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Friendly Enemies

1/14/2019

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​​Like the cactus
they prick you
pricks that they are

Like a snake 
they bite you
strike from afar

Like the sun
they heat you
sweating you out

Like hot sand
they roast you
leaving no doubt

No doubt the desert
more friendly than they
it don't smile as it beats you
​day after day
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Facker
January 14, 2019





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4 Comments
Karen Cafarella
1/15/2019 11:41:51 am

You have to watch for those who smile as they beat you day after day for sure, but remember it is how we take it not how it is given that counts.

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Bill link
1/17/2019 09:32:51 am

Ah, Karen, my lone Commenter .. thank you for your readership and always astute comments! I totally agree with you .. we have complete control of our own reactions. I love the statement floating around social media these days "What someone else thinks of you is none of your business" .. ignoring the negative and dwelling on the positive is the only way to fly!

Gracias, Merci, Mahalo,
Bill

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Debbie Ambrous link
1/18/2019 09:48:05 am

Bill, I love the beautiful orange flower! Cosmos isn't it? I am definitely missing my flowers in this cold weather, but reading gardening books is a help. Stay healthy. Take good care of yourself. All the best, Debbie

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Bill link
1/19/2019 10:51:32 am

Hi Debbie! I have no idea what that flower is, beyond being beautiful. It grows wild here in Tucson. Thank you for the kind words .. I am staying healthy, with daily excursions on the paths of Tucson (over 130 miles of incredible paved walking/biking paths) and the Vegan lifestyle I adopted following my 40 day water fast last year. Life is wonderful !! Wishing the same to you.

Gracias, Merci, Mahalo
Bill

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