What advice would you give to your teenage self?
Your body is a temple
holy ground
sacred to the touch
Learn as much as you can
Know what you want
Go for it
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Four Pepper Guacamole
pepper me with jalapeño
serranos
habanero
poblanos
smash me with a fork
keep me chunky
fresh with lime
sprinkled with secret spices
bring on the chips
says the avocado
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dVerse prompt for Spicy Guacamole Day
Spring
What is your favorite season of year? Why?
more than a fling
gets everything growing—
Spring
On Safari
Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you.
On safari
with my daughter
sharing the joy
of being together
the thrill of a rare siting
look
a leopard
lots of lions
look
a caracal
small cats are harder to see
What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like?
I gave up coffee
morning ritual at an end
so now I just get out of bed
take the dog out
regardless of weather
and hope that the sun will shine
The Little Prince’s Baobabs
What is the last thing you learned?
Do you remember how the little prince plucked out the baobabs to keep them from harming his rose? I learned the baobabs were symbolic of ridding the world of Nazis.
Wet Feet
Dad would take me to the island park
Fairbank Iowa
across the swinging bridge
“Don’t get your feet wet”
but I would slip right in the Wapsie River
cool water in my shoes
didn’t heed the warning
went home with sand between my toes
Dog Show
Fine
How I woke up feeling
this fine day of rain
then sunshine
garden beds moist
ready for planting
weeds don’t stand a chance
when I walk by
what will it cost me this day
ready to pay the fine
dirt under nails
sore back
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dVerse prompt to write a quadrille with a homograph
Replaceable
Your great great grand uncle dog
I thought was irreplaceable
but you are the sweetest boy
always there to greet me
comes whenever I call
patiently waiting
for any scrap
to fall from the table
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