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 […]
The snowflakes are perfect captured. Very lovely 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you Hammad
LikeLike
Lovely!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks
LikeLike
Beautiful, VJ. I adore that finch in the snow!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks!
LikeLike
Beautiful V.J. Well done.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks John
LikeLiked by 1 person
I’d have to say my favourite is the first photo. It really captures the softness, and I would imagine the quiet, of the moment.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Heather. I like that one too – dreamlike.
LikeLiked by 1 person
You’re welcome.
LikeLike
Oh, these are wonderful! I love the first photo with only the goldfinch in color, as well as the running deer.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Liz.
LikeLiked by 1 person
You’re welcome, V.J.
LikeLike
So lovely! 🙂 ❤
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Deborah
LikeLiked by 1 person
Just lovely choices and nicely processed! Loved them all, but the running deer in the snow is a marvelous catch!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you. It thrilled me at the time
LikeLiked by 1 person
Loved your selective coloring in the bird feeder shot VJ. And a great catch of the running deer.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Tina
LikeLike
VJ, lovely contrasts. Thanks, Keith
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you Keith!
LikeLike