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 
Oh, a lego truck. Cool.
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Lol. Thanks 🙏
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Very enjoyable! Your photos remind me of simpler times.
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The life here reflects it too. Thanks
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You’re welcome.
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These are wonderful shots! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks 😊
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Thank you for this wonderful entry for the challenge! Love both images but the train track is my favorite!
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Thanks. Favourite topic around here – country roads.
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These photos remind me so much of all the places I’ve lived out in the country. We used to have a lot of railroad crossings like the one in your picture when we lived in Oklahoma.
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They are so quaint aren’t they? Thanks
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I really like the last photo!
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Thanks 😊
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Welcome!
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VJ, it looks like one of those transformers. Good picture. Keith
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No kidding. Some of that farm machinery is huge.
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These are really wonderful back country roads. I haven’t traveled that far in my country but have seen the pictures shared by others on local media.
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Thanks
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I love these! They are quintessenitial summer in the country.
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Indeed! Thanks 😊
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You’re welcome. 🙂
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