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Archives for May 2024

On not giving up.

There is always a chance.

Surprising things can happen when you’ll let go of any possibility.

Not that you should make effort towards this, just that it’s another mechanism that exists and sometimes even improves upon what you started trying to do.

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We remembered to tell you the lemonade was ready.

Whether the weather was so hot or we just had a romantic front porch memory, we cannot tell.

The stories you told seamed normal and ordinary to you, fascinating, funny and enlightening to us.

It could have lasted for a bunch of afternoons.

We wish it had.

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Further up the hill was a welcoming olde world sign.

Beer, teas, coffee and toasted delicacies.

The crowd was friendly, honest and mostly strong.

Intellectually strong, emotionally trying their best.

Smiling eyes radiated the warmth of life, the manicured tales of life.

A plate of peas, a dish of salad and a private platter.

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Drifting towards a fine sand beach, I opened the rear port window.

A few people had already gathered to find out something, anything, about this lush craft.

Even after a week moored offshore, a token crowd would follow me as I went ashore.

I found friends and storytellers, rascals and bright sparks.

They were the walking encyclopedia of the island.

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Drastic beauty and the poems from Saturn.

All the girls and boys sing this song at lunchtime.

All the adults forget the words and hum along out of tune.

One opera singer became famous recording this in six languages.

Tomatoes.

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