Is it selfishthis chosen solitude?How I treasure silence,stillness baiting my muse And is it my calmthat attracts chaos?The sorrow of otherslanding on my doorstep What if I rejected pleas,locked out the troubles?How long can I sustainpeace until need answers? (Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own)
Does illness have a voice,and if so; is it melancholy,or dark and dank, divulgingdeepest despair, or revealinga vileness of nature? Discord creeps along my veins,disrupts muscles, systems failingunder the oppression –“Stay strong,” friends counsel,cannot hear the gathering storm,feel the heaviness cloaking me. I am not myself, but then;who am I? Is disease a mutationof the […]
Discharge the gun –protection a vesselthrough which our depthsare undefined…adrift Fear is a burrowerwears a false crownbirths losstrusts danger Hearts beg,amid this trigger-readinessfor a guardian – unafraidto court this meaningless Futility unchecked –to study productive optionsunimaginable in the current state of chaos on repeat. (Art my own)
One Woman's Quest II 
Wow. That caterpillar is terrific! I love the colors, textures, shapes and designs. Beautiful!
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Thanks.
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All fun stuff, and I enjoyed the other comments too. This could also be called” just chilling out”. All of the photos reflect a moment to just….chill. Nice. Donna
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Chilling out is my thing, lol. Thanks Donna.
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Peace. Great minds think alike.
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Ooh….that caterpillar is gorgeous VJ! I’d love to see what it looks like once it turns into a moth. I love your Autumn arrangement too. It’s really fabulous!
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Thanks Terri. My neighbour’s arrangement, actually – I have no such panache.
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Well, don’t feel bad, VJ. I don’t either.
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Very unique captures especially that first one! Nicely done! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks 😊
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A moth??? How very strange! I thought caterpillar for sure VJ. Very cool!
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Sorry, it is a caterpillar – will become a moth.
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LOL, I feel better!
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Can never trust my brain, Tina…always good to question.
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That caterpillar is a funny-looking little thing.
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Isn’t it!
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😀
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Is the first one a caterpillar?
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Same question as Sgeoil’s. It first struck me as a piece of weaving, but then…
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I thought the same thing, Keith, till it moved, lol.
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It is. I’d never seen anything like it before, but apparently it’s a moth.
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Oh! It has a lovely pattern.
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