By the Streetlamp

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Sense of Taste Contest

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July 29th, 2025

chuletas = (meat)chops or cutlets

sun-dried, saltwater-rusted bench sits above cherry bricks undulating like pan-fried bacon strips, by the streetlamp where lazy dogs whine at once and also lose their bladders and imagine chuletas in the beaconed street's limelight

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Kim Stone

Date: 7/31/2025 3:05:00 AM

I like the way you write. Always interesting content and subject with an emphasis on nature. have read a few of your poems and enjoyed the rhythm. Keep creating!

Trina Layne
Date: 7/31/2025 8:59:00 AM

Thanks, Kim. I appreciate the encouragement. Blessings!

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 7/30/2025 1:45:00 PM

interesting take on the contest, but I like it. Best wishes with the contest!

Trina Layne
Date: 7/30/2025 8:38:00 PM

Well, I'm glad you like it. Place or lose, each contest experience has been beneficial to my writing. It's always a win for me.