(Art my own. The drawing and the poem were in response to a documentary featuring a mother’s loss of her child by suicide. Please listen with care.) Sorrow lines her edgesin blue-hued shadowsgrief’s moss overpowering light Lines etched erasableshe is fragmented, hauntedpain a persistent noose She will rally to find orderlend her voice to causespeak […]
(Photo collage mine)
Planted seeds for prosperity –images of children frolickingthe delight of yellow horizonstradition setting our fields ablaze Till greed came knocking –brother turning on brother Rhetoric and lies shrapnelshattering our dreams Only the deer frolic nowunwitting participants inthis unprovoked slaughterland mines defiling landscapes But seeds are not lost,nor are the legacy of generationswhose soil has known […]
One Woman's Quest II 
Cute puppy! I love the bird capture. Thank your for joining in, VJ!
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Always a pleasure, Amy!
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ellent.
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Thanks John. Is that just a spot off excellent, lol.
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UhOh! Speed typing?!?! Yes, EXCELLENT!
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Lol.
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Now that looks like one happy puppy V.J.! Fun checks this week 😊
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Very happy puppy. Thanks.
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A fun variety, VJ! The woodpecker is my favourite – is he in your garden?
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Thanks. We have a family of Downy woodpeckers in our backyard. Love their little peep – like a squeaky toy.
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Lucky you!
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Gorgeous! Especially that woodpecker! 🙂 3
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Thanks!
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Oh, love that bird feeder and feather friend for the challenge.
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Thanks!
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Is the bird a woodpecker?
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Yes. It’s a Downy woodpecker.
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HIs patterned coloring is beautiful.
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female
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