The last of the conversational heart sayings was yesterday’s Valentine’s word. The saying was YOU ROCK.
I wrote an acrostic using this word. It focuses on a woman who is infatuated (still my triangle group) wanting to tell her hearts desire he rocks.
In the second piece I thought about the secret admirer leaving a gift in the guy’s truck bed. Funny how he wants her to come forward but really he is enjoying the mystery of it all.
Terry’s word was EXEMPLARY yesterday. After I saw the word the piece just wrote itself as it came from true life. I belong to an honor society veteran’s organization; you are asked to become a member. If you are unfamiliar with the Forty and Eight (40&8), I suggest a Google search will give you the information on this organization and the fine works it does. Our officer terms are in French. I took French in high school and was able to help my husband when he joined in 2004 with the terminology. I joined in 2014 after being asked (women veterans weren’t part of the organization until around 2007). I became the Correspondant (secretary) of the local chapter. At first, even knowing some French words, I had a hard time, but by my third promenade (meeting) it was easy. Of course I had a few good mentors. After two years I was the head of the local chapter, Chef de Gare (or you can say commander); I did this job three years. Now I’ve taken a hiatus but kept as local director of two programs; so it’s not really a hiatus. After lockdown in our area we finally met for the first time since March. Our current Correspondant tried his best to pronounce the officer list but had a few issues with it.
I am willing to sit down with the guy to offer my help if needed; I mentioned it to him but my words fell short. So when I wrote the piece using the word exemplary I mentioned when he got corrected he took it well. Time will only tell what will happen; it’s not easy to be given corrections when I’m sure no one sat down to explain the proper pronunciation; in fact I know so.
Yes it true, not bragging, I did rock the job as my first year in the Forty and Eight, I received the award as Correspondant of the year in Florida; this was out of all other local Correspondants in Florida. I do sometimes use real life experiences in my works or a tweak of a real life situation.
Yesterday it was an interesting day of wacky holidays centered around food.
Today is Friday and the last Friday in February.
Until tomorrow....remember to wear your red today and as always Stay Safe.
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YOU ROCK
You smiled at me yesterday afternoon
Oh how the butterflies fluttered inside me
Unaware and clueless are you of how I feel
Right then and there I should have told you
Of course as always too many others near
Could it be you really don’t care at all
Knowing that I truly think YOU ROCK
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RELISH THE UNKNOWN
Like the color of his eyes
the small flat rock was painted blue
in bold black letters the words
YOU ROCK
Nestled inside a small black box
he discovered it inside his truck bed
He relished the fact he had a secret
admirer
Just wish she’d come forward to tell him
But then again....he enjoyed the mystery of
it all
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THE FIRST TIME
He had an exemplary demeanor
After being corrected on the proper
pronunciation of the words
He never took French as a foreign language
How was he to know the word TRAIN
should be pronounced ‘tran’
Not ‘train’ as in choo-choo train
Muddling through the promenade
he was told the job of Correspondant
would get easier as time went on
The past Chef de Gare volunteered to help
him
After all she too had a problem when during
his job
But as time went....on she ‘rocked’ it
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WACKY HOLIDAYS FEBRUARY 25th
(National Clam Chowder Day; National
Chili Day; National Toast Day; National
Chocolate Covered Nut Day and
Rubber Ducky Day {2nd Day of
Rubber Day for year})
Rubber Ducky sits on the shower shelf
another day for celebrating ducky
for the year
But I’ll honor him with chocolate covered
almonds and peanuts
My meals for the day all planned out
since yesterday
Love planning meals a day in advance
Coffee and rye toast with grape jelly in the
morning
New England clam chowder served in a
tasty bread bowl at noon
Later it’ll be four bean chili with crackers
A food day indeed of course with
a brew or two
No dessert today
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