C A T
This intensive cat
— with night-gray fur —
Steps out wary
— as if the grass
had turned to tacks…
Alert to find
— that!
The strange noise
— startled!
Breaking a nap!
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Art & Poem:
(c) sally young eslinger 3/26/22
Thanks be to God
L-ife's
I-ntensive
N-eatness
S-afely
L-ets
E-pidemic's
Y-ucky
J-eopardy
A-void
R-estriction
Z-one
E-rasing
N-astiness'
E-erie
R-isk
L-ike
A-ilment's
N-otoriety
Topic: Birthday of Linsley Jarz Enerlan (June 11)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
I-ntensive
S-anitation
R-ightfully
A-bates
E-pidemic
L-etting
F-rontliners
A-pply
C-leanliness
U-pending
N-astiness
D-uring
O-utbreak
Topic: Birthday of Bro. Israel Facundo (June 04)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
E-mploy
M-odified
I-ntensive
L-ockdown
I-n
O-utbreak
S-ituation
A-s
N-asty
T-hreat's
I-nfection
A-pplies
G-lobal
O-nslaught
Topic: Birthday of Bro. Emilio DL Santiago (May 28)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
First day of Lab,
we sat as assigned.
She wrote one word
across the board:
'Laboratory’
She turned and said
"This is a laboratory.
Let’s have more of the first five
and less of the last seven."
P-eople
E-lsewhere
R-emain
S-cared
O-f
N-otorious
A-dversary
L-etting
P-andemic
R-isk
O-f
T-he
E-nraging
C-orona
T-hreat's
I-nvisible
V-irus
E-ventually
E-vade
Q-uarantine
U-ntil
I-ntensive
P-rotocol
M-akes
E-veryone
N-otably
T-riumphant
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Crows are scavengers
... they eat dog poop in my garden every day
When I bring my shovel and bag they scream :
... "we want more .... more" ...
... they love it
A crow
will fight over a dead man's flesh
But, stay away from my garden
07.06.2019
Sun :) - A-L Andresen :)
Copyright © All Rights Reserved
I-ntensive
L-earning
W-ith
A-ll
S-cie ntific
E-fforts
L-ets
E-very
M-ind
E-njoy
N-otable
T-hinking
A-s
R-emarkable
Y-early
S-tudies
C-learly
H-ave
O-pportunities
O-f
L-ife
Topic: ILWAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Grand Alumni Homecoming (February 24)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
S-tart
H-elping
A-ll
N-eighbors
N-eed ing
I-ntensive
E-dification
Topic: Birthday of Shannie Llyn A. Sardanias (April 4)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NICU
Are things at times we may be laughing
But never, ever will one be under-staffing
With fewer nurses who were often needed
Assist along a birth that could be impeded.
Then there was the time a son we did adore
By my beautiful wife baby she recently bore
And are glad our son's life God would spare
With Neonatal Intensive Unit who could care.
For a while we had experienced much strife
And a wonderful nurse saved our son's life
Now do see him each time the sun does set
Concerned face of nurse will never forget.
James Serious Mysterious Horn
Retired Veteran and Poet
Whose wife is a Certified NICU Nurse
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