There's a legend I gathered in childhood  
When as a choir girl, I’d stay  
Keen to hear the older girls conversing  
Long after practice was done for the day  
 
Though they told it not to me  
To my ears, it was intriguing  
The story that God created all creatures  
Making each unique, appealing  
 
They said God traveled the planet  
Promptly the animals ‘round Him came  
And one by one dismissed them affably  
After giving each creature a name  
 
That after hours and days of this service  
Only the last of them all remained 
And to that one, the best of companions  
God reversed it and gave Dog His name  
 
  ***
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The Prompt for day 24 is as follows:

Today's (optional) prompt is a fun one. Find a factual article about an
animal. A Wikipedia article or something from National Geographic would do
nicely – just make sure it repeats the name of the animal a lot. Now, go back
through the text and replace the name of the animal with something else – it
could be something very abstract, like "sadness or "my heart," or something
more concrete, like "the streetlight outside my window that won't stop
blinking." You should wind up with some very funny and even touching
combinations, which you can then rearrange and edit into a poem.

I spent a busy, lovely Saturday under the sun today and had no time to look up articles, so I did not go with the prompt today. In keeping on the animals’ theme, I offer you a sweet story I heard as a child.

Have you ever heard the legend before? If you hadn’t I hope you enjoyed knowing this now. *wink* This one is a shoutout to all my friends with furry friends, especially those who favor dogs. I celebrate you today.

Thanks for reading, my lovelies, and know that I sit here wishing you miracles.

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I’m a simple woman who dares to see the beauty in ordinary. I’d love to connect with you and like pen pals, I want something beautiful to blossom between us. Will you join me? Selma is my middle name. Its meaning—peaceful, complete, are euphoric affirmations I like to think of myself as having. They compliment the joy I feel when I write. I sincerely hope you decide to join me on my writing journey. I Wish You Miracles.

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