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.)
A beautiful image. Do you get many robins hanging about all winter?
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Thanks. The robins migrate. The trees were full of them, so they must have just been getting ready.
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Simply lovely ❤️
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Thank you!
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this is lovely, V.J. The berries are delightful by themselves, but as I saw the full photo, I noticed the bird in the background. Well done!
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Thanks Hannah.
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You are most welcome, V.J.
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it’s been a good year for nuts and berries here in the UK – I just hope that doesn’t mean a severe winter is on its way as our heating system is currently kaput!
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Oh no! Our winter has come in early and with a sever chill.
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Yikes!
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Oh wow that’s beautiful..we dont have like that here..
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No? Glad you enjoyed it.
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I love how the trees that have berries are so beautiful this time of year……..no leaves, just berries 🙂
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creates a whole new atmosphere. Thanks.
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yes, it really does! like seeing another side of the same coin. 🙂
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Yes!
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🙂
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Beautiful! ❤
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Thank you!
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