Anxiety burnsan acidic devouring confidence impaled –mind wanders to childhood dreamsuncovers fear’s origin. (Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. I came across this tanka written in May/21 that seemed to match with the image I recently posted on my other blog. I decided to pair them here.)
We wait at the station, Mother and I,one final stop for her – painless she prays;I busied at bedside – prolonged goodbye –memories and regrets filling our days. “We live too long,” she wearily proclaims“Why must suffering linger till the end?”I plea and bargain, call angelic names,yet the will to survive refuses to bend. The […]
There are mouse bitssplayed across the sunroomstuck to my favourite throw rug and great globs of glue The trap my husband setto catch the recent invasionapparently lured the hunterfor she, stiff legged andface matted, is skulkingelsewhere I stepped on a gluey biteyes not yet openbefore notingthe disarray Hard to concentratewhen a tail detachedfrom a thigh […]
One Woman's Quest II 
What a gloroious photo, uplifting.
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Thanks!
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Pleasure VJ
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Really enjoyed viewing your selections V.J. Although I must confess your header photo of the frog and all the surrounding colors is terrific!
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Thank you! I like my frog too, lol.
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I do like the photos…but as it’s an off-day, less doesn’t feel like more 🙂
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Sorry you’re having an off day. Glad you are here though.
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Thank you–you’re a blessing ❤
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Right back at you, friend!
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Great, now I’m having a crying jag….haha ❤
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Gorgeous! Do you know what kind of plant that is in the first photo? I just love it!
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I don’t know what it is. The flower is actually very tiny – almost missed it – and wild, I think.
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Love that first image VJ. Have a friend who collects heart-shaped rocks. She’d love your second!
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Thanks Tina!
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Nice trio and the first one is my fav – the color and the drooping ☀️
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Thank you.
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Beautiful! Love these “less is more” selections!
Thank you for joining in. 🙂
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My pleasure, Amy. Thanks for hosting.
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