My Daughter

Posted on May 16, 2026 by crispina kemp

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My daughter says she’ll never wed
Never wants to share her bed
Rather she’d sleep in a ditch
Be accused of being a hedgerow witch
I said I understand
But does that include a woman as well as a man
I blame it on the night she was born
During a Halloween thunderstorm

53 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Thunderstorm

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3 Responses to My Daughter

  1. willowdot21's avatar willowdot21 says:
    May 16, 2026 at 8:40 am

    Oh! I love this ! True or not it’s gorgeous!!? 💜💜💜

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  2. Christiana's avatar Christiana says:
    May 16, 2026 at 9:08 am

    I love this take 😂 I was genuinely confused at first… thought I’d clicked the wrong link… then that last line landed perfectly… Great link to thunderstorm!!

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  3. Hiraeth's avatar Hiraeth says:
    May 16, 2026 at 9:14 am

    As a man I am surley not totaly in accordance. Might I ask how old the girl was, was she well above a hundred or still in her early eightys?😉

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