Monthly Archives: January 2021

Some of them… Stuart France

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* I had half expected the town to be deserted. That is Memory again. It acts like  some indifferent film director moving extras around, concerned only with their ebb and flow. Over time the ‘peripherals’ fade leaving only the ‘principals’ … Continue reading →

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Carnival…

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* …Face of moving water Breathing in water The water a breathing face… * Today I will speak to you For, today, we hold a race A sprint to the death Whose spirit yields to the swiftest The fleetest of … Continue reading →

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Guarded ~ Di #writephoto

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Sue Vincent

The Rock had stood there for centuries, yet there was nothing like it local to the area. On rainy days, it looked like it was smiling, or puckering up to kiss a passer-by. Kids of yesterday laughed and said it … Continue reading →

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Cornerstones ~ Jules #writephoto

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Guarded Sanity ebbs Returns, flows free as the Oceans are salted with Hopes and dreams; joined By tears Continue reading at Jules Pens Some Gems

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This too… #covid #cancer

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Sue Vincent

I never thought that I would say it. It goes against pretty much everything I hold dear. But, between a world turned upside down from the fallout of the COVID crisis, to my own journey through the treacle-paved and elephant-strewn … Continue reading →

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Gifts #midnighthaiku

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* Flames consume endings Ancestral rhythms flicker Cleansing tomorrow Each dawn brings a new story Holding a gift at its heart * For Colleen’s tanka challenge  

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Guarded Optimism ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Sue Vincent

They emerged from their shelters. Some more guarded than others. The younger ones, of course, were more exuberant. They shook hands, hugged and kissed and breathed in the fresh air. I squinted into the light and adjusted my facemask with … Continue reading →

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Veins of time ~ Jane Dougherty

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Jane Dougherty Writes: In the hollow under-the-ground stone-flagged whorled endlessly the silence of five thousand years of night whispers. No breath but moth souls brush with papery wings this space a womb cradling death in the dark Continue … Continue reading →

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North-easterly: Sidetracked by Poppies…

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Sue Vincent

We had arrived in the north, checked in at our accommodation, and, after a coffee, as we still had a couple of hours to spare before we were all to meet, we decided to stretch our legs and explore a … Continue reading →

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The Art of Drowning ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Sue Vincent

I’ve drowned before… Drowning comes in the form of waves. Eventually, when your ability to fight back has gone, even the smallest wave can make the difference and take you beneath the surface to a place of the unknown, and … Continue reading →

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