There is safety in apart-ment living;would corral the little ones, declareresponsibility, obligations as a maskfor this self-banishing compulsion… except that I am lying prone, exposed –brains spilling onto concrete – shadowsrevealing the darkness of my condition,hopelessly locked in physical inertia. I am an unwitting contributor toscientific (and pseudo) probing:audacious autopsies pronouncingconclusive evidence of motives. Too […]
Not programmed to comply –cannot tolerate oppression:a pressure cookerready to explode Do-gooders sit upstraight and smileencouragement:I slouch defiance Don’t ask me to respectthat which is disrespectful –my fuse is shortof that I’m certain Don’t slot me;leave me –creative inspirationis not lacking here I’m a free agenta incorrigible scamp –authority doesn’t scare me’cause I’m beyond control. […]
Every child bears the sparkof eternity’s promise…Where’s the threat in that? What mechanism of hateequates slaughterof innocents with justice? This is society’s bane –the unconscionable policiesof greed lacking accountability (Tuesdays I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own)
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I concur with the comments of your other readers! For me, daisies are childhood flowers, while roses are adulthood flowers, so it’s a perfect pairing.
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Interesting take, Liz. Hadn’t thought of it that way.
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Ooh. I like it! Well done.
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Thank you John!
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Singular beauty at its best.
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Thank you!
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Love the light you captured in the rose. The unfurling center is like a rose within a rose. Lovely! ❤
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Thanks Olga.
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Lovely choices V.J. 🙂
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome.
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V.J., these flowers are sublime. Thanks so much for playing along in this week’s Lens-Artist challenge. 😀 😀 Have a great weekend!
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Thanks Cee. You too!
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Love your daisy VJ
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Thanks Tina.
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Pretty rose!
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Isn’t it! Thanks
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So pretty! ❤
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Thank you!
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