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)
One Woman's Quest II 
Awesome form! Will have to try it.
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Cool poem. Caffeine is quite the potion. 🙂
My contribution:
https://oneletterup.com/2020/12/05/warrior/
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So well written, Andrea!
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Good morning,
here’s something I’ve had on the back burner for good while.
https://aikalandros.com/2020/12/04/who-i-am/
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So glad you moved it up for us to see.
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Such a good write
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Here’s an old post of mine for this week. Not exactly related to warrior but I guess in broader way, it can be related to it 🙂
https://hammadrais.wordpress.com/2016/08/18/we-are-soldiers/
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Tiny warriors!
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Oh, yes. You are right 🙂
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Interesting portrait, Paul.
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Caffeine and Poetry Reading
Caffeine and poetry
reading as I listen
to Soundscapes. Check
out day’s challenges,
and meditate to unwind.
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That sounds divine!
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Thanks, VJ!
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Welcome!
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You mean my poem? Thanks.
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Btw, I love your quote!
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Here you go. VJ! – https://amanpan.blog/2020/12/01/as-the-eagle-flies/
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Inner warrior would lead us down the right path.
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Here is my entry:
https://mmastorytime.com/2020/12/01/the-greatest-of-all-time-2/
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Physical warriors – although I suspect there is a lot of mental strength involved too.
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Warrior friends!
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Absolutely!
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😃
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Here is mine 🙂 https://relaxitsallwrite.wordpress.com/2020/11/30/warrior/
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Good one. Thanks for joining in
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Caling my inner warrior! 🙂 https://iwriteher.com/2020/11/30/warrior/
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Hooray for the inner warrior!
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https://francisbarkerart.com/2020/11/30/armour-of-god/
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Wonderful!
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https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2020/11/30/the-art-of-war/
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Yes! Well done.
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Aah! My kind of warrior.
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Thanks!
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My pleasure!
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Now, that’s a warrior!
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Lol. Isn’t she!
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🙂
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Hi V.J,
First in the line this week.
https://radhikasreflection.wordpress.com/2020/11/30/the-question-remains/
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Woohoo!
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There are many warriors coming forward in this time. Good write.
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