Tell my woes to Rivershe listens graciouslyan empathic mirror Not so the Jackdawwhose arrogant clatteringderides self-pity Slaps me consciousfor I am victim, yes, andif not careful, abuser. (Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknuton.Image my own)
Children moanreflect the day’s gloom We are virus-cautiousconfined indoors While ‘I-wannas’buzz at windowpanes and news feeds mountthe terror – I scream silently, pray foruncommon patience Pause as eagle,soaring overhead tips a wing my waybids me a good day. (Eugi’s Weekly Prompt is soaring. Image my own)
I lied. The initial seed of disappointment has fermented, and in the absence of confrontation, grown roots written sorrowful chaptersconclusion: unworthiness Why couldn’t I just have said:I don’t understandthis makes me unhappy? Where did I learn that prevarication protectsthat I alone am responsible for emotionsthat I do not matter? Decades laterI still cannot uproot the […]
Love that sky!
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Thanks 😊
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A pleasure.
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These are great! The clouds were putting on a show for you! 🙂 ❤
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I am an appreciative audience! 🙏
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VJ, as Joni MItchell wrote “I see clouds from both sides now, from up and and down, and still somehow. It’s clouds illusions I recall, I really don’t know clouds at all.” This was from memory so I may have messed up. One of my favorite songs of hers or anyone. Keith
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I love that song too, Keith. Pretty sure it comes to mind every time I shoot clouds.
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The Joni Mitchell song fits these cloud photos very well!
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