At the Fair with Rod

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Come with me to the sea
Where ferris wheels spin lovers
To the stars and Merry-go-round
Steeds gallop around the world

We’ll dip our toes into the waves
Feed french fries to the sea gulls
Then trace each other’s lips
With cotton candy fingers

I’ll toss rings until I win
The biggest prize for you
The big black bear with a red
Ribbon tied in a bow around its neck

Let’s have our pictured snapped
In a booth, making funny faces
Smiling with goofy grins, kissing
So we will remember in old age

Follow me to the water’s edge
We’ll spread a blanket on the sand
And feast on hot dogs until dark
Then wrapped in sun-warmed arms

Dream until tomorrow comes

Willpower?

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I started with a whole box –
twenty four
special dark Belgian chocolate
mint patties
a daily limit –
one
my willpower has been tested
only three remain
three days until they are gone
and I am desperate once again
three remain
three days
maybe not

peony bush

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pink peony bush
nectar, sticky and sweet
buds covered with ants

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quote haiku

This week Chevrefeuille challenged us to write a haiku based on this quote from Confucius

“it does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop”

caterpillar crawls
slowly from leaf tip to stem
munching on milkweed


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credit: National Geographic
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fuzzy little geese
led by black and white mother
floating on river

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