Daily Archives: February 12, 2021

Deeper ~ Trent P.McDonald #writephoto

It had been a hard day.  I went straight to my room and flopped down on the bed.  I didn’t even take off my jacket. Deeper and deeper into the abyss.  I didn’t try to sleep, just stared at the … Continue reading

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D. G. Kaye’s Sunday Book Review: Petals of the Rose by Sue Vincent #Meditation

A lovely review of my book, Petals of the Rose, reblogged from D. G. Kaye: Welcome to my Sunday Book Review. Today I’m reviewing Sue Vincent’s Petals of the Rose – Guided Journeys. A wonderful book to calm and go … Continue reading

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North-easterly: In Face of History

We could hardly spend so much time in the churchyard at Rudston without visiting the church. While the Monolith alone was worth the long detour from our route home,  we were quite interested to see what kind of place had … Continue reading

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Scryer of Time…

* Scryer of Time. On sky weathered stone our accidental tourist has stepped through long horned, shaggy coated, cattle to glean and ponder the sun in rippled grain: Continue reading at France & Vincent

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Et in Arcadia Ego…

* In English, Latin loan-words carry overtones of intellectual, moral and aesthetic superiority that are not borne by their Anglo-Saxon equivalents: ‘maternal’ for ‘motherly’ for example or ‘intoxicated’ for ‘drunk’ etc. * Unfortunately, our word for ego, ‘personality’, is derived … Continue reading

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Deeper ~ Di #writephoto

The sense of loss was deeper than anything she had ever known. She came here every day, perhaps looking for answers or a sign of some sort to ease the pain, guide her where to go from here. It had … Continue reading

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Acts of kindness #cancer

The nurse, her eyes above the mask both understanding and sympathetic, reached out a gloved hand and squeezed my shoulder in passing. That was it. It was all it took. The floodgates opened and for the next half an hour, … Continue reading

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Deeper ~ Sisyphus #writephoto

“This far, and no further”, you said in your best matter-of-fact voice. There is no way to see how deep the water is, and what the darkness may conceal. “Turning back is no option.” I can but agree with you, … Continue reading

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Rooted #midnightaiku

  In conversation The lonely come together Deep-rooted thoughts shared *

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