Anxiety burnsan acidic devouring confidence impaled –mind wanders to childhood dreamsuncovers fear’s origin. (Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. I came across this tanka written in May/21 that seemed to match with the image I recently posted on my other blog. I decided to pair them here.)
We wait at the station, Mother and I,one final stop for her – painless she prays;I busied at bedside – prolonged goodbye –memories and regrets filling our days. “We live too long,” she wearily proclaims“Why must suffering linger till the end?”I plea and bargain, call angelic names,yet the will to survive refuses to bend. The […]
There are mouse bitssplayed across the sunroomstuck to my favourite throw rug and great globs of glue The trap my husband setto catch the recent invasionapparently lured the hunterfor she, stiff legged andface matted, is skulkingelsewhere I stepped on a gluey biteyes not yet openbefore notingthe disarray Hard to concentratewhen a tail detachedfrom a thigh […]
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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