain
make a decision go ahead & move on

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passion running deep
at times hidden
from her accepting soul

always trying
to satisfy or clarify
without asking why

writing #valorous words
#alleviating multiple losses

forgiving #spineless #sins
of those who shame

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The Coven protects its own
as witches advocate
a strict non kissing
fraternization policy
with mortal men like me

#Sirens therefore blared
when are tongues entwined
on her front porch
as an automated
spell alarm activated
turning me into a eunuch

Ouch(sigh)
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she caught him in a lie
pretending to comply
not wanting to hear
#sinful fairytales

he can't commit to love
now push comes to shove
she's chosen
the #valor road to freedom

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Some goodbyes are blessed with a kiss, others require valor, needs must. Sycophants never want to say goodbye. They prefer the role of spineless poltroon for reflected glory, and imagined power. #inkMine #writingprompts

Courage Haiku:

My wife is Irish
Daring to argue with her
Is futile and brave

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#inkMine People who during near tragedy draw from a well of courage they would deny. Every neighbor and protester in Minnesota exercised courage every day while being invaded by thugs. Why because they wanted to do the right thing and the right thing takes courage. #writingprompts

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I measure courage in willingness to protect others around you.

silence
occasionally
reverberates

handing
a grieving heart
ample space to dream

before
bidding
unbearable
pain #goodbye

where
past #sins
drift quietly
into unknown
cosmic realities
yet to be explained

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creative boundaries
#spinelessly crossed over

betraying a splendiferous
aura of love

an awaited #kiss of hope
mercilessly flung
into a #sinful pit of dread

her healing in the wait
after his loathing #goodbye

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#poltroons fiercely
grabbed their cuffs

slapped them on
peaceful voices calling their bluff

#spineless parasites
on a mission of mass destruction

couldn't care less
about grave repercussions

round them up & ship them out
#sinners backed by billionaire's clout

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cowards
lacking the courage
to convict

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mining some ink? spill it
#prompts October 09, 2026

Weekend #Prompt - COURAGE
(any form of the word)
sixword~tenword~tanka~haiku

** please! No AI **
**no AI words photos or art**

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undisturbed for years
unwilling to touch surface
inhabiting a cold sea with nothing
more at times than moss keeping her afloat

a lonely life yet unjudged & unamplified
until a #poltroon #sinner enticed her out of her shell

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