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 
Beautiful red tulips!
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Thanks Amy
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Lovely – we need it very much right now!
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Here too, although the rain has set in, so hopefully the snow will go.
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🙂
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And a reminder, there is always something to look forward too.
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True. Good way to look at it.
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We’re all ready for it VJ! Even here in the south it’s a bit late in coming. But it’s just around the corner…..right?!
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So I hear,lol
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Beautiful tulips! I particularly like the composition of the farm photo, with the branches in the corner.
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Thanks Liz. Any sign of Spring there yet?
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We have snow meltage and birdsong. Spring is inching its way here!
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Hopefully not long a wait now. I love your pond with the boat photo, a bit of a nostalgia to that one.
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Thanks Sofia. Spring is tricky around here. Battles a bit but with Winter, but inevitably wins thank goodness
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Not too long now, V.J.
Happy spring to you and yours. 🌷
Tanja
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Thanks Tanja.
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Beautiful!
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😊🙏
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What warm and wonderful selections!
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Thanks Wynne. And hopeful, lol
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That too!
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Pictures are the only reminder here too!
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Sigh…
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🌷🌷🌷
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😊
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