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)
Gorgeous photos! Love the bird’s nest.
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Thanks Sunra!
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A very creative approach this week VJ. Loved the idea of the nest and the birds – terrific.
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Thanks Tina
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Oh, my! What a story these tell.
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❤️
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The image of the empty nest is the most poignant for me. (Memory of a sweet beginning, and waiting to be the place of one again.)
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I feel like all three represent where we are right now in time. Thanks Susan
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Oh…the trio of images. They belong together and tell a story. Thank you, VJ. 💕
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Just what I was thinking too. A triptych that tells a great story!
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Thanks 😊
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Your photos capture the fleeting nature of time perfectly.
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Thanks Liz.
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You’re welcome, VJ.
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