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October 17

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Wild for Salmon

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Wild salmon is from the great cold pacific

The fisherpeople there are quite prolific

Know what I make of it will be terrific.

Dolloped with shallots tomatoes lemon squeeze

And fresh herbs from my garden grown with great ease

This recipe seems it will be sure to please

This filet is so large I can make six meals

With good fats and nutrients, it’s food that heals

Healthy sustainable food has great appeal.

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(A Muzdawidj Poem)

October 16

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Katydid

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Nice try katydid but you are no leaf

Stick in cold pause in the October dawn

In slow motion until the cool is gone

Soaking in the sun’s rays for some relief

Up in the boughs you may never be seen

Down on the bark you’re the only thing green

This time of year the cool morning is brief

As sun steals the chill like a sly thief

You’re a target here now so green on the bark

Sure you were safe but it’s no longer dark

As the day brightens it’s nature’s belief

It’s time to conclude your chirps and your trills

Ending the night of adventures and thrills

‘Til dark katydid, go hide on a leaf

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(A Mabini Sonnet)

October 14

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Noisy Neighbor

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Blender buzzes through open door

Flower fragrance fills the hallway

Private phone calls you can’t ignore

Can hear every word she does say

Others’ space she seems to ignore

Wish I cared less what people say

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Private phone calls you can’t ignore

Can hear every word she does say

Silently, please stop I implore

Can’t wait for the end of the day

Others’ space she seems to ignore

Wish I cared less what people say

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Silently please stop I implore

Can’t wait for the end of the day

I really can’t take any more

I wonder how late she will stay

Others’ space she seems to ignore

Wish I cared less what people say

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I really can’t take anymore

I wonder how late she will stay

Not sure we’ll develop rapport

I close my door with no delay

Others’ space she seems to ignore

Wish I cared less what people say

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(A Roundelay Poem)

October 12

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Night Blooming Cereus

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Single bloom filled the evening greenhouse with its scent

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Glowing in its aloneness among the many greens

Warmed by heater, cooled by ridge vent

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Oh so regal, a true hot house queen

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The fragrance designed to lure moths and bats

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Night time flyers privileged to see the show

Too bad this ecosystem is ruled by thermostat

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This bloom moths and bats will never know

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(A Goethe Stanza Poem)

October 10

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Cercidiphyllum japonicum

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Autumn is showing!

Magic is in the air

Colors are glowing

No season can compare

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Magic is in the air

The fragrance of love

Is just everywhere

Below and above

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Colors are glowing

Most everyone can see

Smell is mind blowing

Lost on so many

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No season can compare

Vanilla filled sky

You miss if unaware

Not just for the eye.

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(A Quadrilew Poem)

October 9

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Better Prepare

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Red and golden leaves clatter to the ground

There’s a crisp clear freshness in the air

Acorns and black walnuts drop all around

Winter is coming! We have to prepare!

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Gray squirrels sprint without a minute to spare

Tan sycamore fluff falls without sound

Migrating birds have stripped fruiting plants bare

How quickly the seasons change does astound

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Winter food buried in earthen mounds

Tree nuts planted in every open square

Wildlife shows us sustenance abounds

Winter is coming! We have to prepare!

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(A Quandrel Poem)

October 8

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Cure All

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Oh how my stomach aches

I’m not sure why my stomach aches

To fix it I’ll do what it takes

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This belly ache is messing up my plans

Doesn’t my belly know about my plans?

Can’t track why this began

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At work but just want to lay down my head

World please pause so I can lay down my head

What I wouldn’t give to be home in bed

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While I’m at work there’s little relief

While I’m at work can’t get much relief

Gonna get some fresh air, get rid of this grief

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I wander to the local retail

I find help at the local retail

Aaaaaahhhhh ginger ale.

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(A Blues Stanza)