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ure id="5cae"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*NXEreEqr36tUlFuHHTN8mQ.jpeg"><figcaption>Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/alexas_fotos-686414/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=4145198">Alexa</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=4145198">Pixabay</a></figcaption></figure><p id="801a">Chickens can recognize human faces <a href="https://www.interestingfacts.com/chicken-facts/ZLXSaA6hCgAH9KeQ?liu=c6cc22d03725abb2040527bd0e31df20&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=1868258747">Science says so</a> Can you recognize a chicken’s — the Fear hiding its face in hatefully hot sand? Such a sad site Scalding</p><p id="e504">©Jenine Bsharah Baines 2023</p><p id="96eb">Thank you, <a href="undefined">Judi Bachrach</a>, for introducing me to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grook">grooks</a>.</p><div id="d293" class="link-block"> <a href="https://medium.com/@judi.bachrach/grooks-40abd7618633"> <div> <div> <h2>Grooks</h2> <div><h3>Grooks: Try them out for yourself. Warning: they ca

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n become addictive.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*g7jbJsNzs32huAnapl_SxA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="ed8e">Thank you, team at Literary Impulse — <a href="undefined">Somsubhra Banerjee</a>, <a href="undefined">Priyanka Srivastava</a>, and <a href="undefined">Rahul S</a> — for the home for these first attempts at a grook. I chose Literary Impulse because I have such fond memories of their poetic forms prompts back in the day. Grooks weren’t included — maybe next time!?</p><p id="ee52">Thank you, dearest readers. May you enjoy grooks as much as <a href="undefined">Judi</a> and I do! (<a href="undefined">Dennett</a>, thinking the stagnant pool grook might resonate with you re retirement etc.) Love.</p><p id="e54b"><a href="https://readmedium.com/about-me-jenine-bsharah-baines-1b7652c9561b">Jeni</a></p><p id="5765"><i>please click <a href="https://jeninebsharahbaines.medium.com/subscribe">here</a> if inclined to ponder, play, dream and sing with me.</i></p><p id="a5b6"><i>Thank you for subscribing.</i></p></article></body>

PITHY POETRY

What’s a Grook?

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Poets! Let’s be pastry chefs presenting Danish treats Nothing too cheesy or sweet Every layer – light, flaky, perfectly warmed, as good for our bodies as our souls

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Still pools are sublime, yes But if someone tosses a rock from the shore, thank them Ripple outward Never cling to stagnancy — you’ll sink and stink

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Chickens can recognize human faces Science says so Can you recognize a chicken’s — the Fear hiding its face in hatefully hot sand? Such a sad site Scalding

©Jenine Bsharah Baines 2023

Thank you, Judi Bachrach, for introducing me to grooks.

Thank you, team at Literary Impulse — Somsubhra Banerjee, Priyanka Srivastava, and Rahul S — for the home for these first attempts at a grook. I chose Literary Impulse because I have such fond memories of their poetic forms prompts back in the day. Grooks weren’t included — maybe next time!?

Thank you, dearest readers. May you enjoy grooks as much as Judi and I do! (Dennett, thinking the stagnant pool grook might resonate with you re retirement etc.) Love.

Jeni

please click here if inclined to ponder, play, dream and sing with me.

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