Somehow I knew his mask was porcelain –impossible to hide the soul’s lightreflected in troubled eyes… I played along though,humoured his self-deceptionnodded at assertions of calm Knew that one day the facade would crackthe mask would slip and the rage escape Why I didn’t run; I do not knowMaybe it was recognition –my own countenance […]
Wrapped in reptilian attire, changeclimbs aboard my well-intentioned schemelike a boa constrictor – disarming me I am more inconvenienced than repulsed –after all, snake is my power animal,Or so the seer said…many years ago Days when I would wear the scalycomportment of power – invitetransformation- my essence a seeker But I am trying to settle […]
Met a bear who proclaimed himself to be a man;knew the instant I spotted him – lumberinggait approaching – that he was an animal,feared for my safety, would have retreated stayed at my mother’s side – sheltered infamiliarity – were I not so fixated on hisblatant woundedness. Sympathy blindingsensibility, i listened, hypnotized by the whiteness […]
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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