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 […]
The first photo made me smile VJ! I like your selfie too! 🙂
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Thanks 😊
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What cool photos! I love the selfie photo!
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That first one made me laugh! I adore your selfie, such a cozy composition!
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My pleasure!
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I adore the sign. If I ever have alcohol again, it would be a margarita. 😀 😀
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Lol. Not sure what I would have. Still crave the odd glass of wine.
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I wouldn’t do wine. I’ve never liked it 😀 😀
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Lol.
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These are really great and unique! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks Deborah
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VJ, sounds like an Irish coffee, Mexican style. Keith
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Lol.
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You have a great range of photos here: from funny to clever to dreamy!
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Thanks. At first I didn’t think I had any. Was glad to find these three.
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