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Open Write Day 2 of 3 July 2025

Today for the second day of the July Open Write, Jennifer Jowett of Michigan and Deborah Wiles of Georgia are our hosts. They inspire us to write I Once Knew poems, using a process they describe at this link. Hop over and read some of the poems that will be eclectic and unexpected. This is one such random poem process that is, what I believe, makes poetry shine and sparkle.

To Be Continued

I once knew Miss Sue

who taught me

how to swim in

her backyard pool

now filled in

with earth and flowers

I once stayed at

The Blue Swallow Motel

with the Swiss dot bedspread

and Moon Pies on the pillows

and t-shirts advertising

refrigerated air conditioning

as I drove Route 66

I swam in the Illinois

cornfield sunset

I swooned over the

coconut cream pie

at the Midpoint Cafe

in Adrian, Texas

I sweltered in the

Palo Duro Canyon

Texas heat

where even the road runners

know to sit in the shade

of the picnic tables

I sweethearted a

photo finish kiss

with my husband at

Cadillac Ranch

I swapped my beaded

quartz bracelet for one

made of turquoise and

mother of pearl

in Albuquerque

at the store with

the red war paint door

because it reminded me of

my mother

I swore to return to

finish the route

to be continued…..

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Give Me Prairie Dogs

I didn't want to leave our hotel - 
prairie dogs were entertaining
me to no end, their antics
suspicious, unaware
of our eyes on them
skittering, then
standing still,
taking
ground

How
could a
famous row
of graffiti'ed
buried Cadillacs
come close to competing
with Amarillo Sunrise
prairie dogs in their merriment
of this Tru hotel fenced-in playground?
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Gratitude: Celebrating Mallory’s Journey along Route 66

One of my daughters is celebrating a special journey today, and it reminds me of the journey she took along Route 66 last year. She sent me pictures all along the way, and I’m sharing some of these today as I celebrate her. She truly enjoyed spray painting the cars at Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, and so we’ll create a similar scene and share the picture with her. when we drive half of Route 66 later this month. As I prepare, I’m taking the time to learn about these iconic landmarks prior to the trip so that I can more fully appreciate them when I see them.

She says of her trip, “It was one of the happiest weeks ever. I loved this trip. You can hear how windy Texas is in the Cadillac Ranch videos, and Oklahoma is the same. It’ll damn near knock you over.”

Second Amendment Cowboy
You can hear the Texas wind.
Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, TX
Cadillac Ranch
My daughter at Cadillac Ranch, sporting her artwork in pink

You can hear the wind of Texas here in this video of the buried spray-painted Cadillacs
We’ll see this sign! We will travel into New Mexico as far as Albuquerque.
We’ll come back later in the year to see this sign. We’re taking our trip at a slower pace and only traveling half of the Route 66 roads from Chicago to Albuquerque.

Cheers to all the journeys we celebrate – both inward and outward. Life is full of amazing adventures, and I’m always fascinated by her energy, her humor, and her unique perspectives as she shares her travels with us!