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My name is Joy, and I love to write. Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground. Kiya's gift. I love it!
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This is my supplementary blog in which I will post entries written for prompts.

July 4, 2024 at 10:01am
July 4, 2024 at 10:01am
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Prompt: 4th of July. How are you celebrating?

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Fact is, I haven't decided yet as it's still early in the morning.

Traditionally speaking, I like the parades the most, especially when my kids were little and we all went out to the main street to clap and encourage them as they passed by. At this time, my sons are grown and there are no grandchildren either. Still, I'd probably go out to watch a community parade, which isn't existing, to the best of my knowledge, in my town. I don't blame anyone for it is very hot outside.

There is, I think, a music festival and a picnic in the next town, but the people I know who live there are going sailing and I haven't been on a sailing boat since 2009. This means an at-home celebration for me. I guess I'll tune into something online or watch a movie and do a few more puzzles with patriotic trivia and maybe read another book. I may even bake a cake, who knows!

Having said all that, I have to add what I don't like. That is, the fireworks. Not only they mess up the atmosphere, but also most pets are terribly disturbed with all that crackling, booming noise. We had a Newfoundland, way back when, and he was devastated every July 4th.

The cats don't like it either, although, my Noche doesn't seem to mind it as much; except, with such noises, she climbs up to be as close to me as possible. And mind you, she is not a lapcat. In fact, she doesn't like being held too much. But I guess, she's going to make another exception to her dislikes today, and I may have to do the baking with a cat on my shoulder. *Rolling*




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