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 […]
With each stanzaI strive for an upswing –idle thoughts leadingto a crescendo… But exhaustion plaguesmy try, and fog coloursperspicacity, so my wordsland low, goal in limbo (Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own)
One Woman's Quest II 
How lovely, VJ!
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😊😘
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Powerful, promising, and perfect!
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Thanks dear Eugi
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Beautiful! I aspire to this!
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Sweet complement, Wynne. Thanks
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Love this . The image the words, perfect
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Appreciate it!
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Powerful! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks, Deborah 💕
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I love the poem and the image in equal measure!
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Thanks Liz. I like how that image turned out.
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You’re welcome, VJ. I think the image is one of your best.
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😘
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Love your poem and message
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Thanks Sadje!
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You’re welcome
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VJ, nicely said. “I simply am.” Thanks for sharing. Keith
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Thanks Keith
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That’s a powerful poem. I can relate, though at times I feel very lost and in need of rescue.
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I know how you feel, but as soon as someone tries to rescue, I retreat. I think kind compassion is always the best. Thanks.
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I like this. Daily we are living the Master Class!
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Yes, we are. Thanks.
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Welcome.
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