Is it selfishthis chosen solitude?How I treasure silence,stillness baiting my muse And is it my calmthat attracts chaos?The sorrow of otherslanding on my doorstep What if I rejected pleas,locked out the troubles?How long can I sustainpeace until need answers? (Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own)
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)
One Woman's Quest II 
ahhh – imaging the wind curling and teasing was nice image –
🙂 and lovely photos for the theme – magical and nature delight
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Thanks so much.
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🙂 and hope your weekend is going well
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Always! You?
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Really nice but not being productive at all! Ugh – guess it is all good – but the nice weather is throwing me off a bit
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Magical captures via your eloquent words and photos.
Thank you for sharing, VJ!
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You are sweet, Amy. Thank you.
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beautifully said and shot V.J.
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Thank you Tina.
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Love the magical quality of the “single ray of golden light.” ❤
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Thank you, Olga – one of your talents (capturing light)
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Beautiful. Nicely colored. I like the pond and grass particularly.
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Thanks John.
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You, the poem and the pictures–perfected beauty! ❤
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Bless you Deborah! Always know how to uplift.
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they are the best places 😉
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They are indeed. Thank you!
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Lovely photos and poem!
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Thank you!
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So lovely, VJ…and excellent images and poem. Magical moments.
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Thanks so much.
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My thoughts exactly!
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Yeah! Thanks
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Lovely!
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Thank you!
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My pleasure!
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