Is it selfishthis chosen solitude?How I treasure silence,stillness baiting my muse And is it my calmthat attracts chaos?The sorrow of otherslanding on my doorstep What if I rejected pleas,locked out the troubles?How long can I sustainpeace until need answers? (Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own)
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)
Beautiful VJ ❤️
Regards, Teresa
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Thanks Teresa. Now following your second blog.
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A great cropping experiment, VJ. I really like your artistic shot. Lovely.
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Thanks Patti!
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You’re so talented, V.J. I love the artsy one!
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Thank you so much, Eugi.
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Ah love them all – a special love for the artsy one!
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Thank you!
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Nice!
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Thanks T!
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Stunning!!!
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Thanks Aletta!
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I like all three images! Each appeals to me in a different way.
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Thanks Liz. I feel the same.
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Ha! Great crop, great art alteration. Neat photo of that landing.
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Thank John. Enjoyed this exercise.
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You made a masterpiece VJ
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Thank you so much!
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Cropping it really draws your eyes to the reflection!
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It does. This was a good exercise.
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Three in one V.J. – nicely done!
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Thank you!
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All of them a!re beautiful.
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Thanks Susan
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Extraordinarily beautiful! ❤
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Thanks Deborah.
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You’re welcome! ❤
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Perfect landing!
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Thanks!
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The difference is amazing.
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Thanks!
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