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just a sip then two touch my lips rest awhile then coffee in style gnat landed and died

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022




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Date: 8/28/2022 6:15:00 PM
I do not like gnats much either... Did you realize that 'gnats' backward is 'stang,' for what it's worth. Keep smiling, gw
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Sara Kendrick
Date: 8/29/2022 3:31:00 AM
Gershon, It was actually what we call a fruit fly. They are so aggravating here in the summer and fall because we bring produce from the garden into the house which they come in unnoticed then become a nuisance. That is an interesting word stang. It can mean sting, to ride a rail and pang (a sharp piercing pain or emotional agony). We could use that one in our poetry. Thanks for the visit. Sara
Date: 8/20/2022 11:00:00 PM
Lovely poem. I suffer from mosquitoes though.
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Sara Kendrick
Date: 8/21/2022 6:04:00 AM
Victor, We have mosquitoes here as well but they are worse some years than others. I can't go outside at all when they are really bad because they just love to eat on me. I appreciate the comment. Sara
Date: 8/20/2022 12:40:00 PM
LOL, that gnat got its comeuppance!
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Sara Kendrick
Date: 8/20/2022 1:41:00 PM
Jack, Drowning victim in a nice hot cuppa. I hated to have to throw that cup away. LOL..Thanks for the visit. Sara
Date: 8/20/2022 9:55:00 AM
One gnat you can ignore but a score of them is maddening. Great poem Sara! Blessings xxoo
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Sara Kendrick
Date: 8/20/2022 1:37:00 PM
Thank you, Connie. I am glad that we don't have them as bad as in some places. Sara
Date: 8/18/2022 9:50:00 PM
Love your creative spirit my friend, :)
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Sara Kendrick
Date: 8/19/2022 4:33:00 AM
Thank you, Mystic. I appreciate the time spent here. Sara
Date: 8/18/2022 5:39:00 PM
Guess they don't like coffee, should have stayed around and read your poetry. Love this Sara, you make an ordinary situation, so poetic.
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Sara Kendrick
Date: 8/19/2022 4:26:00 AM
Why, thank you, Harry. On ordinary days we need to come up with something. It was just an ordinary day. Your comments always are uplifting. Sara
Date: 8/18/2022 3:56:00 PM
Sara, your imaginative writing was enjoyable to read. Be on the lookout for gnats, especially at this time of year, because you never know what they might be hiding.
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Sara Kendrick
Date: 8/19/2022 4:21:00 AM
Sotto, We bring in produce from the garden and now some pears from the orchard, with those comes those gnats or fruit flies. They are so aggravating. Spraying doesn't get rid of all of them nor does swatting them. LOL..Thanks for the kind words. Sara
Date: 8/18/2022 11:01:00 AM
Too bad gnats are not like lemmings! Enjoyed! Aloha!
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Rico Leffanta
Date: 8/19/2022 11:00:00 AM
Gnats are very "housebound"; I know of a pueblo ruin unlikely to ever be excavated or looted because gnats by the millions will dine on anything coming to the doorstep! Aloha!
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Sara Kendrick
Date: 8/18/2022 11:07:00 AM
Rico, I guess if it died in my coffee, I could turn around and cook it for lunch if it were a lemming. LOL..Sara

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