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)
These bones, they saywill finish me – too brittleto withstand the race But I am Willowrecollection wispymy dance defiant Porous as a sea spongesoaking up each daymettle despite the rattle (Tuesdays I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own.)
One Woman's Quest II 
Remind yourself that this phase is also temporary VJ.
Have some comfort food and smile.
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Thank you. Partaking in a bit too much comfort food, I’m afraid, lol.
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I am ready for cooler weather! We’ve had thunderstorms roar through our area with a lot of noise and very little rain. I’ve read about other areas that have over 100 F temps and because it is so dry, forest fires are becoming more of a threat.
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Same here. Fires creeping.
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Ooh! That’s exactly how I feel July through September every year!
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Ugh! Cooler here today which is nice.
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That’s good. Some rainfall is predicted for tomorrow…one lives on hope.
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This, too, shall pass. Hang in there, and hydrate well! 🙂
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Thanks. Good advice.
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Nice clicks! Best wishes for your shifting 🤗
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Thanks.
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Your lily photo is so delicate and pretty. I like both your photos for this week. Thanks 😀
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Thanks Cee.
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Wilting is the name of the game these days and moving is exhausting too! Good luck with it all.
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Thanks Andrea. Painters are at it now, so I’m going to take a few down days. So exhausted.
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You’re welcome. It is exhausting. I’m impressed you’re taking all this on now. Take care of yourself!
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It is hard to keep everything watered here. I have a tree already starting to turn and drop leaves, it always seems too soon.
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Some leaves are dropping here too. Not ready.
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VJ, I don’t know about you, but I grew up in North Florida. It was hot and humid and thunder-stormed almost every afternoon. I met a minor baseball player who said he played in Jacksonville, and every day it would t-storm and then stop and we would play at 7:30 pm.
I mention this as it seems to be doing the same now in North Carolina. The budding trees do not know when to bloom. Are you seeing such your way? I read recently, the Maine lobsters have migrated northward, so lobsterpeople have to travel further out. Keith
Keith
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Very hot and humid here. And everything is so dry. Early in the season for that I should think.
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Don’t forget to give yourself permission to rest and breathe! Be well my friend! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks Deborah.
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I’ve been feeling pretty wilted this week, too. I can relate to both photos. Hopefully, the weekend will prove to be rejuvenating.
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I hope so. Take care.
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Thanks, V.J. My husband and I are going out tomorrow to check out an old graveyard by the sea.
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Enjoy. Anything ‘by the sea’ sounds good right now.
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Thank you. It was wonderful to get out of the car and get hit with a stiff, salt-lade breeze.
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But the summer will end soon and good time may follow soon ❣️
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Likely. Thanks!
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Yes 🙂
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