Passion for writing ignites my soul's momentum
Heart beats uncertaintyaspires to full ignitionbut spark-plug corrodedmotion sputters Society abandons wrecksjunkyard-strewn forgotteneasier to turn a blind eyethan face cold reality Not all vessels were builtfor speed or showmanship. (Image my own)
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Winter donnedher finest lacetoday, shimmered beneathpeacock blues Despite a sullenarousal, the dullthud of worryhovering appreciationlightened the mood (For Eugi’s Weekly Challenge: Winter. Photo my own.)
Read MoreI offer Rage a chairinvite a conversation She rants about childhoodand neglect, powerlessnessin the face of abuse And I nod and remember,suggest she’s also feeling grief And she talks about cryingalone, no one caring, and howI don’t let her cry anymore I put up walls, I agree,and ask how I can help Stop leaving me […]
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Midwinter light breaks monotony of grey – tree dances in glimmer. (For Eugi’s Causerie weekly prompt: glimmer. Image from personal collection.)
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September is chilly mornings and classroom routines, cardigans dragged home, and the onset of colds. Grandma packs her bag with activities to distract, a soup to boost bodies and an apple crisp fresh from the oven. Some days the best education comes snuggled under warm blankets with inter-generational love. (For Ragtag Communty’s daily prompt: crisp. […]
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Touching Resentment Imbibing Sadness Tumbling Feelings Underlying Loss (In response to Ragtag Community’s prompt for today: tristful.)
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Dreams big this budding leader, astral charts painted on her walls, thoughts always adventuring. Eight summers we’ve camped together grown our minds and spirit – an inter-generational love-in. (It’s summer camp time at Grandma’s again. Written for Ragtag Community’s prompt, astral, and Fandango’s, camp.)
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Live-streamed chaos warps social norms – mindfulness, art of Zen – balance. (For RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Challenge: zen/ chaos.)
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Look at me – all authority and control – productivity overload until emotion, undisciplined, toddles in, waves her curls disrupts feed her sugar – a bribe to settle her down – she’s having no part of it topples organization, sabotages rationality – child’s mind taking over.
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Sunshine, you magician, adding sparkle to my view, painting the cloudless sky a dazzling shade of blue – favoured by your golden rays we all take on a glowing hue. (Tuesday, I will borrow a poem from Twitter. Visit me @Vjknutson)
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