tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90571729565028747162024-03-04T15:47:05.817-07:00Somethings I Think About-AnnellWords of a painter about art, painting and other thoughts about life, death and things that get in the way. I began my blog 2010.annell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comBlogger1496125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-27031755526519832432024-02-28T10:37:00.003-07:002024-02-28T10:37:27.113-07:00Not Just A Cup<p> <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Not Just a Cup</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Southern born<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Not a tea drinker<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Always coffee<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">For me<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Although I often find <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Bitter taste<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Of the dark brew<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">A bit much<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">a little sugar and cream needed<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">To cut the bitter taste<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">It is a bit of a quandary<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">I really don’t like sweet coffee<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Not just a cup of coffee<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">a cup of <i>wake-up</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">a cup of <i>come-to</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">a cup of <i>get going<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><i> </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">morning start<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">coffee strong brew<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">dark and stout<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><i>spine stiffening<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><i> </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">try not to spit it out<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">hold it in your mouth<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">swallow<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">drink it down<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">hold out your cup<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">ask for another<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">a challenge this day will be <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Written for: Newwhat'sgoingon.blogspot.com</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><i> </i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>annell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-24901880052655202392024-02-21T10:26:00.003-07:002024-02-21T10:30:14.816-07:00Color<p> <span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Color</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Can we speak of color?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">And what is it for?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Perhaps, so we can tell one flower <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">From another<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Can we speak of color?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">a simple tool<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">It must be seen<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">The beauty of the world<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Added drop by drop<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">In perfect harmony<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Every color of the rainbow<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">And then some<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Can we speak of color?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Each moment of the day<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Rendered to help <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Us find our way<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Can we speak of color?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">A lifetime study<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">No way to know them all<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Primary colors, secondary colors and on and on<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Can we speak of color?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Nothing definite<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Absolutely changeable<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Just when you think you know<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Color will become something else<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Mysterious, unnamable<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Changing right before your eyes<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">An outlaw element to be sure<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Can we speak of color?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">And the mysteries that surround<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">How is it different from the other elements?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">It is the only one we respond to with love or hate<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">No usually we do not say,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">“Oh I love that shape”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Or, “I love that line”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">But we do say, “I love that color!”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Written for: <a href="https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/2024/02/colors-passing-through.html" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/2024/02/colors-passing-through.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>annell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-74012978938084623392024-02-15T10:29:00.000-07:002024-02-15T10:29:19.961-07:00You Left in the Morning<p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">You left in the Morning<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">I promised I would return in the morning<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">And I did<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">I was late because the driver <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Had many stops to make<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">I was not the only one <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">There were many<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Stops and starts<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Drop off one<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Pick up another<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Still when I arrived<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">The woman at the desk<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Recognized me<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">And asked to be sure<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">She said<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">He has just passed<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">I was too late<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Too see you one last time<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">The night before as I was leaving<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">I stopped at the desk<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">And asked how long it would be<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">I was told, “Oh, it might be weeks.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">The morning came and you<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Were gone<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Before I left home<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">I asked you, “ What should I hope for?”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Your answer, “That he does not suffer long.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Long? How long is too long?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">What is the measurement?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">How is one to know?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Written for: <a href="https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72;">https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com</a> Aubade</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> <a href="https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/" style="color: #954f72; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Aubade</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p>annell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-12689399665204250862024-02-06T12:12:00.001-07:002024-02-06T12:14:05.583-07:00Safe<p> <span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Safe</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">it is the thing we all desire<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">safety for ourselves<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">and for those we love<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">yet….where is it safe?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">under the desk or table<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">and safe from what?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">I think we would like to be safe<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">at the end of the day<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">we will return home<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">without worry or strife<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">or is it safety in relationship?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">you will care for me<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">as I care for you<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">protect you from harm<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">there is much to fear <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">In this life<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">will bombs explode?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">as we lie down to rest<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">you can never be sure<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">so we will take what safety<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">we can<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">live in the sunshine<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">feed the chickens<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">pet the dog<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">and snuggle the cat<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">that is enough<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Written for: https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; 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margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"> children climb to the very top<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"> keep them safe <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"> catch a breeze<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"> hold your breath<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">selected on cold yule night<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">cut in the forest<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">yuletide symbol in it’s prime<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">bundled and trucked<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">by the window placed <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">it happens every year<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">first the lights are strung<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">the old ornaments unwrapped<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">little red Santa you made in school<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">snowman of paper covered with glitter<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">bird in a nest sings his song<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">tiny guitar mouse trap<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">hang the icicles <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">carefully one by one<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">last of all the star for the top<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">what a sight<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">like a bandbox<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">In the night<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">sparkling bright<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">raise a toast<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">and declare<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">you are the best of all<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Christmas tree<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p>Written for: </o:p>https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>annell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-52708568014306175992023-11-23T10:02:00.004-07:002023-11-23T10:23:43.814-07:00Just Momets Before<p> <span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Memories/Just Moments Before</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMCYM7HgQW1fRFwq-KhFnKQXtgmluy-YZssAto6-HyNEmYcghZZ1n_VWGYAyQalbMf5Vs7U5wy1YC5jBqL2numLzw7OEdKYk05pvBJm7myE_mLBu8fFCF2Uu-N4HFhdmehhyphenhyphenRc8SOfWrPBwhXsTWyjGp83pDvWg6gu1kLBXFKqjNDcArs9LfWF1D-cho6/s3041/EF1230FA-53A9-4EEF-B28C-24B58AA81529_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3041" data-original-width="3040" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMCYM7HgQW1fRFwq-KhFnKQXtgmluy-YZssAto6-HyNEmYcghZZ1n_VWGYAyQalbMf5Vs7U5wy1YC5jBqL2numLzw7OEdKYk05pvBJm7myE_mLBu8fFCF2Uu-N4HFhdmehhyphenhyphenRc8SOfWrPBwhXsTWyjGp83pDvWg6gu1kLBXFKqjNDcArs9LfWF1D-cho6/s320/EF1230FA-53A9-4EEF-B28C-24B58AA81529_1_201_a.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">yes, memories can pierce<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">the heart like a frozen icicle<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">and yet, the daily things can<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">fall from the pocket we keep them in<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">another Friday the exact day and the exact moment<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">remain forever as if in resin<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">turn it in your hand <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">look close<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">what do you see? within the heart<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">flowers float on the water<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">the owl and the octopus<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">stroll the sandy shore<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">years separate </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">events tied with a fisherman’s knot</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">somewhere long ago <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">your life began <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">I told you I would come in the morning<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">you could not wait<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">your journey began <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">just moments before <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">in that quiet room <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">number 222 <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">breath ceased<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">you are there and yet<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">no longer here<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Written for: https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>annell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-51378437650404603782023-11-15T11:15:00.001-07:002023-11-15T11:15:44.890-07:00Things I Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEPFM3YeqGONEerciuZVxFHGoRcmTUgEyEabFtvNXafWNTsyr22R27dTkZPK7kqGdcGsjkeyNH-CXOBVaXbjjOXpbY7POB7bc2PvKLmuUXpGq0pBNl8pJrEDrKR17ieMW6CBDuR20PKbwPFJ1JHD0p1Tr8v1zlmBOLJC3t6bcWoSAM-u7DpRd1RC5KwzM/s2266/B607D2B2-0EE3-466D-BB5A-2FD0DC96B09B_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2266" data-original-width="2243" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEPFM3YeqGONEerciuZVxFHGoRcmTUgEyEabFtvNXafWNTsyr22R27dTkZPK7kqGdcGsjkeyNH-CXOBVaXbjjOXpbY7POB7bc2PvKLmuUXpGq0pBNl8pJrEDrKR17ieMW6CBDuR20PKbwPFJ1JHD0p1Tr8v1zlmBOLJC3t6bcWoSAM-u7DpRd1RC5KwzM/s320/B607D2B2-0EE3-466D-BB5A-2FD0DC96B09B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="317" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Things I Love</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">you ask, what do you love?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">my answer:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Morning greets each day<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">Be it sunshine, rain or snow<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">I love each one<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"> sun rises above the mountains<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">lowly lights day’s path<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">I make note<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">alone in the studio<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">working quietly<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">studio gets smaller<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">It isn’t what it used to be<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">I begin each day drawing<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">timed working left hand<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">on paper first<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">abstract shapes and lines<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"> topped by a dash of realism<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">goal is to draw <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">an abstract drawing<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">finished, whole and complete<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">after drawing I paint<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">occasionally look up<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">landscape appears through window<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">fields of sage<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">the mountains<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">abstract sky <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">360 degrees<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">soft kitten<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">hot coffee <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">people, young and old<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;">memories touched once, unforgotten<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Written for: https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p>Western Boots</p><p>from my studio window </p><p>mountains to the south </p><p>veiled in a cloudy mist</p><p><br /></p><p>to the north<span> </span> Taos Mountain</p><p>Mother Mountain</p><p>sacred mountain</p><p>stands watch</p><p><br /></p><p>a skull visible</p><p>on the side of the mountain</p><p><br /></p><p>the little town below the mesa</p><p>a sleepy little town in Northern New Mexico</p><p>at night like a Christmas tree</p><p>lights sparkle in the darkness</p><p><br /></p><p>Taos history of art and artists</p><p>who came for a new scene</p><p>a new landscape to paint </p><p>new colors, new people</p><p><br /></p><p>two artists on the way to Mexico City</p><p>by wagon, a wheel broke just out of town</p><p>they flipped a coin </p><p>who would take the wheel for repair?</p><p><br /></p><p>they loved the look of the place</p><p>they never made it to Mexico City</p><p>they stayed in Taos and founded</p><p>the Taos Society of Artists</p><p>Sharp, Blumenschein, and Phillips</p><p><br /></p><p>most days the sun shines brightly</p><p>in winter<span> </span> snow</p><p>the smell of piñon smoke </p><p>from kiva fireplaces</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Written for: <span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><a href="https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" target="_blank">https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p>Note: This is a photo in my computer. Since I am a techno-peasant, I don't know where it came from, or how it got there. Or how to remove it? </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>annell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-56782568704878469492023-11-01T13:59:00.001-06:002023-11-01T13:59:32.669-06:00From Flat Lands to Desert<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIGqNFRkpf_6W7W3Qa976EsuL7_kAuxKivsxDhX-eSFhTda7sV_6t23jl0267Huj0KP4pK1Fe9mDe-D16heajZ1u6lt0Zv29QA4f8K9rTkuzT6P8qAwWr5dTCNf4yt_i3mLPHZZrPfK8yXowN5sCB5eev-ObzZKSTkvRMwmJ31vUihzdhPUnxwKFAfpxN/s2732/851AE6AE-6888-487B-8B5A-1B2AFB47322A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIGqNFRkpf_6W7W3Qa976EsuL7_kAuxKivsxDhX-eSFhTda7sV_6t23jl0267Huj0KP4pK1Fe9mDe-D16heajZ1u6lt0Zv29QA4f8K9rTkuzT6P8qAwWr5dTCNf4yt_i3mLPHZZrPfK8yXowN5sCB5eev-ObzZKSTkvRMwmJ31vUihzdhPUnxwKFAfpxN/s320/851AE6AE-6888-487B-8B5A-1B2AFB47322A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>From Flat Lands to Desert</p><p>to move or not to move</p><p>that is the question</p><p>we've been here</p><p>for such a long time</p><p><br /></p><p>a place for everything</p><p>and everything in it's place</p><p>whatever it is</p><p>you can find it in the dark</p><p><br /></p><p>I love my house</p><p>and hate to leave</p><p>but the memories </p><p>say, it is time</p><p><br /></p><p>go west young</p><p>or not so young woman</p><p>follow the sun</p><p>as it settles on the horizon</p><p><br /></p><p>land of enchantment beckones</p><p>I've been in the flat land by the sea</p><p>too long, time to leave</p><p><br /></p><p>my new home waits for me</p><p>at the foot of the mountain</p><p>in the middle of the sage</p><p>we hardly know what we are doing</p><p><br /></p><p>but it is what we must do</p><p>no reason to argue</p><p>it is what it will be</p><p>a new life in the desert for me</p><p><br /></p><p>starting over isn't easy</p><p>I walk in the desert</p><p>cactus stickers hurt my toes</p><p>nothing soothes the pain</p><p><br /></p><p>Written for: <a href="https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>annell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-33445264900879869792023-10-25T12:13:00.002-06:002023-10-25T12:57:59.482-06:00The Mundane The Ordinary The Extraordinary<p> The Mundane</p><p> The Mundane The Ordinary The Extraordinary </p><p><br /></p><p> you say, he died </p><p>died too young </p><p> just a boy, after all </p><p> too tender for this world </p><p><br /></p><p>I ran into you yesterday </p><p>you say, your husband died </p><p>a man I did not know </p><p>I saw tears in your eyes </p><p><br /></p><p>another time </p><p>I said, he died, drowned </p><p>a fisherman </p><p>drowned while fishing </p><p><br /></p><p> the phone rang </p><p> you say, he died </p><p> just a boy after all </p><p>the youngest of your children </p><p><br /></p><p>another time </p><p>you say, she died a beautiful young woman </p><p> died too young </p><p><br /></p><p>I stopped a man on the street </p><p>with breaking voice </p><p> I said, he died, my only son </p><p>died too young, just a boy </p><p><br /></p><p>Written for: <a href="https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>annell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-63835374889754314752023-10-18T09:40:00.001-06:002023-10-18T09:40:22.477-06:00Hotel<p> <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Hotel</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">an old hotel in my hometown<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">made of wood<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">once painted white<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">paint peeled off<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">traces of white remained<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">worn and tired<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">like many of the citizens<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">of our old town<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Mrs. Castle our next door neighbor<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">lived alone day and night<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">her husband died long ago<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">she never mentioned him?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">perhaps it was once the place to go<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">the place to meet for tea<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">dress up <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">go out<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">to see and be seen<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">on Friday night<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Mr. and Mrs. Boots<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">came into town <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">dinner at the hotel<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">not much happens in a small town<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Mr. and Mrs. Rainbow<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">had their wedding party at the hotel<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">the talk of the town<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">no one famous ever came in<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">that hotel was old when I was born<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">I wonder does it still stand<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">or has it disappeared like<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">the town no longer on the map<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Written for: <a href="https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>annell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-27709929600339651822023-10-13T15:10:00.001-06:002023-10-13T15:10:41.239-06:00Gratitude<p> <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Gratitude</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">can change the world<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">or can change the place where you reside<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">the neighborhood<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">can change you<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">your outlook on life<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">change how you view others<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">I keep a bucket of gratitude<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">near the door<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">to give away <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">when a neighbor comes to call<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">you can never have too much<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">as there is much to be grateful for<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">sunlight on the windowsill<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">blue sky<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">faraway places <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">someone to love<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">colors bright and dull<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">textures to feel<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">a warm place to call home<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">so much to be grateful for<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">a smile across a room<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">a wink and…you</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p>Written for: </o:p><a href="https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>annell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-11219136208090696362023-10-04T09:17:00.005-06:002023-10-04T09:17:55.920-06:00Mountain Morning<p> Mountain Morning</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been to the mountain top</p><p>the view was far and wide</p><p>I could even see your house</p><p><br /></p><p>I won't go today</p><p>I have work to do</p><p>I remain in the studio</p><p><br /></p><p>quietly the morning breaks</p><p>in the shadow of the mountain</p><p>the sun rises on the other side</p><p><br /></p><p>the day clear and inviting</p><p>come dip your toe in the water</p><p>the water rises as I step in</p><p><br /></p><p>I am over my head</p><p>it happens more often than</p><p>I like to say</p><p><br /></p><p>I think of you</p><p>that October morning</p><p>or was it September</p><p><br /></p><p>That's right, it was September</p><p>September the 8th</p><p>from that day until the end</p><p><br /></p><p>I will remember</p><p>the first day we met</p><p>you were just a boy</p><p><br /></p><p>Written for: <a href="https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>annell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-50184866554428684402023-09-27T12:38:00.002-06:002023-09-27T12:38:56.662-06:00Mother<p> <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Mother</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">mother, a simple word<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">just six letters<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">“m” is for mine, meadow, meow<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">all the wonders of the world<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">wild meadow orchids<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">including all the colors<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">“o” ordinary, extraordinary<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">like the shape of a bird’s nest<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">a place to call home<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">a place to rest<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">“t” touch, tingle, tomorrow<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">time to feel <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">shape of earth<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">“h” Henry, hobnob, <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">hop skip and jump<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">helpless/clinging<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">“e” early, elbow, eyebrow<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">center of the circle<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">center of the world<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">“r” real, ready, regal<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">a little prayer for my mother<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">said out loud<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">or whispered to myself<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">my own, the one and only<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">MOTHER<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">mother<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">mama<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Written for: <a href="https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>annell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-60589986197600184662023-09-26T11:08:00.003-06:002023-09-26T11:08:58.027-06:00Take My Gift<p> </p><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Take My Gift<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">take my gift I give to you<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">bend it <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">break it<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">tie loosely round your neck<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">it is visual<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">without words<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">colors to behold<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">like a ring round your finger<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">it sparkles and shines<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">springing rays back at you<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">if you listen carefully<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">there is a little hum<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">I don’t always know <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">what is meant<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">sighs and symbols<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">keep you company all day<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">I work quietly <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">in my den<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">a mother's cave<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">a sacred space<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">I hold my hand out to you<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">I offer you my gift<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">take it as your own<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">take my gift I give to you<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Written for: <a href="https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com/</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p><br /></p>annell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-61018680490229529172023-09-13T13:56:00.000-06:002023-09-13T13:56:01.726-06:00Change of Season<p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Change of Season<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">the morning crisp<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">memories of other seasons<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">embedded in the wind<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">leaves turn<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">a darker green and gold<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">waiting for the day they will fall<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">the final performance<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">it happens this way<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">one morning <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">suddenly the leaves let go<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">all dancing, whirling in the air<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">drop to the ground <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">carpet of spring leaves grown old<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">dried and golden, a crunch under foot<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; 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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">A mere silhouette in the landscape<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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annell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-69336940810669237372019-05-29T07:11:00.004-06:002019-05-29T07:11:56.908-06:00All Is Perfect/Poets United Midweek motif/peace<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="color: #191919; font-family: "garamond" , serif; font-size: 16pt;">Note: I have used few words today, the other words didn't fit my poem.</span>annell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-83788479266465685222019-05-23T07:00:00.001-06:002019-05-23T10:23:48.098-06:00End of Summer/poets united<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
End of Summer<o:p></o:p></div>
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Summers end<o:p></o:p></div>
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Put away the picnic supplies<o:p></o:p></div>
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No more long continual sunny days<o:p></o:p></div>
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No more hot nights<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sheets soaked in sweat<o:p></o:p></div>
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As climate change continues<o:p></o:p></div>
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Temperatures rise<o:p></o:p></div>
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End of fire season<o:p></o:p></div>
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Cooler temperatures greet<o:p></o:p></div>
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A new day<o:p></o:p></div>
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Autumn most beautiful season<o:p></o:p></div>
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Passes quickly<o:p></o:p></div>
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Soon it will be winter<o:p></o:p></div>
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Change of seasons <o:p></o:p></div>
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Keeps us on our toes<o:p></o:p></div>
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Putting away<o:p></o:p></div>
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And getting out<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hardly time to remember<o:p></o:p></div>
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Season that has just ended<o:p></o:p></div>
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Look forward <o:p></o:p></div>
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To the next season to come<o:p></o:p></div>
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May 23, 2019<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/EndofSummer">https://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/EndofSummer</a></div>
annell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-12240111316266038252019-05-22T11:04:00.001-06:002019-05-22T11:06:26.196-06:00Poets United Midweek Motif ~ Light<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
Happy Birthday Light the Candles<o:p></o:p></div>
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Can we speak of light<o:p></o:p></div>
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In only a whisper?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Is it best to keep voices low?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Honor the sacred<o:p></o:p></div>
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Can we hear light approaching on tip toe?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Or does light come in thundering herds?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Singing all the way<o:p></o:p></div>
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Waking us from sleep<o:p></o:p></div>
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Announcing a new day<o:p></o:p></div>
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A beginning<o:p></o:p></div>
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So small <o:p></o:p></div>
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It is hard to see<o:p></o:p></div>
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And yet without light<o:p></o:p></div>
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We do not see at all<o:p></o:p></div>
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Shall we stand guard<o:p></o:p></div>
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For its coming<o:p></o:p></div>
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And upon seeing the whites of its eyes<o:p></o:p></div>
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Shall we sound the alarm?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Or do we let it sneak into town<o:p></o:p></div>
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Like an outlaw<o:p></o:p></div>
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Light is so much a part of us<o:p></o:p></div>
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We often don’t see it depart<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the darkness that follows<o:p></o:p></div>
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We strain to see<o:p></o:p></div>
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It remains the other side of the coin<o:p></o:p></div>
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Light reveals the mystery<o:p></o:p></div>
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We need light in order to see<o:p></o:p></div>
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But never see the light itself<o:p></o:p></div>
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May 22, 2019<o:p></o:p></div>
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Note: For my Son, on his birthday.<a href="https://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/Poets%20United%20Midweek%20Motif%20~%20Light">https://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/Poets United Midweek Motif ~ Light</a><o:p></o:p></div>
annell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-10519958231155565082019-05-21T06:35:00.000-06:002019-05-21T06:35:02.714-06:00To Write a Poem<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
To Write a Poem<o:p></o:p></div>
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I take my place<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am prepared<o:p></o:p></div>
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And yet the mind remains blank<o:p></o:p></div>
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How long will it take?<o:p></o:p></div>
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To capture a thought<o:p></o:p></div>
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A thought that will take flight<o:p></o:p></div>
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Like the butterfly<o:p></o:p></div>
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That dips and weaves<o:p></o:p></div>
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And lands so perfectly<o:p></o:p></div>
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Will the doors open<o:p></o:p></div>
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Let the light stream in<o:p></o:p></div>
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With the softness of a kitten<o:p></o:p></div>
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The strength of the bull<o:p></o:p></div>
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Something insightful<o:p></o:p></div>
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Something wise <o:p></o:p></div>
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Something true<o:p></o:p></div>
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Something only, I can say<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/Tuesady,5/21/19-The%20Tuesday%20Platform:%20in%20lieu%20of%20a%20poem">https://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/Tuesady,5/21/19-The Tuesday Platform: in lieu of a poem</a>annell4http://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057172956502874716.post-74287759769581085992019-05-17T11:09:00.003-06:002019-05-17T11:13:17.286-06:00A Picnic to Remember/Imaginary gardens with real toads<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
A Picnic to Remember<o:p></o:p></div>
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A best picnic remembered<o:p></o:p></div>
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Was on a rainy day<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the back of a van<o:p></o:p></div>
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Chinese left-overs<o:p></o:p></div>
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In a little white carton<o:p></o:p></div>
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Eaten with chop sticks<o:p></o:p></div>
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Probably doesn’t sound too special<o:p></o:p></div>
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But for me, memorable<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sometimes it isn’t the menu<o:p></o:p></div>
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Nor the place<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rather who you picnic with <o:p></o:p></div>
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An old friend from way back when<o:p></o:p></div>
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I a grown woman<o:p></o:p></div>
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The VP wouldn’t have thought it right<o:p></o:p></div>
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Still a picnic to remember<o:p></o:p></div>
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On rainy days or sunny nights<o:p></o:p></div>
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May 17, 2019<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/Thursday,%20May%2016,%202019%20Let's%20Have%20a%20Picnic%20Y'all!">https://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/Thursday, May 16, 2019 Let's Have a Picnic Y'all!</a></div>
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