a story behindsepia tints, faded printsinvestments in timeonly you and I will knowwhat happened behind the scenes https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2020/06/01/what-do-you-see-32-1st-june-202
Unsold stuff
Lockdown loneliness?
my friends on the screenhave always been there -when you weren't around to seeNow don't say it's the lockdown'coz you have not seen them before https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/05/26/photo-challe
Particles of Infinity
Home is bliss, and will always be. But the starkness outside seems to destabilize mind-sets. The air I breathe for sustenance, water I consume, vegetation and meat I need for survival, all comes from out there. The house was furnished with great care to make it a comfy, soul-satisfying refuge, but the soul now wants … Continue reading Particles of Infinity
Escape
desire to escapesame old faces andstale thoughts-claustrophobiapervades life within four walls-destinations underground https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/04/09/tale-weaver-270-escape-9th-april/
Unprecedented
I heard war storieswished power struggles would gonot let people dieyet this throws us off balancewe've never been here before If somebody wants to continue on this theme, it can be a renga.... https://frankjtassone.com/2020/03/28/haikai-challenge-132-3-28-20-coronavirus-covid-19-haiku-senryu-haibun-tanka-haiga-renga/
I don't know how
There is a scene in “We the Living” by Ayn Rand, where lovers are being separated and taken away to Siberia. They know they will not survive, yet the girl says, “Let us look at the moon every day, and find solace that we are looking at the same moon.” They needed a unifying factor … Continue reading I don't know how
So Real
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You don't qualify
I saw red flowersheld those, thinking it was youtill my fingers bledI'd failed to see the thorns therelove does it to some peopleso insensitiveyou see, but don't feel, don't smellexpansive presencelove needs to be felt, not heldyou don't qualify for it https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/03/21/saturday-mix-lucky-dip-21-march-2020/
Enlightenment #writephoto
“Those who reached there have never come back.” “Are you referring to those stones?” “I always wonder what they hold. Are they the intellectuals and knowledge-seekers who disappeared from the world? Do the stones represent disappointment on ignorance and arrogance in the world - a world they once cherished as their own? Does it become … Continue reading Enlightenment #writephoto
Magic
Image credit: Padre awaiting a homefor someone to rub bottlesrelease energybecome supernaturalmore than dying, drooping plants https://colleenchesebro.com/2020/03/17/colleens-2019-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-169-photoprompt/
