Torrent

From Harvey flows

Limitless water; it

Overwhelms life, an

Obvious

Disaster, but resilient

Souls rise above the tide.

In honor of those suffering from the effects of Hurricane Harvey. You’re on my mind and in my heart.

Love the flavor

Saucy dancers

And spicy

Latin beats

Spritz a night with excitement –

A dazzling, musical treat.

Inspired by Tina H. and her love of dance.

Jordan almonds and little silver balls

Dragatus offered in ancient

Rome

Almonds

Glazed with honey. Now

Exquisitely decorated,

Elaborate

Sweets cost a lot of money. 

Thanks for the word, Tina H.

Fabric

Samples of

Woven woolens

And

Tweeds

Caught the designer’s eye;

He sneezed.

Breathing interrupted

Affected by low airway

Patency, a sleeper will

Not breathe

Efficiently, causing

A slumber deficiency.

New Age emperor

Few –

Oh wait –

Really NO other president of

These

You-divided States has

Flummoxed

Its people so extensively by such blatant

Vanity, such

Evident mistakes.

Exodus

Swaying with the

Weight of her worldly possessions, she

Approached the

Gate to join the procession. 

Tending to fend off

Sometimes it’s hard

To accept

Reality;

Under

The covers we dive. But

Hiding, avoiding,

In actuality,

Only serve to deprive

Us of essential tools, so rise to the

Surface. Survive!

Thank you, Ostrich (aka “camel-sparrow”), for this word.

He gives an old word a whole new meaning

Dunces and

Other dim-witted pedants

Reveal their

Basic, troubling impediment through

Effusive,

Laughable,

Ludicrous assertions;

Involving no

Scholarship is

This man's exertion.

Thanks for pointing out the site of interesting words, Gail H.

Great Blue Heron baby

Fly,

Little feathered dear!

Engage all your might.

Do not fear; you’ve

Grown strong for this flight.

Let your wings

Incise the air,

Niftily lift you up to where

Gangling becomes light.

Thanks for the word, Martha A. and for showing me the nests.

Like, TOTALLY!

Edging toward a total

Concealment of the great sun’s rays, our

Lunar friend

Invites

People to

See its

Empowerment regarding light today.

BUT PLEASE DON'T LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN!

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2017-august-21

On the move

When my spirit itches for

Adventure and I

Need to scratch, I

Drive a thousand miles or so – I

Explore in my little hatchback.

Reeling at the beauty of this amazing

Land, so much more I wish to

Understand, but gratefully, I

Sense my place in it and

That it’s a part of me.

Thanks for the word, Gail H.

Fires in Montana

Summer skies

Made hazy, the sun, an

Orange-red hue, tend to

Kindle worry for folks

Evacuated anew.

I dedicate this to all the men and women who fight these fires and rescue people and pets.

Westward journey

For miles and miles down

I-90, sunflowers grow

En masse in South Dakota, their

Lovely yellow faces bright against a

Darkening backdrop

Sky.

Noodles

People say “fuh” for this

Hanoian noodle dish, with beef

Or chicken – whatever they wish.

With thanks to Rose A. for the word, and much gratitude to dear Chau, of Pho Chau in Rochester, MN for all that you bring to the community.

Facing the sun

How

Elegantly this

Lithe being

Intuits its world;

On the sun’s cue, it

Turns in

Response for an

Optimal

Position, knowing

Its magical botanical

Condition.

Nourish

Kindling love

Is alimentary; cooking is

The home’s

Central activity, where

Hearts

Embrace in a

Nurturing place.

Response to Charlottesville

Vapid and

Ambiguous, his words

Garnered little respect, and

Unsurpisingly were rejected – more

Evidence of his neglect.

Saeculorum, Amen

Endings differ melodically when

Used in the lesser doxology

Or, as in the “Liber

Usualis,” two

Abbreviations

Evoke for all, Peace.

Thanks for the word, Annie G., Scrabble-and-Words-With-Friends competitor extraordinaire. Also thanks to Annie's friend Martie T.

Chat

So, what’s the latest?

Haven't you heard?

Maybe it’s for the best.

Oy! That’s the worst.

Over my dead body.

Zay gezunt!

Even if I went first…

No...

Quite

Unflustered by the

Amount, he casually

Loaned

Millions to

Show his clout.

Million dollar human

Build

It life-like,

One with

New electromechanical parts;

In human

Context, it’s new-age

Smarts.

Kombu dashi, for example

University Professor Ikeda

Mused on flavor

And found that glutamates

Made one savor the brothy taste found

In kelp.

Life bearer

Bent

Under the yoke,

Carrying water, the

Kind old woman was

Ever filling

The cups of others.

Scooped

Sweet ice-cream

Under heaps of

Nuts,

Delicious toppings,

And luscious fudge was

Exactly the treat he dreamed of.

Flatus

Boisterous burbling,

Ominous gurgling

Rise up from

Below where

Only food has been stowed, which

Rumbles along in

Your innards so long that the

Gasses and liquids, perhaps

Made by lipids,

Use that tubular way for

Singing their song.

Thank you for the fun word, Lynn F.

Pisces me

Languid walks

Along its shore and

Kayak rides I

Enjoy more and more. 

Stymie

Killing an

Idea or endeavor might

Burst

One’s bubble, or

Sever

High hopes of feeling clever.

Drawn together

Family merriment,

Enjoying

A fine meal, everyone’s

Spirits soar – it’s love

That appeals.

Many thanks to Laurie and Matt G. for last evening’s fun!

Time tales

Stellar bodies

Tell us

About the

Reality of

Space.

Bizarre turns

Bright and

Light, this lovely

Orange shirt had an

Unusual trip; among three

Sisters it went around,

Ending up with the original sis.