Talks stalledescapees strugglelives minimizedburdens heavydespair palpable Can they sensethe global hug,compassion circling? Do prayers have substance,or have the displacednever felt so alone? (Image mine)
Love evolves –a considerationwe overlookedthose day whenpassion drove usto fanciful displays Tried to align myselfto the certaintyof your dreamsbut my compasswas set elsewhere Memory, thoughhas tattooed uson my heart;the ink still bleeds. (Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image mine.)
Is the writing on the wall so cryptic?Graphic images depict rageflames of dissonanceyoung men bleeding at their own handscompassion incapacitated. A sad awakening for a society fixatedon rights and privileges, dominating culture excluding the nurtureof humanity, or preservation of life. How can we continue to closet our children’s pain – their vitality oozing – hopelessly […]
Glad you all still made something happen after the cancellation and your photos give us a feel for what it was like – so much nature as the stage
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Thanks. The birds seemed to like our poetry – lots of feathered curiosity.
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🙂 hahah that sounds delightful
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Lovely post, VJ. My perfect combination – poetry and nature. I hope you are well and enjoying our Ontario autumn!
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Thanks Sarah. Same to you. We had snow yesterday, yikes
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Nice post VJ! I’m glad you were still able to hold your poetry reading.
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Thanks Anne. We’re all such poetry nerds, lol.
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That’s the perfect setting, I’d say!
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It sure is! Thanks 😊
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Now, that’s my idea of a good day!
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It was wonderful!
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😀
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I love looking up into trees. (K)
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Me too. Such beauty.
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Thank you for taking us there with you! 🙂 ❤
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My pleasure!
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What a great idea VJ – glad the rain held off for you!
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Thanks Tina!
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Oh V.J. that would have been magical!
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It was a wonderful day, thanks!
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😊
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VJ, terrific. Nothing like looking up and seeing the sky framed by trees to make one wax poetic. Keith
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Exactly. Thanks Keith
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