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)
The red bird photo looks like it could be made into a holiday card.
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Exactly what I did. Thanks!
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I couldn’t agree more!
Such blisses are truly close to our heart than anything else 🙂
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Thanks 😊
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Wonderful images. Love the cardinal!
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Thanks Susi!
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You’re welcome, VJ!!
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Beautiful images.
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Thanks 🙏
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On, my! Beautiful shots, VJ!
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Thanks 😊
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Most welcome!
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VJ, that opening image of the cardinal in the snowy branches is amazing – wonderful capture!!
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Thanks, Tina!
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Beautiful images VJ! Loved them all.
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Thanks Anne!
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I particularly loved the first photo!
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Thanks Lou!
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You’re right there is beautiful bliss! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks Deborah! To you and yours too!
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Beautiful photos, V.J. I would love to see a cardinal in a snow-lined bush. 🐦
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It’s quite stunning, Tanja. Thanks.
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Simply beautiful and seasonally perfect, VJ🙂
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Thanks Donna!
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Funny how your quote about red makes the eye gravitate toward red. Is it an illusion? Or the power of suggestion?
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It’s just hard to miss that vibrancy on a white slate.
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True
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VJ, I love the view of the lake house. Thanks, Keith
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Thanks Keith!
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