NAPOWRIMO Day 19: Mating Calls in the Romantic Zone In Puerto Vallarta, working and mating sound the same. Outside my terrace, construction workers using jackhammers. Headboards of lovers bang against the wall. The Funicular to a nearby rooftop restaurant hums off and on. And the bird who gathers at the pool each morning is the … Continue reading NAPOWRIMO Day 19: Mating Calls in the Romantic Zone
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NAPOWRIMO Day 18: My Distant Love Appears Unannounced
NAPOWRIMO Day 18: My Distant Love Appears Unannounced Let her in, she is crying She wants to get out, but is entangled. Into the night, He wandered and played about. Again, another excuse My distant love appears unannounced. I don’t care as my heart is overflowing. Is he weary of carrying a heavy load? A … Continue reading NAPOWRIMO Day 18: My Distant Love Appears Unannounced
NAPOWRIMO Day 17: The Wilsons Were We
NAPOWRIMO Day 17: The Wilsons Were We The Wilsons were a pious bunch Built a church the whole family attended Grandma declared that her kids would never divorce It seemed this would be the ultimate remorse We never knew for sure if my grandparents were legally married But they were together until death did them … Continue reading NAPOWRIMO Day 17: The Wilsons Were We
NAPOWRIMO Day 16: NOTHING is 11 in Scrabble
NAPOWRIMO Day 16: NOTHING is 11 in Scrabble The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, To my JO (sweetheart) inscribed inside. Dog-eared at all the well-loved words; On the table ready to rule. The wildly romantic QUIXOTRY; and QI (chi), best Q word that doesn’t need a U. Highest score reported on any given day? 1778 for OXYPHENBUTAZONE! … Continue reading NAPOWRIMO Day 16: NOTHING is 11 in Scrabble
NAPOWRIMO Day 15: Agatha Trunchbull’s Secret Garden
NAPOWRIMO Day 15: Agatha Trunchbull's Secret Garden Agatha Trunchbull A large woman who wears her hair in a tight, unforgiving bun; She terrorizes children, and was glad that she was never a child or had fun. Her outfit is a bottle-green tight pantsuit adorned with a black belt with a silver buckle; She became strict … Continue reading NAPOWRIMO Day 15: Agatha Trunchbull’s Secret Garden
NAPOWRIMO Day 14: Dream Fictionary
NAPOWRIMO Day 14: Dream Fictionary T Table (wobbly) To see a table in your dream represents stability. If the table is wobbly, then it suggests you are dysfunctional, or adding to a dysfunctional family or system. It may also refer to the fact you are a bad carpenter or cook but no one is willing … Continue reading NAPOWRIMO Day 14: Dream Fictionary
NAPOWRIMO Day 13: I’d give a thousand dollars for you to shut up
NAPOWRIMO Day 13: I’d give a thousand dollars for you to shut up Don’t tell me what you’re thinking I don’t need to know everything About how you don’t like peas My boyfriend Or Trump Don’t tell me what you’re thinking Let me sit here peacefully Tossing coins into the pond Making wishes Or not … Continue reading NAPOWRIMO Day 13: I’d give a thousand dollars for you to shut up
NAPOWRIMO Day 12: The Evil Tope
NAPOWRIMO Day 12: The Evil Tope (pronounced toe-pay) There are stop signs that don’t always mean stop, one-way streets that may or may not be one-way, and road signs that make little sense no matter how high your level of Spanish fluency. There are streets filled with slow-moving vehicles, sleeping street dogs, and banyan-type strangler … Continue reading NAPOWRIMO Day 12: The Evil Tope
NAPOWRIMO Day 11: Wisdom from 100 Years of Living Out Loud
NAPOWRIMO Day 11: Wisdom from 100 Years of Living Out Loud Today, April 11, 2063 is my 100th birthday. I am a tapestry of all of the interests, interesting and not-so-interesting fragments of my 100-year journey. I love my life - God, family, friends, food, fashion, travel, music - yet, I courageously embrace the questions … Continue reading NAPOWRIMO Day 11: Wisdom from 100 Years of Living Out Loud
NAPOWRIMO Day 10: In The Garden
NAPOWRIMO Day 10: In The Garden I sit at Our Lady of the Garden Chapel in the Vallarta Botanical Gardens watching an orange butterfly kiss an orange Zinnia as if they were meant to meet there. Two young lovers walk starcrossed among the chocolate plants and cacti, across the stone Bridge of Dreams, which was … Continue reading NAPOWRIMO Day 10: In The Garden
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