It wasn’t the knowledge of stability –chaos had the upper hand back then.It wasn’t even that love was expressed –unconditional an unheard of concept It was an unspoken presencethe reassurance of rocksthe irrepressible allureof a freshwater stream How a child’s heart found encouragementin the whispering windsolace in arbored shelter Naturally the din of home lifeoverpowered […]
Oil glistenscontaminatesdrinking water250 evacuated 25 years ofboil-water advisoryan elder recitesand now this We’re not animals,adolescents rallybut ears turn awaygovernment wheels rust Neskantaga First Nationwant to go hometo live with dignityknow their human rights Do they know a .05% increasein corporate taxeswould suffice For the 73%of First Nationsalso lackingthis basic need AcknowledgeprioritizeaddressIt’s all they ask. (Written […]
“What in your life is calling you, when all the noise is silenced, the meetings adjourned…the lists laid aside, and the wild iris blooms by itself in the dark forest…what still pulls on your soul? “ – Rumi I dwell in silencemeetings adjournedlist groceries Former self fadedsorrowful shadowdefinition slipped I am the wild irispushing forwardin […]
Beautifully written and I so love that lone plane against the blue sky – No, it isn’t easy.
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Beautifully written, V.J.
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Thank you, Ma’am!
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Most welcome!
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Beautiful post.
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Thank you!
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Welcome, dear.
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How I long for that simplicity! I love the picture of the white plane against the blue sky.
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So hopeful, isn’t it! Thanks Liz.
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Yes, hope in its purest form.
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Beautiful. ‘This, too, shall pass.’ Doesn’t everything?
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That’s the hope. Thanks John.
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Well said V.J. Not so simple
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Thanks Tina.
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I like the juxtaposition of the notion that the simplicity of staying put can become complicated. We humans have a lot to learn.
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Gives us lot to write about, lol. Thanks Heather!
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Welcome!
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Very nicely done! ❤
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Thanks Deborah!
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❤ !
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