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 
Looking up at the vastness of sky, regardless of day or night, is certainly a good practice for keeping mind and soul at peace.
Thank you so much for sharing these amazing captures with my challenge 🙂
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Yes! You say it well.
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I love that first photo! I was out taking photos today, and I saw a few birds in flight, but I was nowhere near quick enough to capture them.
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You definitely have to be quick. I’ve discarded a few million shots, lol. Thanks Liz. Nice to be out.
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Wonderful skies, a double challenge and a Raven as well. You know how to capture my attention VJ. Thanks for joining in 🙂 🙂
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Thanks Brian.
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Love that raven catching some air!
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Thanks. He was just begging for a photo.
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They do like to have their photos taken! lol
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