2023 #2 “Bloom of Innocence” © January 14, 2023

The vail has been lifted

No longer glowing in the spotlight

Once shown brightly in their face

Was a healthy effervescent Bloom of Innocence

Spewed vulgarisms

Thus shattered that crowning halo

There is no quality of that innocence left

Passive-aggressive?

Is there an anger issue masked with a smile?

Narcissism characterized by a sense of entitlement?

Starting to notice flaws?

Such a crying shame

Fortunately a crush doesn’t last long

Flying F-bombs sealed that fate

There is no Bloom of Innocence anymore

The vail has been lifted

Written by Vicki M Gibbons a.k.a. Fifi La Poodle

2021 #1 “TACO HOUR” © January 11, 2021

1978-79? I worked at a place called TACO HOUR in Downey or Norwalk, California next to a Kmart. It had a clock on the face of a giant donut. We had the best food! We experimented making things. I had so much fun there. When I first applied for the job, the owner hired me on the spot because I filled out my application faster than anyone else. It had big steam tables that to turn on or off you had to stick your arm under it where the flames were. Only burnt my arm one time… that’s all it took! Beano’s were 50¢. Two little corn tortillas with beans and whatever else you wanted. It was like a little Mexican sandwich. Ohhhh so good. The owner also taught me how to cut onions! (This is not the correct photograph, but close) I also worked at that Kmart for a short time.

-vicki marie gibbons-

2020 #11 “Capri Motel” © October 28, 2020

2010 was a really bad year. The Capri Motel in Butte, Montana put the boys and I up for free. We were homeless and trying to head back to Arizona. The year my mother died. It was late fall because there was snow on the ground. Salvation Army paid for a couple nights and Capri gave us one more night because of the bad weather. I have a Matchbook cover that I just bought on eBay to add to my memories. My wonderful niece Bridget Heather Gibbons brought us a pizza dinner to the room our last night there.

-vicki-

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2020 #10 “Zeno’s Motel” © August 27, 2020

We stopped here many years ago. We were staying at The Drury Inn just east of Zeno’s Motel. Picked up matchbooks or whatever I could find for my friend Xeno, Randall Hogan. This motel is now closed/gone. I just bought a postcard on eBay for my personal memories of traveling back and forth to and from Illinois/California/Arizona, we always passed the billboard advertising this Motel. Rolla, Missouri ROUTE 66. I remember it long before this trip. So thankful that I stopped this one time and went inside ♡ Max and Harry must have been babies. I am almost positive that my niece Holly was also with on this trip. I do remember it was raining.~vicki~