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 
The last photo is so serene looking. Beautiful! Is that close to where you live?
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That is Stratford – about 20 minutes from us.
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Such a fun challenge – you chose some wonderful examples VJ
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Thanks Tina!
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Five elements are beautifully interpret through your photos. Love the peacefulness of the Water meeting earth and wood. Thank you so much, V.J. for joining in. 🙂
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Thanks Amy. This prompt made me think, lol.
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Wonderful to see various inspiring interpretations. Your set of element is special.
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