Contemplating risk –a reunion with a former selflooking for an exit When did I become a snakerestrained?When did I become persona non grata? I slither between storiesconvince myself I can flydistraction a ruse I have big cat energyoverstepping boundariessocially adverse A faulty jeweldreaming of abundance but there’s a dragon to disarm My mother’s burden on my […]
When I had a mothermy hair would cascadein curls of auburn perfectiona red velvet bow to accentuate the wave And I’d wear my bestnewly sewn frockwith lace at the neckand fishnet stockingsand patent Mary Janes And the girls giggling with delightwould skip hand-in-handto the school promand the boys shyly perchedagainst the back wall would wonderhow […]
Enlightening Paul.
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I had to go with my absolute first thought when I saw your prompt.
http://oneletterup.com/2019/09/20/resilience
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This was a good thought.
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Thanks!
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Welcome!
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Wonderful illustration. The human spirit is incredible.
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Your writing resounds with resilience. Thank you.
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Wow!
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I had a difficult time with this one, trying hard not to use the theme word, but I did it eventually. odaciuk.wordpress.com/2019/09/19/time-to-let-go/
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You sure did.
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Lovely.
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I feel this! Wonderful illustration of resilience.
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This is great V.J.! I loved the challenge of not being able to use the word! 😀 ❤
Undisturbed – https://awisewomansjourney.wordpress.com/2019/09/18/undisturbed/
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Glad you liked – love the poem. It’s one to linger over.
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Wonderful project.
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I feel this!
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I have a post for the “R” word
http://bushboy.blog/2019/09/17/resilience/
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Lol. The ‘R’ word – love it.
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Love the images and video! Thanks!
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Well demonstrated.
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Good one! Thanks.
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https://chosenperspectives.com/2019/09/16/v-j-s-weekly-challenge-64-resilience/
Forgive me V.J., for not following your request exactly. I hope you’ll like what I shared anyway. I sure enjoy what you post!!
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Yes! Well worth a listen. Beautiful music.
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