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 
Great photos, in particular I like the horses.
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I feel so sneaky…thanks
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O good!
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In German there is a saying: “Auch ein Rücken kann entzücken.” I just found this translation on line: “A beautiful rear can also endear.” 😊
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Hahaha – I think you just made my day. Love it.
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LOVE these! The birds feathers are glorious, even in black and white; and the girls–arm around a sister, such companionable love ❤ And the riders–very nice also! 🙂
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Thanks! Sorry, I’d respond more, but barely sitting up today.
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No worries–please just REST ❤
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These are lovely V.J.! I found that I like the pattern of the bird’s feathers in black and white–quite beautiful! ❤
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I love that even the most common of bird has beautiful patterns. Thanks Deborah.
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V.J., you have some marvelous and sweet backs for this week. Thanks for playing along 😀
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Thanks Cee
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lovely pictures!
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Thanks Wendi!
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my pleasure to visit.
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