It was a slap, more than a punch.
A Spanish back of the hand,
more than a puñetazo.
No warning.
No leading up to the main course
with some pequeños platos
to help acclimatise,
to give one a taste of what was to come.
Coming to the end of our visit to Cordoba, in Andalusia, South Spain, where it has been scorching. The heat really hits you! Linking this to d’Verse poets and this week’s Monday Quadrille which is brought to us by Whimsygizmo aka De Jackson who asks us to write 44 words of poetry which include the word ‘punch’ or variation thereof. https://dversepoets.com/2022/09/19/quadrille-160-poems-that-pack-a-punch/
Writing Whatnots 
Love the colorful flavor it this! 👏👏
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Thank you Tricia!
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Goodness, I love the sound-bump of all of these words. Excellent. As a Southern Nevada resident, I can feel that heat.
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Thank you De. Don’t know how you live in such heat – couple of weeks is enough for me! Thank you for the prompt – so many places to go with it.😊
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Heat can be unbearable… I find cold weather much easier to cope with
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I know what you mean Bjorn!
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Nicely done quadrille.
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Thank you!
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Spicy. I can feel the sting… and I sort of like it. 👏👏
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Thank you K. A mild taste of weather suits my palate best!
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Marion, Can really feel the heat in this one, and the surprise, translated on tongue and skin. Have a safe trip back to cooler weather 🙂
~Dora
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Thank you Dora! (Thankfully temperature where we are now is much more manageable!)
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