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 […]
One Woman's Quest II 
What a lovely way to start the day. Your painting is beautiful, VJ.
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Thanks Eugi!
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I often have to remind myself to breathe. Trees are our best teachers.
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100% and me too
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Beautiful, V.J. Trees can teach us so much.
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Indeed. Thanks 🙏
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Beautiful! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks my friend.
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This post was a beautiful way to start my day. Thank you for the gift!
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My pleasure. Glad it had that effect.
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VJ, you just taught a nice Yoga class. Thanks for the refreshing experience. Keith
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Exactly. Simple and straight to the point. Thanks Keith!
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An important reminder of what the earth does for us each and every day!
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Indeed it does! Thanks.
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You’re welcome, VJ.
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A beautiful painting VJ. Love your restful poem
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Thanks Sadje.
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