No big box hereour shops line upin historic rows Our fraganceeau-de-fermeearthen fresh Our spires remindersthat values are simpleand life blessed. (Photo mine)
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 […]
One Woman's Quest II 
I always wonder about the story behind abandoned objects, especially when I spot a one in a place far away from my home.
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The lone shoe always gets me. How does someone not miss one shoe?
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I’ve seen abandoned shoes but always in pair 😀
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Lovely!
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Thanks.
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Wow! Great capture!
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Thanks Eugi!
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Most welcome, VJ!
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Abandoned or lost! Lovely find…
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Hard to say. Thanks
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Fascinating combination … doing mental collage of that capped post in foreground of abandoned barn … !
Guessing some mom is irked that cap didn’t come home. Maybe the cap abandoned the kid, preferring the post? This image could inspire a bit of poetic play …
How dare he leave me
who made him stand out in crowds!
Weren’t we buddies?
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Lol. The image does evoke many thoughts. I love the glaring eye. Like the collage idea. I’ve just started to do some – time consuming but fun.
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Stunning! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks Deborah!
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I agree with Liz. I did a double take on the second one.
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It’s that eye, lol. Thanks Keith.
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The second photo is amusing, but I’m loving the first one!!! The muted colors and the texture of all those bare and snow-laden branches are very striking.
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Thanks Liz. I had the same reaction.
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You’re welcome, V.J.
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