Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly
46 words using the prompt word ‘rapacious’.
Also for Gerry and Sue’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge – ‘collapsible’.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
They arrive rapacious, pockets wide, principles narrow, promising the moon on collapsible platforms that fold the moment inconvenient truths apply pressure.
They shake hands. They smile. They study polling data the way priests study scripture: looking for tacit permission to do exactly what they wanted anyway.
NAR©2026
46 Words
This is “Strawman” by Lou Reed
Everything on The Elephant’s Trunk was created by me, unless otherwise indicated. Thank you for your consideration. NAR©2017-present.
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oh yes, loved it! 💜💜
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That’s great, CA. Thank you so much! 💜
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Cleverly composed Nance loved how you tied it all together and the Lou Reed song is brilliant 👏
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Thank you, Ange. I haven’t heard that Lou Reed song in forever, but I thought of it immediately as I was writing this. I’m so glad it landed well 😌
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well tied up, Nancy…🤍
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Thank you, Destiny. I’m glad you liked this one.
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my apologies, Nancy 😬 … your writing is admired as is all you share…
…and thank you too….🤍🌷🙏
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Nice one, Nancy, I like what you did with the words!
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Thank you, dear Keith. They were very interesting words!
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So well done!
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Thanks, Jodi. I don’t write much political stuff so this was fun for me.
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💜💜💜💜
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Very well written
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Thanks very much, dear friend.
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Always my pleasure 😍😍😍
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I think these challenges were tricky ones. I didn’t bother attempting our Collapsible challenge even though I’d known about it for weeks. You did well to find a use for both, Nancy.
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Thanks very much, Sue. It’s always a lot of fun if I can combine the two; it doesn’t always work, but this time it did! They were great words 😊
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Nailed this one!
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Thanks, Lois!
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Thanks for great Lou Reed song to accompany dubious truths, Nancy
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My pleasure, dear friend, and thank you for the fab Kinks! 💙🎶
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The Kinks have a song for everything my friend 🥰🎶
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I believe that is true! 😊
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Neatly done Sis 💜
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Great vid, Sis. Thanks so much! 💜
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