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Pressed against the one that strokes
Such meticulously maintained mane
Bathing in the scent of her beloved
She brings gifts never asked for
For attention without end
“Hold me close!” she cries
A paw on each shoulder, little motor
Warm rivulets run from relaxed lips
Devoted to love, pleasure, and food
Licks the hand holding organic kibble
Claims the warmth of legs supine
Craves the eyes that gaze away
Such salient signs of submission
Just her being gives comfort
What a great and noble creature
Beautiful and elegant to behold
To be protected and admired
Sweet girl, good kitty, April
For my precisos kitty April. My patient companion, guardian and avatar.
Born with a clean slate

Loved ones teach kids how to HATE

Each day Choose good versus bad

Children mimic watch and learn

Live by example your turn



Tanka Haiku
Five lines 31 syllables
5-7-5-7-7

Inspired song
A thin line between love and hate
By Annie Lennox 1995
(It was first done in 1971 by the persuaders)
Written 3-14  2025
Nana Is a
gregarious host
Who fills her home
with love, laughter
  Favorite dishes
Ever after
Thankful
Giving
Christmas
Simple Living
A gathering of
Family and Friends
Full of Leaps and bounds
Smiles that have no ends
Happiness is her mission
A time honored tradition



Inspired Songs ;
These songs are
a musical Hug  must listen!

1) Grandma’s love 2018
(YouTube)
By Mark Yamanaka

2) Grandma’s Love 2024
(YouTube )
By Ian Bert Capricho
Footnotes
Looking through the keyhole of Love
and this is what you’d find

When the grandchildren began to speak
there are two grandmothers
so one was recognized as grandma and
the other recognized as Nana.
That way whenever the children spoke,
we all knew who they were referring to.
I am Nana
Bamboozle
                 Con
                Hoax
Hoodwink
Delude.            Deceive
Snoo­ker
Mislead
Fake.       Out
Dupe.           Fool
String                Along
Spoof                         Trick
Bluff.                               Burn



Jaded souls will concede
An Ex-lover cannot be believed
A dagger to the heart, To the core
Blow by Blow, keeping score
No middle ground in Sight
When both demand to be right

If you’re nursing a break up,
take the time to listen to these classics songs

Inspired songs
1) go your own way 1977
By Fleetwood Mac

2) she’s gone 1973
By Daryl Hall and John Oates

3) band of Gold 1970
By Freda Payne

4) sorry seems to be the hardest word
By Elton John 1976

5) how can you mend a broken heart?
By Al Green 1972

6) tracks of my tears 1965
By Smokey Robinson and the miracles

7) I Fall to Pieces 1960
By Patsy Cline

8) tears of a clown 1967
Smokey Robinson in the miracles
BLT  Webster’s Word of the day challenge
March 14, 2024
BAMBOOZLE
TO DECEIVE BY UNDERHANDED METHODS; DUPE, HOODWINK.
Americans
              Want
                 Less
Government
More
Freedom
Here’s                 The  Rub
Official’s
Stratagem
Have Been
At the
Trough
For.        So
Long.       They
Are.                Greedy
Rapid.                         Rats





Inspired songs

1)Money 1973
By Pink Floyd

2) nowhere to run to (nowhere to hide) 1965
By Martha and the Vandellas
BLG Word of the day challenge
March 15, 2025
Stratagem
A stratagem is a trick or plan for deceiving an enemy or for achieving a goal
St. Patrick’s Day
In the local pub
I met my love
Drinking a pint of brew
He swept me off my feet
We fell in love before we knew
Romance so sweet

However I had a major problem an issue
I cried through a box of tissue
He had a tattoo of his ex-wife name
It night have been the end game

Big bold letters on his upper arm
His handsome facade lost its charm
Trish, my wish I wanted it removed
But what would that prove

Outwitting an unwilling participant
While His new lady love enchants
Tattoo a final decision to make
It could be the end of a beautiful romance

Winning will not be a piece of cake
We are both opinionated headstrong
An argument lasting all life long
A miracle it will take don’t forsake

The humiliation was my curse and cause
Except the past else relationship pause
We needed to find an amicable solution
To cease irreconcilable harm
He was impervious to my suggestions
We were at odds, on opposite sides
A revolution An amicable resolution

My darling man of reason
Wanted to clear the air
Avoided committing  treason
He wanted to be fair

In hindsight it might be a different ride
Some tattoos are hard to hide
he wondered how he would feel
If his wife had another man’s name for real

On her *** now that’s a show of style and class
The ex-wife carries His name without shame
still on her **** cheeks large letters, nice and neat
He smirked at the visual and size

He wonders as he slumbers What her
new boyfriend Would think deduce
White flag he issues calls for a truce

I hold my temper,
but stood my ground
I smiled spoke in a soft sweet voice
Miraculous patience I found
Leaving him little to no choice

Well, dear my name is not Trish
Resolution is, my only wish

The day was done
a clever girl Won
Sublime heart and mind
Contentment for all of time
I would find

Was it such a large price to pay?
What would you do or say?
to resolve the situation
in amicable way?

If He added a line under the letter T in Trish
He can represent Irish
40 years of marital bliss
Came down to this
a simple line
in the proverbial sand
ain’t love grand

my darling lad drinks a pint of brew
to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
to pass the time away of the change of his tattoo
The luck of the Irish now he knew

Happy wife happy life
A tattoo is forever think twice
Your decision might cause strife
Any name is simply a roll of the dice

Now, my Irish pappy
isn’t really Irish but remains happy
Resolution on his arm sleeve
a lesson learned a tale to believe



Inspired song
Danny boy (YouTube)
By the Celtic Women
NOT color race creed

Americans are people

Of all walks of life

The great  melting ***   diverse

Americans must reunite



Tanka Haiku
5 lines 31 syllables
Syllable count 5-7-5-7-7
FYI
I see the American flag as the symbol of America
The land of the brave and the free
There are people who want to divide American
Based on all kinds of crazy things. Don’t lose sight.
Of how much blood was shed to get us to where we are today. Nothing and nobody is perfect, but we can stand proud as probably the last nation for what it is on this earth. To those who speak ill of America,
You’re entitled to your opinion I strongly suggest
For your happiness, you seek life elsewhere.
This great adventure the melting *** of society is a wonderful construct without all the evil.
Putting up with the good the bad the ugly still
I am a proud America
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