Porthole

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SPRING: 1 Jalal 177 (8 April 2020)
O my Lord! Make Thy beauty to be my food, and Thy presence my drink,
and Thy pleasure my hope, and praise of Thee my action...
- Bahá’u’lláh

MY THOUGHTS

I wish I weren't so riled up by the insanity of the last three years, the total incompetent response to coronavirus, the erosion of protections and human rights in the USA. Yes, this too shall pass, but it will pass over many a new-dug grave.

WEATHER

17°. 2 p.m. in Missoula
9°. 4 p.m. in Buffalo
29°. 4 p.m. in Fayetteville, NC
12°. 1 p.m. in Port Townsend, WA

I have family in Buffalo, Fayetteville and Port Townsend.

IMAGES

One thick dandelion root with multiple leaves and a crown of 22 dandelions. Looked like a golden bouquet.

POULTRY

dada DAA dada DAA

We play the agogô.

dada DAA dada DAA

Two notes:

one high, one low.

dada DAA dada DAA

Our bodies squeezed together,
ache a third,
to sing, to sigh, to moan,
to make our music sweeter.

... The entire poem is here: "April 8 prompt: the sound of a bell (Agogô)" 

PORK

STATIC

Once in Melilla (297 words)  (18+) <300 words. Prompt: ship, old, beard #2218518 by Kåre เลียม Enga

READING

"Guardian of the Veil" by Gregory Spencer, page 89.

QUOTE

"There are stories in this waters ... tales of struggles and fears. I feel the voices between my fingers. I'm carrying their tears." p. 63

MY LIFE

Separation disorder? I mentioned this to Raelene on spacebook. I feel like all my friends have moved away. This brings back memories of being 12 ... and although I hadn't moved ... my friends had. I wasn't good at making new friends and my parents didn't help.

SENIOR CENTER and COFFEEHOUSE

Pulled pork? Hell yeah! I stood in line behind a red car.

O PINIONS!

As I commented to Charlie ~ : "Well, they lied. Masks provide a physical distance (like in TAIWAN ... does anyone ever listen to me?). That said, there is no excuse for everyone to not have a mask. Taiwan is manufacturing 15 million per day. My friend Allen is allowed 9 per week. The USA can't even satisfy the needs of medical personnel ... after how long ... 6 weeks, 8 weeks?

I did see people (about 10) wearing masks in the grocery store today. Only one stocker had one on last week. Quite a mix of store bought and hand-made. People are getting the message ... a tad late imho.

And then there's the choice of word "social distancing". Turning off spacebook is social distancing. What they meant was physical distancing. Which is what masks and banning gatherings do!

Mark my words: some churches will be packed for Easter.

WATT'S GNUS

Bernie Sanders bows out of running for president. In a way that's good. IMHO, He's best fighting the Good Fight from outside the establishment. He's desperately needed. I do hope Biden realizes that the progressives need a voice on the ticket. Warren might do, but there are younger female progressives who might be suitable for the job as well.

BLOGVILLE

I have been doing the Dew with the Dew Drop Inn poetry challenge. I'm not doing the 30DBC and I haven't been commenting as much as usual. That means I'm receiving very few views and hardly any comments.

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