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 […]
Exquisite skies!
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Thanks 😊
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Lovely photos, VJ! Beautiful and peaceful skies.
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Thanks Eugi. The skies seem to change constantly these days.
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You’re welcome!
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I meant to mention how much I like the header to this post!
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Thank you for noticing. Just changed it today
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You’re welcome, VJ. I noticed it right away.
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Another lovely skyscape!
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Thanks Liz. Hope you’re enjoying your visit
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You’re welcome, VJ. We’re having a lot of fun. Tomorrow, we’re headed north for leaf-peeping photo ops.
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Amazing. Enjoy
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Beautiful skies VJ!
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Thanks 🙏
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So beautiful! 🙂 ❤
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VJ, “I see clouds from both sides now, from up and down, but still somehow. It’s clouds illusions I recall, I really don’t know clouds at all.” I had to cite Joni. Of course, I won’t be able to sing like Judy Collins on this one. Keith
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Lovely skies!
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Thanks 😊
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Welcome!
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