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Into the Night

Into the Night

Not this weekend sky (the camera has been idle recently), but a look back at September.

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Permission to write, paint, and imagine are the gifts I gave myself when chronic illness hit - a fair exchange: being for doing. Relevance is an attitude. Humour essential.

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Lunar Presence

Lunar Presence

Bright, full moon night
I am mesmerized, smitten
project a portrait –
memory etched in shadow
I listen for her refrain

(Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own)

Posted on May 9, 2023May 3, 2023Categories creativity, poetryTags lunar, moon, poetry, tanka19 Comments on Lunar Presence
Toxic

Toxic

Positioned scapegoat
remind me why? This exile
arid, confusing –
did not create the chaos;
merely tried to rescue you…

(Tuesday, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own)

Posted on April 11, 2023March 28, 2023Categories poetry, relationshipsTags poetry, relationships, scapegoat, tanka16 Comments on Toxic
Unquenchable (tanka)

Unquenchable (tanka)

Unquenchable thirst –
drink from the fountain of wild
yet plain, I remain –
sixty years of repressed fire
shall not be easily quelled.

(Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter. Image my own)

Posted on April 4, 2023March 28, 2023Categories aging, creativity, poetryTags fire, poetry, tanka, thirst19 Comments on Unquenchable (tanka)
Tragedy (tanka)

Tragedy (tanka)

Melancoly drags –
one young lovelorn foot stuck in
regret’s muddy path –
ignores what is near, mistakes
what if for what is. Tragic.

(Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter. Image my own)

Posted on March 28, 2023March 15, 2023Categories Love, poetry, relationshipsTags Love, poetry, regrets, tanka, tragedy17 Comments on Tragedy (tanka)
Search (tanka)

Search (tanka)

Dare I look for self
in cloud formations, as if
true essence dwells there?
Naturally, I search outward
afraid to find nothing within.

(Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own)

Posted on February 21, 2023February 15, 2023Categories poetry, psychology, writingTags poetry, search, self, tanka34 Comments on Search (tanka)
Viral Joy

Viral Joy

How the young sparkle
dreams of Santa’s arrival –
I drink of their cup
borrow the giddy whimsy –
Joy a welcome contagion.

(Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own)

Posted on December 27, 2022Categories creativity, culture, photography, poetryTags Christmas, joy, poem, tanka7 Comments on Viral Joy
Self-Made

Self-Made

This body fortress
stories untold, locked in cells
I am brick by brick
self-made, deluded – haunted
by expectation’s ruins

(Tuesdays I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own)

Posted on November 15, 2022November 13, 2022Categories life, poetry, psychologyTags expectations, poem, tanka14 Comments on Self-Made
Memories (Tanka)

Memories (Tanka)

Physical distance
no remedy for dark past
those childhood bruises
etched on old bones – solid as
the house that bore them witness.

(Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own)

Posted on October 18, 2022October 18, 2022Categories abuse, aging, childhood, poetry, psychologyTags abuse, childhood, memories, poem, tanka36 Comments on Memories (Tanka)
Nostalgic (tanka)

Nostalgic (tanka)

Castles and lockets:
the makings of childhood dreams –
I wander pastures
of blue-tainted memories,
see patterns on regret’s wings.

(Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @ Vjknutson. Image my own.)

Posted on July 5, 2022June 25, 2022Categories aging, childhood, poetryTags nostalgia, poem, tanka18 Comments on Nostalgic (tanka)
Soldiers Tanka

Soldiers Tanka

Sacrifice belies
original plan – the young
overlook fine print
sign up for adventure -war
renders them heroes – souls torn

(Today, we remember those who have fallen – heroes of war.
Photo mine)

Posted on November 11, 2021November 10, 2021Categories adversity, culture, grief, photography, poetryTags poetry, soldiers, tanka, war24 Comments on Soldiers Tanka

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