When I made my move to Florida, my precious friend Maria Elena of A Gypsy at Heart said the words “oceans apart, only a thought away.” The words were so inspiring, I asked her permission to use them in a poem.
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oceans apart
gazing at the vast waters
between us
one consolation keeps me breathing
i can still think of you
for it is
our brief conversations
that fill my bones with hope
igniting a burning passion
in my soul
that no bottomless sea
could ever douse
tonight, like every other night
my heart seeks solace
oceans apart
only a thought away
The Lonely Author 
This is a lovely poem, Drew, and I enjoyed each word. It reminds me of a time of being oceans apart while in the same room with another person, but your words show HOPE.
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Ah, those moments when we are in a crowded room, gaze looked on our partner as if we were the only two there. Beautiful thought. Thank you so much for sharing it.
Hope. What can be more beautiful than that? Thanks for saying that. And thank you so much for your kind words.
I truly appreciate them.
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Wow! Each time I read this I love it more. The ending is perfect. No matter the distance that separates us from those we care about we can always find them close in just a thought. Well done sir!
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Flattered by your generous praise. Yes, no matter how far our loved one is, they are only a thought away.
Happy you liked this little poem. This one really came from a place deep inside.
So your appreciation, fills my heart with joy.
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It’s my pleasure.
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Such a lovely thought. Far away but not really that far. I loved it.
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Exactly. Happy you like the thought. My good friend came up with it. It inspired the rest of the poem.
Thank you so much for taking the time out to read and comment. I appreciate your kindness.
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Hope is the boat that keeps love afloat…. .your words stand testimony to the fact that love is boundless
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Love is boundless. Perfectly said. Time and distance could never ruin its brilliance.
Thank you for sharing your own personal brilliance. It made me happy.
But what else could I expect from you. Always so sweet.
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Thank you…thank you ……you always make me smile 😊 have a great day Andrew
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You too
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😊❤️
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How beautiful is this..
Quite the talent you are 😊
Your words are always so refreshing to my heart mind and soul ♥️
Absolutely wonderful poem Drew 💕
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Your words always bring a smile to my face. You are always so sweet and gentle with your comment.
And I am grateful for that. Thrilled you liked my little poem. This one meant a lot to me, so your
words really make my day.
Thank you for your beautiful appreciation.
It really means a lot to me.
xoxo
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Always always my friend 😊
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Very grateful and flatered that you think this poem is woprthy of linking to. Your kindness and support are greatly appreciated. Thank you so much.
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💖💖
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Your emojis made me smile. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on my little poem. I am so happy you loved it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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I love all of them. 🔥
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Too sweet. Thank you.
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Beautiful and very appropriate to my current life. ❤
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Sorry, to hear this is your current situation. This p[oem a few years ago may have been more impactfulk, but now with social media, there are many ways to stay in touch,
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I appreciate it. And I do hope your situation improves. Stay steady and hopeful.
Thanks
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❤
Electronic communication is great but doesn’t really fulfill all. 😉
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Thats is exactly how I feel. I need the hugs, hand holding, and kissing.
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👫👫👫👫👫💑💑💑💑
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At your Florida my dear!!if you want those all🏝🏝🏝🏝🏝🏝👫💑💏
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xoxo
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xoxo
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Hey dew!! Where are you?
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I was at the beach
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Oh.yeah!!my idea was right.youwas at beach with your friends”mosquitos”.they would be happy to bite you because you have sweet blood for sucking by them.buz buz buz buz buzing is their song of them to love you,my friend dew!!
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May be in your little hut.bless you,my dear friend!!
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Wonderful combination between the mind and the heart.beautiful relation between forgetting and remembering,my dear friend dew!!
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Very sweet of you to say this. Thank you my dear friend.
Always making me smile.
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I am happy to make you smile,my dear friend!! A lot of thanks with love.🌷
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Absolutely how we all feel when we long for our ‘Love’.. Yearning at its best.. So so sorry for this late reply.. I ‘liked’ it before, but had to wait for my ‘Me Time’ to feel it and put it into words.. I had to..as your words made me bound to..
😇👌🏼👌🏼…..
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My dear no need to expl,ain anything. Laughing over here. Your beautiful appreciation for my
poem of long distance yearning touches me. Thank you for your beautiful words. I am grateful
for your kindness. xoxo
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Hey dear dew!! Today is Thursday.
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It’s Wednesday here
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Now you have seen that i am a nostalgic. What a stupid person is named Aruna.😁😁😁😊😊😄😄😄
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No you are not stupid my friend. Don’t say that
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Okay,dear!! I will say as you want .xoxo.
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Your Thursday’s post is not here.have you not written?
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Truly awesome 👏💕💕💕
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Very happy you think So VR.
Appreciate your kindness and support.
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💕💕🤓😎
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xoxoxo
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I live an ocean apart too. I can relate to this!
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Sorry, you can relate to this. I wouldn’t want anyone to feel this sense of longing.
I hope your situation changes soon. Love should be face to face, hand in hand.
Thank you for reading and sharing your own experiences and thoughts.
I am grateful.
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Beautiful post Drew. I often use the words “across the ocean” when writing to those friends who are miles from me. We really all are just “a thought away”.
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We really are just a thought away.
Glad you enjoyed this one Miriam. It was one of those straight from my heart. So to read
your comment truly makes me happy. Thank you so much.
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This poem reminded me of someone whom I used to call mine. Loved it!
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They were far away? I bope reminding you of that person was a good thing and not painful.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts Sonali. I appreciate your kind words.
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I know that.
You’re welcome Andrew 😊🌹
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Simple subtle yet so deep
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Smiling. So graeful for you taking thetime out to read and leave your wonderful comment.
Thank you for he kind words and support. I truly appreciate it.
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Pleasure’s entirely mine to read your wonderful work 🙂
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Quite lovely!!
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Very happy you think so. Appreciate your kind words.
Thank you.
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You’re very welcome.
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I related to this so much! Beautiful would be an understatement. Keep going and may you keep growing.
Hope you will give my new post a read too. (P.s. it ain’t as good as yours)
https://papersonfire.wordpress.com/2019/10/11/the-flower-within/
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Thrilled you relate to this. Your words make me happy, thought relating to long distance love can be painful.
I hope that situation worked out for you. Thank you for your kind words. Appreciate it.
I will drop by your blog.
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It left me with a lot of memories and quite an experience. But yes it was definitely worth it. You’re welcome.
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Happy to hear that.
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This is beautiful! 😍
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Flattered and grateful that you think so. Thank you for your kind words. They truly made me happy.
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I wrote once about our thoughts keeping those we love alive in our minds.
When we’re far from those we love their memories are but a thought away.
Lovely expressive writing,Drew.
Isadora😎
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Isadora, I am so touched by your words. Our loved ones, whether they are far or departed, they are always
onlyy a thought away. Thank you for this thoughtful comment. It makes me happy to know you liked it.
Thank you very much. Appreciated.
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“fill my bones with hope”–such a powerful sentiment!
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Your words fill my heart with happiness. That very line was my favorite.
Don’t know why, I just felt it in my core.
Thank you for your lovely comment.
It is appreciated.
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Reading your poetry is always such a pleasure ❤️
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Always so sweet. Thanks.
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I really Love how you describe each and every thoughts so amazingly.
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Grateful you think so. Thank you so much for your kind read and words.
It is appreciated.
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So pretty!
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Very happy you think so. Thank you for your kind message,
Appreciate it.
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The ether web draws us closer…
Lovely words.
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Smiling. It sure does. Thank you for sharing yur lovely thoughts.
I truly appreciate it. Thanks.
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
WELL-DONE!
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Thank you so much John. Appreciate your generosity and support.
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ORT-ORT-!
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Ocean apart,only feelings away.
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Very nice, sweet thoughts Aruna. I like it when you are sweet. Like an angel of God. Always be like this my friend.
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Yeah.my dear friend!! I will be your friend forever until my last breath.i can never forget you.my dear!!⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘xoxoxo
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I know myou will Aruna.
How are you today?
Do you feel peace in your heart?
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A little bit happy and a little bit unhappy all day but after with your conversation totally happy and feeling peace in the heart after sending you a reply,my dear dew!!
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Peace in the heart. That is what we must always feel.
Life it too short.
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Right,dear!! We should feel always the peace in our heart.it is better than running behind false happiness.do you agree ?my dear!!
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Yes, I agree 100%
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Nice thought,dear!!
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Yes, it is.
xoxo
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🏝🏝🏝🏝🏝🏝xoxo.
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Love the palm trees. Thank you.
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But i love my Chinar trees🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
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Enjoy your trees. Obviously, they speak to you. And that is beautiful.
xoxoxo
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Yeah.those are in Kashmir but send me daily-xoxo🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
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xoxoxo
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Really ,they all say me-xoxoxo.
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Hey dew!! Do all waves of your beautiful ocean seem to say you-xoxo.⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘
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Yes, they sepak to me. They make me calm and full of love.
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Most beautiful and kind -the waves of ocean💕💕💕💕💕
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Peaceful and inspiring.
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Yeah.i can imagine about those.beautiful ocean,palm trees a
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Yes, Ican.
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The waves come to you cause of your attractive love❤
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And my chinaar like my amour.
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Hey dew!! I have published that song which is in your post”ocean and me”,so much profound and sweet song.Image are most beautiful.⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘
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I saw it. Isn’t the video calming?
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You are absolutely true,my dear friend!! Most sweet and peaceful video. I liked it very much,dear dew!!
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xoxoxo
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Xoxo.
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My dear dew!! On Saturday,i have written a poem as compliant for you but not published on blog,because my one daughter pressed on me by saying that when uncle(you)would read it then he was angry.so i did not published my poem written with restless heart.now i think-my daughter was right.the world of blog should be for only for love,supportive and friendly .hope -you are happy and feel the peace in heart.bless you ,my dear!!
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That is so try Aruna. The blog world and the entire world needs more live, support, and caring.
Peace and love always needs to live and breathe in our hearts.
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Yeah.dear dew!!you are absolutely true.i agree with you.i don’t know-what happened to me on Friday.at last i am a normal human.fault and guilty is hidden in human nature.but i am too a child of God.dear!!that day i have tortured myself most bitterly.
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You are a good person with a good heart.
Only let people see that side of you.
And you will always be loved.
Don’y you agree? Plz rply
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I agree,my dear!!💞💞💞💞💞💞
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Plz see your video of song”only ocean and me”,⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘that i have posted in morning .most beautiful song sung by Jack Jackson.you have most lovely stuff of sweet songs which touch the heart.how much you are cool minded and me- so much aggressive natured.every time talking about roses but forget that the flower of rose has many thrones and give most pain.
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Where are you?my dear!!plz reply
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Lovely. Thank you. Space and oceans are easily traversed by love and passion. Hugs xx
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Love can conquer time and distance. when one believes it can conquer many things.
Thank you for your beautiful comment and appreciation of my poem.
Thanks for the hug too. Greatly appreciated.
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Such a lovely thought. Beautiful poem.
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Thank you very much for your kind read and words. Flattered by your message.
Appreciate your visit. Thank you.
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My pleasure.
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Dear dew!! This lines had made to gypsy at heart like close friend forever.thanks for that.she is a wise and sweet hearted girl.
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Like Maria, beautiful.
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You are very kind. Thaqnk you for this lovely message.
Missed you
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I Missed you too Dear Drew. 🤗🤗🤗
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Aaaaw
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“oceans apart
only a thought away“
Such beautiful lines.
And, on that note, happy birthday, already the 8th here, so you get to have an extended celebration across oceans and time zones.
xo
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Smiling. It is the 8th there. Thank you so much. And you are the first to say it. How sweet.
How are you today. xo
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Some advantages of being in the future, get to be the first with birthday wishes 😂.
I’m pretty good today. Sun is shining but it feels very autumnal. Weirdly I slept ok last night.
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lol
talking about me all the time
would be boring as shit
i am just a regular schmoe
now talking about you
my gypsy friend
that is fascinating
C&C are good?
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Yes, they are wonderful. Apart from when they turn into feral little honey badgers 🤣. I am going to take them to the beach soon. They can be feral little honey badgers outdoors.
How is palm tree lane today?
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everything is perfect here.
enjoy the beach for me
its outlawed here
xo
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