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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #145 — Cryptic

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in artesian spring water
washing with gentle hands,
rubbing rubbing the dust off
until you’re red and gleaming
tongue runs from bow to stem
teeth grow impatient then pounce
sinking into your juicy flesh

 

Reena Saxena is the host of Reena’s Exploration Challenge.  Reena says:
The subject is totally your choice. It can be either prose or poetry or poetic prose or prose-poetry or a combination of both. But, keep it as short and as cryptic as possible.

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  1. Sadje's avatar Sadje says:
    July 23, 2020 at 2:35 pm

    You’re so good at this Li. Perfect

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:
      July 23, 2020 at 3:43 pm

      <3 Thank you. I tried to be cryptic but not too mysterious as it doesn't take long to figure out what's going on.

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      1. Sadje's avatar Sadje says:
        July 23, 2020 at 4:06 pm

        You are welcome.

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  2. newepicauthor's avatar newepicauthor says:
    July 23, 2020 at 4:48 pm

    You did a good job of keeping this one cryptic Li.

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:
      July 23, 2020 at 6:02 pm

      If you say so ;)

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  3. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr's avatar rivrvlogr says:
    July 23, 2020 at 8:25 pm

    Hmm. A few possibilities here. I hope it was satisfying.

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:
      July 23, 2020 at 8:59 pm

      You can’t beat a Honeycrisp apple :)

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  4. memadtwo's avatar memadtwo says:
    July 23, 2020 at 9:50 pm

    I like ambiguity. I was picturing something a bit less tame…(k)

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:
      July 23, 2020 at 9:57 pm

      Sorry, I thought this was pretty wild! lol

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      1. memadtwo's avatar memadtwo says:
        July 24, 2020 at 8:53 am

        But that’s the good part of it…our mind can see it own image.

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        1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:
          July 24, 2020 at 2:09 pm

          :)

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  5. paeansunplugged's avatar paeansunplugged says:
    July 24, 2020 at 4:23 pm

    I could hear the crunch!😉

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:
      July 24, 2020 at 4:26 pm

      LOL

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  6. pvcann's avatar pvcann says:
    July 29, 2020 at 9:01 pm

    I like the hidden story which is not hidden but is. Nicely played.

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:
      July 29, 2020 at 10:28 pm

      Thank you, Paul, glad you enjoyed it.

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      1. pvcann's avatar pvcann says:
        July 30, 2020 at 12:41 am

        :)

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