{"id":2701,"date":"2021-10-06T22:31:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T22:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelbeing.com\/?p=2701"},"modified":"2021-10-07T02:01:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T02:01:22","slug":"an-ode-to-okra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelbeing.com\/?p=2701","title":{"rendered":"An Ode to Okra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here it is the first Hump Day of the month, blog-due-date, and once again I&#8217;m running behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good news is I&#8217;m leaving tomorrow to attend a Writer&#8217;s Retreat in Kauai so I&#8217;ll have a real travel story next month; bad news is this post will leave you questioning its purpose and content. Some things in life are just beyond reason&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelbeing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_1369-1-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/travelbeing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_1369-1-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelbeing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_1369-1-rotated.jpg 240w, https:\/\/travelbeing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_1369-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelbeing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_1370-1-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travelbeing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_1370-1-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2706\" width=\"232\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelbeing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_1370-1-rotated.jpg 240w, https:\/\/travelbeing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_1370-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelbeing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_1372-1-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travelbeing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_1372-1-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2710\" width=\"268\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelbeing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_1372-1-rotated.jpg 240w, https:\/\/travelbeing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_1372-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelbeing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_1398-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/travelbeing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_1398-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelbeing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_1398-1.jpg 283w, https:\/\/travelbeing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IMG_1398-1-265x300.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>                                                                                        <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>            <strong>AN ODE TO OKRA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>On display at Farmer&#8217;s Market<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the only basket of your kind<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I almost walked right passed you<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Okra not being on my mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>                                                                         Then visions of viscidity <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>                                                                          Got me in the mood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>   While often unjustly overlooked<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know you&#8217;re Superfood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I brought you home and gave you a steam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No need for gumbo or stew<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When given a chance you delight on your own<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And now I&#8217;m hooked on you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here it is the first Hump Day of the month, blog-due-date, and once again I&#8217;m running behind. 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