Month: April 2024

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Critters

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What makes you nervous?

Just the thought of a colony

Gives me goosebumps.

The most notorious to me:

Fire ants.

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The Paradox of Nostalgia

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You’re bringing back

Something that belongs to the past.

Then you end

up questioning yourself—

Questions make you cringe—

Because you still

don’t have the

answers to the many

whys, what . . . how.

So instead

You turn to

Nice and warm reminiscing ,

a familiar ache comes back

Bringing both good and bad

And the wanting

That’s haunting

And so with

The whys, what. . . how.

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A place to find like minded people

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How do you use social media?

To mingle;

To exchange sharing of passion, or ideas and etcetera—

With the hopes of building friendship along the way.

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The United States

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Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind.

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America was—

And still is—the best idea.

A true divine force.

North Star of the Free

World, It puts its trust in God—

What a blessed union!

Love · Sentiments · Writing True

Because of You

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I was blind;
But then you came.
And then light soon followed.

From the sky so blue,

Mirroring the ocean too,

To the lushes of green and morning dew,

Then the beaming moon and bright stars too,

And the happy fireflies I dare not shoo-—

I see every beauty in this world

Because of you.

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A Lovely Day

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At the top of hill

Surrounded by happy blooms,

Hovering b’flies,

And everything bright:

In a soft plush just for two,

were just me and you.

Biscuits, cheese, tea and

You—of course, yours is sweeter. . .

Heavenly! Being with you.

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When trap between like vs right

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Describe a decision you made in the past that helped you learn or grow.

There’s a reason why our heads are above our hearts and everything else.

We’re often feeling “trapped” over things that we fantasize or crave or simply wish. But let’s breathe deep and ask ourselves, do we really need it? Is it right?

Because right is something that doesn’t change no matter what angle. And it always has a final say. It doesn’t even require explanation, nor justification.

And because of its powerful nature, right leads us to move forward, way forward—which again—is always a cherished destination.

Bottom line and to reiterate: Right always has a final say. It makes things fall in the appropriate places that make sense.

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Siberia

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What place in the world do you never want to visit? Why?

We, humans are warm-blooded,

To be in that kind of cold place,

We are putting our bodies

Into great strain,

Especially me who’s coming from Hawaii.

So, sorry Siberia—

I can’t stand the freezer.