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 […]
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http://curatingthoughts.blog/2019/11/16/reminiscence/
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Sentiments righteously expressed
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Thank you! 🙏
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You are welcome!
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This conjures many thoughts and emotions.
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Wonderful!
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Escaping – https://awisewomansjourney.wordpress.com/2019/11/14/escaping/
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Her art is survival, I’d say.
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Wishing brings up so much to write about. Another challenging challenge!
http://oneletterup.com/2019/11/14/wishing
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I’m glad.
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Nice one!
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https://christinebialczak.com/2019/11/12/v-j-s-weekly-challenge-72/
My Wish
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Really enjoyed this!
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Thank you
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My pleasure!
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Some thoughts on the nature of a wish. odaciuk.wordpress.com/2019/11/12/depth-of-a-wish/
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Nice, Olga. Wishes do have depth.
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Here you go, V.J. – https://amanpan.com/2019/11/12/being-a-tree-aint-easy/
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Trees have so little say.
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Unfortunately.
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Love this!
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Thanks as always, V.J.! https://phillipknightscott.com/2019/11/12/pinching/
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So welcome. Enjoying your contributions.
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Wishing along with you!
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Hope you are refuelled soon.
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Thank you for the opportunity.
https://kioratash.home.blog/2019/11/11/heart-ease/
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https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2019/11/11/universal/
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Such a good wish, Reena.
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Lovely prompt VJ. I do tend to dream more easily, than wish for myself.
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Thank you and good point.
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Sweet and sorrowful.
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Yes, we all have good wishes for us for others not knowing whether they will be answered or not. Nice prompt, thanks.
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Welcome. Hope you’ll participate.
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Sure.
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