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)
These bones, they saywill finish me – too brittleto withstand the race But I am Willowrecollection wispymy dance defiant Porous as a sea spongesoaking up each daymettle despite the rattle (Tuesdays I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own.)
One Woman's Quest II 
Certainly a welcome sign 🙂
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Indeed.
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Nice photos, V.J. Goldeneyes are among my favorite winter ducks. Since you mentioned them as a positive sign (? of spring approaching), does that mean you only get to see them in spring and summer?
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They pass through here at this time of year (I think), so seeing them means Spring isn’t far behind.
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Spring is something to look forward to!
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Indeed!
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Very beautiful! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks 😊
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They look great amongst the ice and snow.
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Such beautiful birds. Thanks.
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Intrepid little fellows!
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They are!
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Magnificent photos
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Thanks 😊
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I love ducks, they don’t need us at all ❤️
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They do not. Thanks Jim
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