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 […]
Yes, your selections are all about lights, and beautifully captured, VJ!
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Thanks Amy!
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Love your header with the light through the gates, VJ. And the flower is just glorious, making me feel good.
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Thanks 😊
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Such lovely pictures, VJ, especially the light playing on the flower!
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Thanks Sylvia!
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Yes, it is. 🌞
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😊
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Beautiful!
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Thanks John
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The flower is so bright and cheerful. Thanks for sharing, V.J., it made me smile.
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Glad it made you smile, Tanja. Thanks.
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Gorgeous!
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Thanks 😊
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Oh, such beautiful lighting.
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Thanks 🙏
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I love them all too! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks 😊 🙏
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I love them all!!
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Thanks 😊 🙏
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You’re welcome.
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Your flower is gloriously presented VJ – the effect of the light is dramatic!
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My sentiments exactly!
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Thanks Liz!
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You’re welcome, VJ!
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Thanks Tina!
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