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 […]
Ready to wash the earth and bathe life.
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Lots of that going on.
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Wrong season really, but ….
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Looks like rain!
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We’ve had so much of it!
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Here’s hoping you get a little sun today!
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I love Nature’s restricted color palette in these two photos!
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Yes. Gray, gray, and also gray, lol.
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And a tinge of gray-green!
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Lol
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I love those kind of skies because they can be comforting to the soul! Beautiful! 🙂 ❤
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They do stir something. Thanks
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