Do we have to be awayto find home? Not the mortgagedtwo cars in the drivewaydouble-income kind of dwelling I’m talking peacein the heart, comfortin the soul, blessed home I have felt Presencein nature, witnessed Spiritin a newborn’s eyes beheld reverence in a dyingsister’s final breath – fleetingglimpses, nothing solid I seek an eternal senseof belonging, […]
To compensate for the obnoxiousexuberanceof my flameI attemptto oversimplify Oh dear!Seems I’ve failedagain… (As a young woman, obnoxious was the word beaus used when breaking up with me. The poem says the rest. Art my own.)
It’s Monday again –days passing throughmy hands like sand,no receptacle in whichto catch the granules –why this sense of urgency? In high school, I played hookywiped away the hours in emptyplaces, sought answers forquestions I could not articulate,chased dust while other formulateddreams – how is this any different? Am I not just recreating the pattern,painting […]
Love this, V.J. Red has always been a color to brighten our lives.
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Thanks Eugi! My mother always said every women needs one pair of red shoes.
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Ha ha ha ha! Love it.
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Thanks John!
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I hope you will find a lot more red to tide you over until spring, V.J. That hat made me laugh, too! I know at least one person we could send one to… 🙂
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Lol. Thanks Tanja.
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Great poem and images, VJ. I love that red cap! I laughed out loud!
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Glad to hear it, Patti! Thanks.
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VJ, that red hat is absolutely priceless!!! I love it.
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Ha ha.. my sister-in-law bought it for my husband. So funny.
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VJ, I love the reds. Well played and photographed. Keith
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Thanks Keith.
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That hat!
And the berries … gorgeous
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Thanks Jazz.
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It is true, a picture perfect winter is short lived before the greys move in, lovely spots of red!
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Thanks Heather.
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Most welcome.
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I love this! Bright spots of red to get me though a day of meetings. Love the hat. 😉
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Thanks. Lol.
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