February 22nd, 2024 ...a story

Long, long ago, far, far away, in a very distant land, through the deep forest, past the Immortal Mountain; over the Peak of Ignorance; escaping the Valley of Death; beyond the Peace Prairie; cresting the Dare-to-be Dunes; through the Sands of Time; crossing the Infinite Ocean; over the Deep Seas; up the Bragging River, I came upon Sassy Stream. Eschewing an estuary and nonsense at Babble Brook; I erred toward Eminent Cliff; but corrected at Craggy Creek; off-seting Boisterous Bluff; rounding at Risky Ridge; skimming Finally Peak, but fell into Fat-chance Fjord, then swimming to Get-free Glacier and grasping Pretend Protrusion; I "rested" at left-for-dead head. The next morning I drowned in the incoming tide, but manage to scramble up Fat-chance Face toward Half-way Bay. Breathe. Carrying on to Bluffing Butte, I hedge bet at Pledge Ledge; consider a bargain for jargon but pass for Candid Corner. Leaving die the lie, I nibble Grudge Fudge til sick with fraught thoughts; vomit dishonest comments, then drink water. Persist. Tempting tales cause me to swerve for Self at Glint-of-Hope Glen and ramble down Ready Ravine, slowly lowering into Endless Abyss to follow the fluid flow while shedding the Dead Head, I crawl through Cast-off Trough. Ahead is Carefree Canyon, but must pass Virtual Reality to rejuvenate at Peaceful Precipice. Onward to Proverbial Plateau I trip over self-made Malicious Blather landing face down on personal Dirty Laundry; roll an ankle on my own homegrown Gossip Grapevine then slither into Saving-grace Grotto. Time to reconsider options...I remember the Alamo, realize its irrelevancy and soldier on. Roam pass Reality Rock, amble over Amiable Aggregate, rustle through Radial Drainage up toward Own-Volition Volcano, and stroll to Mellow Meadow. Breathe. Gaining a second wind while strutting in seafloor sediment, I clamor on to Clarity Clearing. Stopping to take inventory, I realize futility and drop my gaze to follow the breezy grasses. Time for lunch.