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Confused
Cold mountain
Mountains are designed to be cold. They make me feel dwarfed and inconsequential. Then, I pity their immobility. I’m blessed with flexibility to move, change my position, escape from things I don’t like. Yet, mountains intimidate. They drop a rock here and there to demonstrate power. The uncertainty dwarfs my mindset again. I’d like to … Continue reading Cold mountain
Connected world
I wrote a book on peace, but who cares to readit's a big game - go money, power, egosoldiers march silently, but who cares to leadwhite flags ignored, tell me who's the last herothe one who bombed towns, or one who got them freedone who saved kids, or one who dealt the last blow a … Continue reading Connected world
Identical Twins
Identical twins ….by Usha
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The twins were inseparable. They were identical twins, most people would confuse one for the other.Tarun, did not have to look in the mirror, to see his reflection; it was right there in the form of Varun. They were similar in many ways as well, in their thinking and sensitivities. So connected were they, that one appeared as the shadow of the other. The first nine years of their lives were spent in entwined, inalienable bliss.The sun stopped shining on them,when a severe drought hit their region. Their father was a small time farmer, selling to middlemen. He earned enough and more for their sustainance, enough to meet their not so fancy needs.
Circumstances changed overnight, at the blink of an eyelid. Their father, unable to cope with financial pressures, took the easy way out. He left them high and dry, to fend for…
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Vacancy
lines, curves, loops openings spaces in darkness or darkness in between? Escape the black holes then rounds or squares to suit your shape It takes a lifetime to find a slot THE BEST FIT Yet, not sure... how long will it last? When will the hunt start again? https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2022/02/28/what-do-you-see-123-february-28th-2021/
What Can We Do?
What can we do? ….. by Diana Coombes
“War is at the doorstep. What do you expect me to do?”
His question was open ended, and both of them knew the answer. There was nothing they could do at such a hostile country. They had the power, and nobody was doing anything to stop them.
Fear at what could happen to the world if other countries got involved in what looked like a border conflict. The difference seventy years made, didn’t help the helpless. They woke up to bombs and tanks rolling down the streets. They woke up to the news that their country was being engulfed in pain. They woke up, and everything was different.
“Nothing, nothing but look after your family, keep them safe.”
What’s the worst that can happen? He wanted to keep his family safe, but the only way to do that was to leave his country.
Silent War (After Rain Skies, Second Edition)
Silent war after rain skies ….by Mich
Silent War
No one doubts that you’re in pain when you’re walking around bleeding. You’re lucky, if someone believes you’re hurt, without you having to forcibly cut off an arm.
Naira was fine. She was perfect. There wasn’t a scratch on her. She was just about to throw herself off the top of a high-rise, that was all. And what was so special about that?
Everyone had problems. Anyone who thought their problems deserved attention just wasn’t trying hard enough to solve them. Right?
War was hard. Poverty was hard. Going out to break you’re back trying to make money was hard. But when “war is at the doorstep, what do you expect to do?” Stand still and be quiet?
Marriage? You couldn’t possibly be complaining about being married. You wanted to be married, didn’t you? Learning your partner’s personality, his tendencies, his flaws. That was your responsibility…
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Just a perspective
“You are a very different kind of judge for a beauty contest. It shows in the assessment scores.” Video clips of conversations add spice to a television show. “Madam Twinkle, I think I was invited to induce more variety on the panel. Thanks for being tolerant of my divergent views.” “Of course, Mr. Singh, you … Continue reading Just a perspective
What do you expect me to do?
What do you expect me to do — by Anne Leueen
“War is at the doorstep. What do you expect me to do?” This is prompt #219 from Reena’s Xploration Challenge. Reena has chosen a challenge that is very timely with the horrific situation in Ukraine.
My son knows people who live in Kyiv. He tells me they are ordinary working people who go out to lunch and buy overpriced salads and on Fridays go for a beer or a sushi dinner after work.
If I was in Kyiv I might wonder, since war is at my doorstep, “what do you expect me to do? ” Should I watch my home be blown up and my family humiliated in the street? Or would I hope my career as a marketing manager has prepared me to be shooting at tanks out of my living room window.
The featured photo for this post says “Long Live an Independent Ukraine” It may…
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Faith and War
Faith and War ….. by EM Kingston
Laura dreaded hearing the alarm go off because today was the day she would have to confront her own faith in the wake of a huge battle. Her eyes were gasping with tears as she watched the smoke fill the bay. It was hard to breathe because the war was at the doorstep of her country’s border.
“What do you expect me to do?” She asked to the heavens, even though she had been lacking in her faith. “Should I sit here…watching the demise? What would you really have me do, God?”
She was angry, and she was scared. She had never seen a war like this one before, and she never thought it would hit like the missiles that were flying in the skies. She was struggling to understand the madness, and at the same time, she wanted to feel a higher…
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