You offer tiny taste
of riches, measured wish
for my success
I find it warm-sweet
as honey but cloying
thick in the throat
Allow me the pleasure
of choosing my own dish
I’ll take peace lightly
sunned, bee-blessed
clover on the side
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I really like this.
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Thanks! So glad you stopped by.
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You’re welcome. (-:
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Your word choices are perfect in this wonderful response. Beautifully done :))
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I appreciate your kind words–you know I am a fan of your work. 🙂
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lightly sunned and bee-blessed clover. Love it!
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Thank you, Kymm. The simple things, right?
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It’s idyllic, a simple utopia cornucopia. 🙂
Your word choices were beautiful.
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“utopia cornucopia”!!!! Thanks, Kir.
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The last sentence was perfect!
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Thanks, Stacie. This poem started out so negative for me…glad I could turn it around a bit by the end. 🙂
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Great word choices, Jennifer. Like it very much.
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I appreciate that. I thought yours was super.
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Bee-blessed is an excellent phrase. I love this!
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Thank you, Tina. I think that one jumped in pretty late in the process. But goodness, the bees are everywhere at my place right now.
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Loved the imagery you conveyed with your flowery words.
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Thanks, Kathy. It does so often come down to flowers for me. 🙂
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Such a charming piece. So lyrical!
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Oh, I like “charming.” Thanks!
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“Peace lightly sunned” is the phrase that struck me here Jennifer. That’s a pretty ambitious request though. I hope it comes true.
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Well, I am pretty picky about how the amount of sunning in my peace. 😉 Thanks for your words, Thom.
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“I’ll take peace lightly | sunned, bee-blessed | clover on the side” This is all kinds of perfection!! 🙂
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Too kind, thank you. I’m glad you liked it.
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Beautiful!
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Thank you. Just read your hitchhiker–lovely work!
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I’m tasting every adjective and now I’m hungry! Great writing! 😀
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I loved this, Jennifer. Perfect words: lightly sunned, bee-blessed 🙂
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wishes as treasure, peace as honey. Beautiful, Jennifer!
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Peace as a just dessert. Now that sounds tempting. Beautifully told, Jennifer.
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I really like this one! Beautiful.
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Lovely, Jennifer! You have such a dreamy voice – I love it. That second stanza is genius. Thanks so much for linking up!
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As Christine says, this is so dreamy. Love the ‘bee-blessed/ clover on the side.’ Delicious.
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Lovely words and phrases here. Bee-blessed is so wonderful.
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Gorgeous use of words!
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