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My name is Joy, and I love to write. Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground. Kiya's gift. I love it!
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#1108264 added February 13, 2026 at 1:20pm
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02/13/2026
Prompt: Are you noticing shortages of popular items on your grocery store shelves?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/15-grocery-items-suddenly-disappearing...

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Not really. I rarely go to a grocery store or a supermarket, lately. I have some of my groceries delivered, instead. The fresh produce, my son picks up and brings to me.

I haven't heard of or experienced any shortages in my area during winter months, so far. During the summer, though, just before a hurricane, the shelves are usually laid bare. That's why during the earlier summer months, I overdo my shopping by buying more of the stuff that can stay out a day or two without refrigeration.

That said, sometimes, a popular item or two gets taken off the shelves due to some contamination or a company going out of business. But there are always some other items that can replace the missing item.

I checked the link, btw, but as usual with MSN and some other news companies, the piece doesn't mention any specific thing that is disappearing, but it seems to be just an attention-getting off-the-cuff news.

I only hope our economy picks up faster and better and we have no shortages anywhere, whatsoever.


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