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 […]
Both are truly amazing but the scarf is more amazing 🙂
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Thank you!
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Gorgeous scarf.
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Thanks 😊
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I love the present for yourself!
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Most welcome.
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I love the present to yourself! The giver is very creative and talented.
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Thanks Liz. She has her moments.
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You’re welcome, VJ. 😀
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Fabulous Last Photos VJ That bean shot is fabulous and I love your scarf ever so much. A great present to self. Birthday? Thanks for joining in the fun 🙂 🙂
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Thanks Brian. Yep, I’m a July baby.
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Same….a child of the Moon on the 20th 🌕😁👍
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Happy belated!
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🥂 Cheers VJ
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Not only where did July go, but where did the first seven months go?
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So true!
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Far out VJ, the scarf is gorgeous 💜
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Thanks 🙏
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The scarf is beautiful!
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Thanks 😊
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Beautiful! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks 😊 🙏
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A great present for yourself! It’s lively!
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