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infinitepoetess 54F
6370 posts
1/16/2021 4:15 am
I say Solicitude You Say Solitude



A cup of steamy aromatic Sumatra ia a little bit of heaven on earth, Sometimes, just the feeling of cradling the cup in my hands for warmth, makes everything better,..

I was taught that negativity grows exponentially. That's why I try stay positive most of the time. It is in private that I allow my doubts t.o entertain any space in my brain for short spurts of time.

The hound agrees and I watch him turn and lumber back into my bedroom. He makes simple and beautiful t.o enjoy his joy of life. Butt wiggles and tail wags always chase my troubles away. His happiness is just a state of being, with no outside source. except for his love of people. The hound never meets a stranger. How many people treat all humans that way? Not many that I have known.
And, even he feels a bit lonely, since humans are distancing from him too.
Hound do.gs and social distancing are a foreign concept.

My Word of the Day comes t.o my inbox...Solicitude...
How ironic?
Solicitude is t.o care for someone or something.
Take out the "ci", and you have solitude

"My solicitude, for my Sumatra and that hound, is undeniable"
Isn't it funny how just a few letters make all the difference?
Try that with every negative word you use today. Change it around, at differently...
At the end of the day, let me know if turned out better than when you started.

~The Poetess & The Hound~

Song addition for this post
Sweet Pea - Amos Lee



infinitepoetess 54F
3499 posts
1/16/2021 4:17 am

Sweet Pea
Amos Lee
One, two, three, four
Hey, sweet pea
Apple of my eye
Don't know when, and I don't know why
But you're the only reason I keep on coming home
(You're the reason, yes, you're the reason) Hey
You sweet pea
What's all this about?
Don't get your way, all you do is huff and puff
And cuss and pout
You're the reason that I keep on coming home
(Get that achin', sweet thankin' stinkin'
I'm like the Rock of Gibralter
I always seem to falter
And the words just be gettin' in my way
When I'm dyin' and gonna crumble
Maybe I'm tryin' to stay humble although
I never missed the things that I ain't have to say
Sweet pea baby
Keeper of my soul
I know sometimes, I'm out of control
You're the only reason that I keep on coming (yes, you)
You're the only reason that I keep on coming (yes, you)
You're the only reason that I keep on coming home


bimom4taboo 53F
2040 posts
1/16/2021 4:42 am

Yes and i love it


Artschoolgrad 46M
8569 posts
1/16/2021 4:45 am

a good positive message to start the day!

(and coffee!)


DancingDom 74M
22532 posts
1/16/2021 4:50 am

Great word. I love Blue Sunatra. Which I used to get the whole beans in San Luis Obispo, CA. None around here, so I make do with other types. No dogs , but I have a cat who mostly keeps me copany and makes me smile. At the momment, she is running around doing the Crazy Cat thing.

"One Big Sky Covers Us All Equally"


aliljaded 53F
8872 posts
1/16/2021 5:28 am

Great words.xxxx

"Men need to hunt. She obviously understands this. She’s offering herself as prey. Not easy prey. But willing.”


drmgirl622 68F  
26010 posts
1/16/2021 8:44 am

Wow......now that's positivity !


JohnnyLightning 65M  
9621 posts
1/16/2021 11:25 am

Nice post. I really get it when it comes to the Jo.

Howling at the moon and mal ad osteo.


Dominatrixsophie 32F

1/16/2021 12:01 pm

the dog tho lol


Dave54321 61M
2702 posts
1/16/2021 2:07 pm

Lovely photo of the dog - sums up how I feel until I've had a coffee.

A nice positive post - you'r right we should keep in mind to be more positive.
Do ourselves & others a favour.

My sister had a dog like your hound - no concept of stranger. She felt that
any person or dog was her friend, & treated them as such. Had to hold her
back a bit if they were very old, people or dogs. Didn't always appreciate her
bounding up to them, full of energy.


davinacambs 61T  
838 posts
1/17/2021 2:52 am

Good to see Hound is looking after you - the unconditional love of Women's Best Friend.

D xxx


infinitepoetess 54F
3499 posts
1/19/2021 12:04 pm

    Quoting Artschoolgrad:
    a good positive message to start the day!

    (and coffee!)
Coffee is essential like air


infinitepoetess 54F
3499 posts
1/19/2021 12:05 pm

    Quoting davinacambs:
    Good to see Hound is looking after you - the unconditional love of Women's Best Friend.

    D xxx
With no strings attached except love me back


infinitepoetess 54F
3499 posts
1/19/2021 12:06 pm

    Quoting DancingDom:
    Great word. I love Blue Sunatra. Which I used to get the whole beans in San Luis Obispo, CA. None around here, so I make do with other types. No dogs , but I have a cat who mostly keeps me copany and makes me smile. At the momment, she is running around doing the Crazy Cat thing.
Had blue sumatra in Jamaica Tasty


Mooseheart 30M

5/10/2021 10:34 am

I have to state a formal disagreement. This works and it works great. Though I have come to the understanding that it is a patch not an update. I know its harder and sometimes wrought with pain we don't want to transverse. The permanent solution is to find the root of the doubt. To dive in and pull it out and examine it. Accept that it is something that you carry, find what thoughts allowed it root to grow, and trace every root till it shows. Then accept it. Every flaw, every perfection, every problem every gain, accept that its a part of who you are. Then forgive it. Forgive it for being a part of you, for the pain and suffering and everything its done to you. Then thank it. Thank it for the time that it was with you, for how it in some way it made you better. Then let it go. Its the hardest part to walk away from the pain forgiven and thanked to let go as its job is done. We cling to our flaws. Its hard to let them just be done.

P.S. I'm still traveling this journey of your mind just taking my time and enjoying it the way you intended for me. Thank you for paving the way so thoroughly. I'm not sure yet if I'll be worthy.


ridermantel 68M

8/16/2022 3:14 pm

Really nice post. Where would we be without coffee and our wonderful friends. I love my dogs so much. I love this post.



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