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 […]
One Woman's Quest II 
Your dream tree is so full of character. Looks like it could walk off the page. Love the addtion of the fence in the background. Your pen did a wonderful job. ❤
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Thanks Olga. Funny how creativity works.
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Well done, V.J.! Let your imagination go where it wants to go. I use Sketch to savor my artistic side, however, I’ve only touched on its possibilities.
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Is Sketch an app? Maybe I don’t want to know, lol. Thanks for the encouragement.
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Yes, it is. Here’s the link – https://sketch.io/sketchpad/
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Cool! Thanks
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😊
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Very wise move on your part – letting the pen do the talking. Or channeling. Or whatever it was doing 😉
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I love these V.J.! They each speak a thousand wonderful words! 😀 ❤
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Thank you for such encouraging words.
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I want to hug each of these trees! They seem to be inviting such.
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Oh, that is so nice, Jazz. I have been startled by them. Like your take.
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Lovely!
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Thank you!
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I love these V.J., especially the little kitty peeking out from behind the Christmas tree. Let’s just hope he doesn’t end up like the one in Christmas Vacation lol.
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Lol. Thanks Terri!
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Your last one looks alive!
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Thanks Heather! That’s the one that originated in my dreams.
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You are welcome.
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