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About lifelessons

My blog, which started out to be about overcoming grief, quickly grew into a blog about celebrating life. I post daily: poems, photographs, essays or stories. I've lived in countries all around the globe but have finally come to rest in Mexico, where I've lived since 2001. My books may be found on Amazon in Kindle and print format, my art in local Ajijic galleries. Hope to see you at my blog.

Bloomin’ Yellow

 

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For the Sunday Stills Challenge

An Aging Siren’s Lament

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An Aging Siren’s Lament

I once was bewitching, beguiling and busty,
but now I’m decrepit, doddering and fusty,
making mountains of molehills and blocks out of chips
and adding them onto my thighs, calves and hips.

As I fall apart, I become more voluminous,
my eyes less dewy, my skin much less luminous.
I’m developing poorly, my aging less fine
than mellow old cheeses and whiskies and wine.

As my memory fades and becomes much less credible,
I’m less appealing and for sure less beddable.
I’m held together by trusses and braces,

Spanx and Ace bandages, spandex and laces.

Someone should just shoot me. (Botox, not a gun.)
I’d be more alluring and have much more fun.
But diets are tedious. Shots must be painful.
Of all of these cures, I’m purely disdainful.

I guess I’ll age gracefully, sip from its cup
greedily, admitting I’m giving up.
I’ll simply sit here inert on my fanny
and trade in the title of sexpot for granny!

 

Prompts today are fusty, bewitching, chip and mountain.

Gloria’s Art and Photos

Gloria is home now but still doing her photo assignments. This is her last lovely batch.  Click on any photo to enlarge all.  I’m sure she’d enjoy hearing your impressions in the comments below. She doesn’t have a blog so I’m sharing these with you.

Flower of the Day, Aug 4, 2019

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For Cee’s FOTD

Love Poem in a Time of Worldwide Dispute

Love Poem in a Time of Worldwide Dispute

When other wondrous words continue to be broken,
let us still retain one word to be our token.
While all previous words just argue and discuss,
Let the only word that we require just be “us.”

Happy 9 year anniversary, Forgottenman!

Words for the day are wonder, continue, previous, broken.

When Cars Stop, Sticks Will Do!!!

When Cars Stop, Sticks Will Do!!!

A dog just needs something to chase and lacking a car to chase, given a friendly arm to throw it, sticks work just fine.  Those bottles, by the way, are not trash.  The fishermen were using them to hold up ropes keeping the water hyacinth back to open a channel.

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For the Six Word Challenge

Religion and Politics Don’t Compute

Religion and Politics Don’t Compute

Your infatuation is a blasphemy of sorts.
How could you so revere a leader who consorts
with pedophiles and listens to dictators and Russians?
Are you not aware of the obvious repercussions?
As we commence a new election, there are other people praying
that your misguided leader no longer will be braying.

 

Prompt words for the day are commence, blasphemy, infatuation and listen.

Hornworms: Creepy Crawlers for Sure!!

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Here is the first and tiniest stage of the hornworm or hummingbird moth caterpillar.

Caterpillar lineup. Hard to believe these are all the same caterpillar in different stages.

For the Friday Fun Creepy Crawlers prompt.

Just Duckie: Bird of the Day, Aug 3, 2019

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Dux was disappointed in my choice of birds yesterday, so here is a Duck all for him..well, and the rest of you, too.

For Granny’s Bird of the Day prompt.

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Which Way to Huejotitan???

I took my visiting friend Jane to see this very old Hacienda that was purchased by an American couple and established as a residence for children who might otherwise be unable to attend school. One hundred percent of the children accepted for residence go to college. An amazing statistic.  As you can see, although I had a bit of trouble finding my way to it, it was well worth the trouble.  I hadn’t been here for ten years or more, but as you can see, it is beautifully maintained and preserved.  So, make your way down the pathways and through the arches of Huejotitan with me.  As usual, click on the first photo to enlarge all.

It’s been a loong time since I’ve done this challenge.  Don’t know why.  For Cee’s Which Way Challenge.