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 
It’s amazing what nature can teach us.
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so true!
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I can be still when watching a bird, for sure.🙂 Actually, I don’t mind doing nothing some of the time. It’s good.
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It is good for us, Eilene!
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I came face to face with a blue heron once. It allowed me to take its photo which I painted later and is on my site. It is a beautiful bird. Your rendition is wonderful!
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Thank you. They are very striking up close
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Smart bird! Beautiful art!
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Thank you!
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Thank you, Mr. Heron for starting my day off right!
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😊💕
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Nature always has wise lessons for us
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Yes she does.
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👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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