Daily Archives: December 23, 2018

The Message of the Nativity: a #writephoto #TankaProse

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Originally posted on Frank J. Tassone:
passing light a virgin’s assent saves us all What better effort from the heart can we expect? The last light of the shortest day casts a pallid orange across an empty sky. Caesar’s decree…

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Setting ~ Di #writephoto

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Full details of the challenge are here: https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/3193846/posts/2108274309 I’ve written several poems about sun sets using photos taken when we were on the river for illustration. There is something magical about the sky at sunset or sunrise, the one retiring … Continue reading →

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Homeless at Christmas

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Where is she going and where has she been. She is the most hopeless soul you have ever seen Why is she out there why so alone . Does no one miss her, has she no…

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Mighty Gabriel ~ Linda Lee Lyberg #writephoto

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Mighty Gabriel cloud in peach sherbet sky Kissing goodnight to the sinking sun When waxing moon shines, rising on nigh Mourning for the glorious day is over, done Kissing goodnight to the sinking sun Angel spreading his gossamer wings, flies … Continue reading →

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Dear Wen: Jonah…

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Dear Wen… The dichotomy is between devouring or eating and swallowing whole… The Moon cycle… being devoured or eaten symbolises ‘earthly time’… The Sun cycle… being swallowed whole symbolises ‘cosmic time’… There are some specific iconographies for this. I am … Continue reading →

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Bedtime ~ Jane Dougherty #writephoto

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The cloud woman flicked her plumed tail and leapt from the mountain top, spreading broad smoky wings, gliding over ochre desert, searching. She harnessed a light west wind and skimmed the plain with its slumbering cacti and dry gullies. Dusk … Continue reading →

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Full Circle: Spiral dance

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We squelched through the mud at the gateway to the field, following the fence down to a tiny stone circle that is unknown to most casual visitors. Just a third of a mile from its big sister, the tiny cairn … Continue reading →

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Raquel by Night ~ James Pyles #writephoto

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“Well, damn. It’s too late now.” Dale Hunter watched the last rays of the sun disappear behind the western peaks and he was still nowhere near the Safe Zone. He might survive the night, but he had to bank on … Continue reading →

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Ani’s Advent Calendar 2018! Favourite things with Carol Balawyder’s Bau

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Snowballs and turkey, and nice handsome poodles, Maybe a chicken fried up with some noodles, Tennis balls flying like birds on the wing…. These are a few of my favourite things. Old cheddar cheeses with sausage and bacon, Walks in … Continue reading →

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Ars Geometrica: ABC’s… Stuart France

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* ‘…The secret of the magic of life consists in using action in order to attain non-action…’ – The Book of Heavenly Consciousness For the next few hours we were as if transported. We went nowhere, bodily, yet the vistas … Continue reading →

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