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Friday, May 1, 2026

be that as it's may


What the whirlwind?! 

May already? May FIRST already?
MAYDAY! MAYDAY! 
M'aidez! M'aidez!

The sense of urgency and emergency does not diminish, does it, my friends? and yet poetry must keep at it day by day. I'm joining the General Strike today and supporting the residents of DC at the Washington Monument in their demands for freedom from the caprices of this Administration, which is toying with lives of the 51st state like a nasty cat with a mouse.

This month the Inklings are writing to this challenge from me:

Celebrate May by writing a poem that Maykes use of the verbs may, might, could, can, ought. “These verbs are all modal verbs, which means that they are generally used in combination with other verbs, and are used to change the verb's meaning to something different from simple fact. Modals express possibility, ability, prediction, permission, and necessity.” It May be worth reading the further info here: https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/eb/qa/modal-verbs-may-might-can-could-and-ought

This is one of those Instadrafts that I've thrown together this morning--it May change by later today. Thanks to Rose at Imagine the Possibilities for hosting today (the perfect place!); read everyone's response using the links below.




     Catherine @Reading to the Core
Molly Hogan @ Nix the Comfort Zone
Linda Mitchell @ A Word Edgewise
Mary Lee @ A(nother) Year of Reading
Margaret Simon @ Reflections on the Teche