An incorrigible hagengages my loneliness –like an assassin sniffing outany scent of vulnerability I am lowering standardsthis history of imprisonmentenabling inappropriate openings I cry for new perspectiveponder after boundariesintending to defend Like an unwanted bullseyeI am pursued on repeatmalice considering mea problem to be solved Who is this old womanwhose thoughts are daggerswho calls upon […]
I know that abyss –swallowed up as I waspunch-drunk on darkness Bled as I emerged,each reach a scrape –there was release too Revived now, I honourthat passage, recognizethe making of a woman. (Making of a Woman first appeared here, December 2021. Image: self portrait in ink)
One Woman's Quest II 
If you don’t have to risk it, stay indoors!
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That’s my motto, lol
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Definitely mine too! 🙂
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…in my mind, I see the flickering flames of the fire and feel the warmth emanating from the hearth…
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Best part of winter. Thanks
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Pretty to look at from inside, but outside, stay off the roads! (We’re forecasted for a snow storm at the end of the week.
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Ugh, I think we are too.
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VJ, I love the word “hearth.” It is one of those words that conveys what it provides. Let’s get a cup of tea, hot cocoa or apple cider. Keith
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Exactly. I’ll have one of each.
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A lovely poem
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Thank you
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You’re welcome VJ
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