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 […]
Fun post VJ. The opener is definitely frame-worthy!
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That tap is a good one. Took a little looking 🙂
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Thanks 😊
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Very creative and great photos for this challenge. I love the faucet and like the angle of the kitchen.
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Thanks Anne!
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The first one is awesome!
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Most welcome.
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Excellent. Took a moment to recognize that first one. Looks like mine!
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It just begged to be photographed, and then plumbed – darn sink is slow, lol. Thanks John
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Odd and interesting – my favourite is the first one.
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Those dotted lights are delightful to look at.
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These are great and that first one is so unique! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks 😊 . I seldom take indoor shots and the reflection just begged to be captured.
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I particularly like the first one with the multiple reflections.
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You’re welcome.
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VJ, nice. The second one reminds me of what you would see if you laid you head on your textbooks at the kitchen counter and woke up after a nap. Keith
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Lol. It does!
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Ha ha, good one!
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