It’s Callys today.
Mindy brings Magners and water.
Crunching veggie sticks with ranch
we chat, from hiccup laughs to gasps.
Soon arrives tomato soup with saltines
and Vichyssoise.
Monthly church of call and response;
hushed whys turn wise in retrospect.
Dessert: fresh strawberry pie.
[44 words]
Top image: “Red Church in Winter Scape,” by Yuri Malkov
De Jackson is today’s host of dVerse’ Quadrille Monday. De says:
Pen us a poem of precisely 44 words (not counting the title), including some form of the word salt.
Tao Talk 
This is just the kind of gathering I miss! I love how you brought it to life with all of those tastes and sounds :-)
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Ingrid, I cherish every gathering now. Thank you for your lovely feedback <3
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Oh, this is DELICIOUS. And so much story behind the dishes, I’m sure. What a great take on the prompt!
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Thanks much, De!
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I love this… how much I would like to sit down and meet like that…
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<3
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such communions are like the salt of the earth – love this line too
“hushed whys turn wise in retrospect.”
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I agree, Laura, they are, good way of putting it. Thank you.
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It sounds like fun–I can imagine all the gossip between the crunches. And strawberry pie–yum!
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“whys turn wise” is so wonderful
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Thank you, Phillip.
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“we chat, from hiccup laughs to gasps.”
The perfect get together😊
Happy Monday. Thanks for dropping by my blog
Much love
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:) Thanks, Gillena, yes!
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Whys to wise…and saltines. Great word usage! Saltiness, my favorite cracker. Can eat a sleeve at a time.
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Thank you, Mary. I love them in my soup. Or with cheese or pnut butter :)
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Delightful brevity. You invite us in for a private conversation, with snacks, in just 44 words. Amazing. I love the artwork you’ve selected, as well.
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Ha ha thank you and glad you pulled up a chair :)
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Great poem Lisa. I think food always turns us wise when it’s gone! :>)
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lol Thanks, Dwight!
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:>) You are welcome!
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“hushed whys turn wise in retrospect” — And wise to remember this.
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Indeed.
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That sounds delicious, in every respect. (K)
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Thanks, Kerfe. May we share such a lunch in the future.
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Yes!
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“hushed whys turn wise in retrospect.” is a GREAT line.
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<3 Thank you.
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A mouth watering poem Li.
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Thank you, my friend.
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You’re welcome
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These are the best kinds of gatherings! Delicious take!
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Yes they are! Thank you, Dale.
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You are welcome!
I’m overdue for this type of get-together!
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this was fun. i could skip church but not the wise food!💖
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:) Thanks, Cindy! Soon it will be a picnic in the park.
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Sounds like a nice get-together. All these foods make me hungry! :-)
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Me also, Christian, fresh strawberry pie, YUM!
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yum! ~ I wanna come too, Lisa!
<3
David
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There’s always room for one more. Pull up a chair, my friend.
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Well this is very much a sensory poem! Including that luscious last line!
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Including that sense which can only be felt, like in church. Thank you, Ain :)
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What a delicious get together! ❤️ Reminded me of the good time I had last week at my niece’s wedding. 🙂
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Punam, I’m so glad you were in the church of family. Life does go on and life shines again <3
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I came Lis, I read, great work my friend — but I am not well. Be back soon.
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Rob, no :( Please take good care of yourself and see you soon.
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What a lovely outing. Thank you for having me along it was just right, did the soul good.
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D, so glad you could join and happy you enjoyed the church outing.
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Your poem has made me crave my dinner all the more! ;-)
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Ah good, Veera! Bon appetit!
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a stupendous reflection on the gatherings we can once more enjoy kudos Lisa!
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Kate, thank you. Each gathering is cherished.
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Our church enjoyed a potluck together recently but we had cupcakes instead of strawberry pie…lovely write, Lisa :)
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A church potluck sounds mighty inviting. Thank you, Lynn.
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Whenever you can work “Vichyssoise” in a poem…you are doing great.
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lol! Thank you :)
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I did a double take! It fit perfectly though.
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Thanks :) Hope you are enjoying your week.
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It’s going well so far! Hope yours is the same.
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Glad to hear it :) The last 2 days have gone by in a whirl, but in a good way. Working on collages again. Tomorrow night I’m playing an online game with my sons and my DIL which should be fun. It’s one that we used to play as an actual board game but since covid, we play it online. Not as good as face to face but better than nothing.
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That sounds like a good time. Hopefully the covid mess will calm down in the spring-summer. I’ve had some friends and people at work get it. It seems the treatments are getting much better.
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I think we are headed in the right direction with covid also.
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You made me feel very nostalgic with this one–I felt like I was sitting at that table, crumbling saltines into the vichyssoise and giggling at girl talk. Thanks for lessening the isolation, even if its in a virtual way.
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Joy, you’re most welcome and glad you joined us at the table.
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Monthly church of
call and response;
It is the gathering that counts. It sustains the relationship so long as the gathering is maintained
Hank
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Hank, thanks for reading and your wonderful comment.
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