Does illness have a voice,and if so; is it melancholy,or dark and dank, divulgingdeepest despair, or revealinga vileness of nature? Discord creeps along my veins,disrupts muscles, systems failingunder the oppression –“Stay strong,” friends counsel,cannot hear the gathering storm,feel the heaviness cloaking me. I am not myself, but then;who am I? Is disease a mutationof the […]
Discharge the gun –protection a vesselthrough which our depthsare undefined…adrift Fear is a burrowerwears a false crownbirths losstrusts danger Hearts beg,amid this trigger-readinessfor a guardian – unafraidto court this meaningless Futility unchecked –to study productive optionsunimaginable in the current state of chaos on repeat. (Art my own)
These bones, they saywill finish me – too brittleto withstand the race But I am Willowrecollection wispymy dance defiant Porous as a sea spongesoaking up each daymettle despite the rattle (Tuesdays I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own.)
How we frame our lives goes through many changes as we age, but as you said, gratitude can also frame our moments. The last photo is a wonderfully framed miracle . ❤
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Thanks Olga.
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Love your final image and thought on this one VJ. So very true. Would that we could maintain that thought more often!
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Yes. Thank you Tina!
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Your thoughts and the pictures all beautiful V.J.! I agree with Amy she expressed it so eloquently! 😀 ❤
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Thanks Deborah!
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Good photos, thoughtful comments.
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Thanks, John
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Wonderful submission.
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Thanks
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…so do our perceptions, our abilities, and our dreams, so well said. I love how you eloquently describe about the inevitable change in our life, and these framed photos reflected it nicely. Thank you, VJ!
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I appreciate that you take the time to read, Amy. Thank you so much.
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