I went out to the garden
looking for spelling bees
there were many beside me—
a bumble bee entered foxglove’s bell
it was not the one I seek
then one buzzed my head
anxious at my presence
to say the word
say the word
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dVerse prompt for a quadrille using the word spell
dits and dahs
dots and dashes
get your rhythm
don’t be slow
tapping out
a universal
language
dit dit dit dah dah dah dit dit dit
••• – – – •••
HELP
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NaPiWriMo prompt to look at old technology. Morse Code has been around since 1844 and still used today. Most interesting use was the POW who used the code to spell out the word torture with the blinks of his eyes.
I want to hold you close
& hug you like a teddy bear
hold you in my arms
like when you were a baby
but times have changed
this covid has me on edge
hard to display physical love
when you’re so far away
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dVerse quadrille prompt on the word close
Don’t Touch
I want so much
to wipe my eyes
from tearing up
these hands held
together
in hope
Together as a Family
Now that we are together
as a family
she can cook
I wash
he will dry
we will eat together
in thankfulness
Another Day
Another day
of washing hands
disinfecting countertops
& groceries
staying in
holding on
red pear so rare
soft skin juicy
taste delicious
Six days before Passover
Jesus came again to Bethany
Martha served Him dinner
& Lazarus sat at the table with Him
Mary brought out an alabaster box
of costly oil of spikenard
which was imported from India
Mary anointed the feet of Jesus
& wiped His feet with her hair
& the house was filled with the fragrance
Jesus no longer walked among the people
Hé & His disciples went to Ephraim
a city near the wilderness
it was 6 days before the Passover
& people were wondering
would Jesus come to Jerusalem
His following was building
He had raised Lazarus
from the dead
& the priests & Pharisees
wanted to kill Lazarus as well as Jesus
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I’m in the middle of a 40 day series on Jesus going from Caesarea Philippi to His ascension.
Two miles away in Jerusalem
the priests & Pharisees
heard about Lazarus
& wanted council
for surely this man
does many signs
& the people
were believing he is the one
& Rome will take away our authority
& our nation
Caiphais the high priest said—
it is better that one man die
than a whole nation & so it was
prophecy that Jesus would die
& they plotted to kill him
Lazarus come forth
and he who had died walked out
released from his grave
Lazarus was dead & lying in a tomb
friend of Jesus
brother of Martha & Mary
who had sent word to Jesus
Come quickly my brother is sick
Days later Martha met Jesus on the road
as He was approaching Bethany
If only you had come sooner
my brother would be alive!
Mary came to Jesus & fell at His feet
If You had been here
my brother would be alive!
& she wept & Jesus wept
& the people wept
as they went to the tomb
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