This outer toughness just conditioninga baby alligatorthat’s me Raised in a swampEat or be eaten!family mantra, andDeal with it! I know it’s a lotto take insee the disbeliefin civilized eyes Resistance to oppression begets deeper woundsFear taught me wellSurvival, they say, of the fittest. (For Reena’s Xploration challenge: featured image is prompt.)
Life’s mountaina rough climbbody fails to adjustfocused as we areon destination Sights a sepia blurhere approaching summitscree presents new danger I vote we pause awhileappreciate our labourbreathe in colour for once. (Art mine)
Childdelightful youthmy heart’s jewellight-bearerhope antics haphazardlaughter contagiousspreading joysparking imagination I pray that your spiritremains vibrant, andthat reality dawns gently (This poem first appeared in November 2018, as A Child Glows. I submit an edited and re-titled version here for Eugi’s Weekly prompt: jewels. Image my own.)
A blessing, for sure.
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🙏
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Gorgeous geranium. 😀
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Haha- is it? No idea
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Pink Evening Primrose – my favorite wildflower!!
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Thanks for giving them a name for me.
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Is this a recent photo? I usually see primroses in the Spring … but Texas weather has been odd lately … and you are a bit South of Austin …
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Yes. Recent.
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Quite remarkable!
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Thanks
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It certainly is!
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