a word for toilet
it's a cooking utensil
marijuana, ***

spend within your means
universal acceptance
mot on credit, cash

antonym of sour
it is dulce in Spanish                  
what honey is, sweet

potassium rich      
a light orange to pink color
tender, firm salmon

the sound of a loon
car drivers do this at times
sound of a goose, honk

Dear Blessed Mother Mary
Give us, perpetual love.
Ask Christ to show his mercy,
Gentle Mother, peaceful dove.

Misfortunes and privations,
So often we find them rife:              
Help us to counteract them,
And allow joys enter life.

Keep our hearts from hardening,
With love for both God and man.
Show us how we are to love,
Mother, we know that you can.

We all have our sufferings,
Some draw us close to your Son:
Help us in accepting them.
Show us how it's to be done.

Snap
a shirt fastener
what dogs do at people's heels
be there in a snap

a shirt fastener
what dogs do at people's heels
go to pieces, snap

is cashed at a bank
king is in danger in chess.
to look over, check

eye catching color
has range of health benefits
dessert berries, fuchsia

it is poisonous
they can help reduce mold spores          
the Sago Palm plant

there are nineteen types
can keep immune system strong
upside down frowns. smiles

the tricky chess piece
armor weighed near fifty pounds
valiant warrior, knight

benefits heart health
found in dry form all year through        
mineral loaded figs

means fort or fortress                  
often surrounded by moat
move in chess, castle

Stoats are fierce predators
are known as short, tailed weasels
black, tipped, tailed stoats

they're mice predators
they have amazing hearing
they make   good pets, cats

done to envelopes            
cold region marine mammal
a dark brown, seal

hurricanes have one
full size early adulthood
***** of sight, eye

lubricates motors
it is used in cooking meals
medicinal oil

found on a chain saw
shoulder bone in cut of meat
is found in grass, blade

cuña in English
it is used for splitting wood
part of an orange, wedge

used to make syrup                    
foolish, gullible person
xylem and phloem sap

made of gold alloys                      
fitted cap on damaged tooth
what a king wears, crown

an evergreen shrub
popular choice for landscapes
the ixora plant

found in a stocking                                          
what tigers do to their prey
done to garments, tear

written 09-07-2025

a Hawaiian dish
Hawaiian for slice or cut
push finger quick, poke

many on highways
found at most all fast food joints
fin some halls , exits

frog's delicacy                  
is found in a pair of pants
what the planes do, fly

hay selenio                                                      
bajo en calorias                            
el huachinango

has selenium              
rich omega three content
the red snapper fish

leaves poulticed for sprains
leaves, camper's toilet paper
Verbascum Thapsus

benefit eye health
global popularity      
Philipine mangoes

juicy and tender
powerhouse of nutrition  
Philipine mangoes

have large heart shaped leaves
absorb toxins from the air
elephant ear plants

is tail in Spanish
valued for its caffeine fruit
citrusy cola

supporting brain health
anti tumor properties
high in fiber, dates

they promote heart health
have low glycemic index              
cow peas, black eye peas

benefits the heart
fat , twenty grams per serving
the fuzzy soybeans

done to a waiter
is raised at post offices
done to taxis, flag

horse dwelling with stalls
the synonym for secure
firmly established, stable

plant of goosefoot family
King Solomon, well known one
salvia, sage

is a female name
popular garden flower
past tense of rise, rose

smaller than a lynx
found in the mangrove forests
spotted ocelot

horse with its tail docked
an alcoholic mixed drink
rooster's tail, cocktail

highly nutritious
a source of magnesium
heart's friend, pumpkin seeds

used in woodworking
in body where two bones meet
an eating place, joint

Epilepsy

Of some oncoming seizures,
Auras make us aware:
We're ready and expecting,
So they're easier to bear.

EEGs appear at times,
As they're like the Richter scale:
When there is a big seizure,                  
The lines might seem like a whale.

A brain electrical fire,
Times can get out of control:
When there's a grand mal seizure,
Get on the ground and then roll.

In hectic epileptic times,
When seizures finally end:
We feel our lives regain strength.
Bit by bit we feel them mend.

Be persistent with the Lord,
In asking for what is good:
He knows what we're on need of,
He'll answer when best he should.

God knows the past and present,  
And what the future brings,
He knows when lives are troubled,
For our lives he is caring.

With the Lord be persistent,
In seeking good during life:
He loves to give us good things,
And help us in times of strife.

Persistent, Lord, help us to be,
In asking good things from Thee.

improves eye vision
speeds up growth of collagen
red bell pepper fruit