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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Ann:</p><p class=MsoNormal>What gives with the king size beds in hotels?</p><p class=MsoNormal>Mine was like a rock and the room air was as cold as a snowcone.</p><p class=MsoNormal>The tv remote had a thousand buttons arranged in no particular way</p><p class=MsoNormal>And</p><p class=MsoNormal>The tv didn’t even say a word to me when I turned it on.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Glad my wife was not quite as cold as that room and a little more conversent.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Good to hear you are still alive, and feeling something, even if the deck was a little hard!</p><p class=MsoNormal>Rick USA</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:stylist@nfbnet.org">Ann Chiappetta via Stylist</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Sunday, July 23, 2023 6:51 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:stylist@nfbnet.org">Writers' Division Mailing List</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:anniecms64@gmail.com">Ann Chiappetta</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[Stylist] poem</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Doubletree by Hilton<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>or<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Four dinky pillows for the bed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>By Ann Chiappetta<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>I thought the suite would be opulent <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>The King bed <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>A sultan’s necessity for sleep<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>An Enviable, blissful transom <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Whisk Weary bones beneath duvet and anticipate the soft<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Pillowed plumpness cradling my head<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>My cranium flattens cotton puff pastries instead<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>WTF I say and inspect the offered spread.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>I discover Dollar store purchases within<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>A pricy three-night stay<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>shall we be complacent?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>elect to ignite our inner Karen and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>shout of the injustice of dinky pillows -- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>it insults our guesthood <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>In the prone position<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>these little nothings make no difference <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Another thing about these pillows is their identity<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Are they feather and down or <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>microfiber polypill or some <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>hybrid of all of the above<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>I can’t figure out which one or which combination <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>They’re like a generic of generic of generic <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>I’ve taken to putting a sofa cushion behind me instead <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>I am not Karen and will not stay there again.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Post a thumbs down on YELP while <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>reclining on a <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Too hard king-sized bed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>In a too large corner suite<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>With too many little pillows for sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ann Chiappetta M.S.</span><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.annchiappetta.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>http://www.annchiappetta.com</span></a></span><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Making Meaningful Connections Through Media</span><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:Ann.m.chiappetta@gmail.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Ann.m.chiappetta@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Blog: <a href="http://www.thought-wheel.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.thought-wheel.com</span></a></span><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>914.393.6605</span><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>"Trust dreams. Trust your heart, and trust your story."</span><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>- Neil Gaiman</span><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>