If I called today bliss
I’d be remiss
It’s Monday, after all
The weekend had the gall
To end far too early
Leaving me feeling surly
Yet I shan’t complain
There’s not a drop of rain
No Texas-size flood here
Praying for friends dear
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It’s Quadrille Monday at dVerse Poets Pub and the word of the day from Bjorn is bliss. I started out a little funny, but it turned somber in the end. Perhaps not what Bjorn was looking for, but it’s what came out.
Ah yes….the bliss we feel on weekends — that fee time. One thing I love about rejuvenatement (never say retirement) is Sunday nights….because they are the same as any other night now. I don’t have to worry about the to-dos of Monday, getting up and rushing off to work.
Praying with you for those in Texas and now Louisiana too.
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Truly excellent!
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Thanks.
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I love how you put everything in perspective as you worded your quadrille and counted your blessings xxx
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Thanks.
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So good, the twist at the end. I was just looking at some photos of Texas. It is horrible. Praying, too.
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There was a twist in my attitude as I wrote this, too. I truly did start with the intent to complain.
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Yes, “the weekend had the gall to end far too early” but we can still count our blessings! I enjoyed your rhyming quadrille, Linda.
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Thanks!
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“Yet I shan’t complain” The only key to true bliss.
Praying with you.
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So true.
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important to remember those, a draught is bliss for those who are flooded.
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Words with whimsy, but also profound.
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Thanks.
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My bliss took a somber edge also. Nice poem.
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I am praying for them also. I have a few relatives in the Houston and Corpus Christi area. They are fine. And any day of the week, we can find bliss in the simple things.
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I’m finding bliss in meatloaf on the Traeger tonight!
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You and your Traeger! I’ll be finding bliss in slow cooker meatloaf tomorrow. It’s too darn hot to be cooking out…..
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🙂 The heat outside is why I like to Traeger — keeps the heat out of the kitchen.
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You’re a heat girl, I’m a cold weather girl. LOLOLOL cooking over heat outside is to my mind as bad as heat in the kitchen. I can crank up the air conditioning and put the overhead fan on low and I am happy. When I get outside in the heat, I get crazy enough to chew rocks!
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Isn’t it awesome how God has made us all so unique? What a boring world it would be if we were all the same.
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I know. My mother always said, and that’s why there’s different flavors of ice cream! I cook out in the cool and cold weather. I have done that with snow falling around me! I just use plain old charcoal – I love the flavor.
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Prayers will go a long way!
Hank
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Yes they will! By the way, I had to rescue your comment from my spam filter. Not sure why, but glad I checked it for a change.
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Ha. I’m with you:
“The weekend had the gall
To end far too early
Leaving me feeling surly”
But yes, all my family is in Texas, but everyone is fine. So I’m very happy.
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So far my family and friends are ok, too.
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If not blissful there is much to be grateful for.
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True.
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We got lots of rain here in Texas, but we’re still in bliss, cause we’re in Texas, Ye haw! (We didn’t float away).
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Glad to hear it!
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We have a lot of things to be grateful indeed ~ Praying for all those affected ~
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Nailed this one, Linda! Thank you for saying all of that.
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You sure can say a lot in 44 words.
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You covered it all! You can complain that it’s Monday, or be thankful that you are able to complain.
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Praying with you. Wonderful expression here.
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