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 […]
Hi V.J. Wonderful lighting for this week. Thanks fo playing. 😀
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Thanks Cee.
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Oh these are Very Nice, VJ!
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Thanks.
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Most welcome. I hope things went well at the medical appt today–is there an update?
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They can’t tell the source of the infection. Continued antibiotics, and monitoring of my blood for now. I have an ultrasound booked in a few weeks and then we’ll decide from there. Frustrating, but at least they are on it. Meantime, I feel like I have to push myself to do anything – energy is so low. Bravo for hubby who keeps cooking for me and making me eat.
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Oh gosh….frustrating isn’t the least of it, I imagine. I’m now fretting (you may recall my habit of “fret ‘n pray” 🙂 ). I will focus prayers on ultrasound results–it’s hard on the body to stay on antibiotics indefinitely. I’m so grateful for Ric–I assume he’s feeling somewhat better, that he can provide comfort and nurture for you. Sending my love to you both ❤
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I am keeping you busy! Hope you don’t charge hourly, lol.
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Totally gratis–it’s part of my contract 🙂 ❤
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