Not On A Monday

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For Nette Onclaud's 'SHOW ME A CHOKA' Poetry Contest/ June 8, 2025

Folks get paid and they go out on weekends to play. It often seems that way . . . yet NOT on a MONDAY. “Thank God It’s Friday,” folks say. Mondays they’d rather forget.

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Duke Beaufort

Date: 6/12/2025 4:13:00 AM

Andrea, this is really a slice of life. Getting back to a Monday routine can be really painful. After a while, it doesn't seem to matter any more. Yes, retirement tends to blend the days. Smiles!!!

Rob Carmack

Date: 6/11/2025 7:43:00 AM

I no longer mind Mondays like I used to. Congrats on your win.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 6/11/2025 7:19:00 AM

Congrats, Andrea! What day of the week is it (retired…lol) Same 24 hours per day, different activities.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/11/2025 1:08:00 PM

I no longer work Mondays either because I am semi-retired but they let me stop working Mondays. I love my longer 4 day weekends now!! but for a long time, I hated Monday.

Maclawrence Famuyiwa

Date: 6/10/2025 11:51:00 PM

Congratulations.

Subimal Sinha-Roy

Date: 6/10/2025 10:57:00 PM

True, Monday may well vanish. Congratulations, Andrea.

Debjani Mitra

Date: 6/10/2025 8:29:00 PM

All our work-life most of us keep thinking every Monday, the meaningfulness of what we are doing,...and then it's another week completed. Nice take on the prompt.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/10/2025 10:45:00 PM

Yep it sure seems that way. Hating how fast we age yet ironically praying for the week to go fast as we pray for the weekends!

CayCay Jennings

Date: 6/9/2025 1:51:00 PM

Another clever angle. You done good. The topic gives me the willies, spent so many decades tied to the clock, doing the Mon to Fri go out until it became Mon to Fri sit in recliner. I really resented the clock for so many decades I wonder sometimes if I manifested my brain injury. I'm off to read more ARD goodies ... CayCay

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/10/2025 10:46:00 PM

Thanks, sweetie