Is it selfishthis chosen solitude?How I treasure silence,stillness baiting my muse And is it my calmthat attracts chaos?The sorrow of otherslanding on my doorstep What if I rejected pleas,locked out the troubles?How long can I sustainpeace until need answers? (Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own)
Does illness have a voice,and if so; is it melancholy,or dark and dank, divulgingdeepest despair, or revealinga vileness of nature? Discord creeps along my veins,disrupts muscles, systems failingunder the oppression –“Stay strong,” friends counsel,cannot hear the gathering storm,feel the heaviness cloaking me. I am not myself, but then;who am I? Is disease a mutationof the […]
Discharge the gun –protection a vesselthrough which our depthsare undefined…adrift Fear is a burrowerwears a false crownbirths losstrusts danger Hearts beg,amid this trigger-readinessfor a guardian – unafraidto court this meaningless Futility unchecked –to study productive optionsunimaginable in the current state of chaos on repeat. (Art my own)
One Woman's Quest II 
I love the first pic! I like how black and white brings out the detail.
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Thanks. It really can make a difference.
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You’re welcome!
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these should be postcards!!! gorgeous!
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Thanks Wendi!
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you are very welcome.
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Oh I enjoyed your landscapes for this week, especially your first photo 😀
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Thanks Cee!
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VJ, you captured the clouds well between the fence posts. It adds to the effect. Keith
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Thanks Keith – exactly what I tried to do.
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I’m seeing broken image links. I’m not sure if the problem is on my end or yours?
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Oh oh. They show up on my end.
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There they are! I’m glad a checked again. I like that first one in particular for the way it evokes a bygone era.
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Glad it worked. Thanks.
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You’re welcome.
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