Tag Archives: death

Return From Whence Thou Came… ~ Jim #writephoto

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I offer up this blade, back to the god from which it came Embark the age of which mankind’s damnation grows From men who molten stone to steel Continue reading at MHaiku Poetry

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Guest author: Roberta Eaton ~ Beliefs and myths of southern Africa III: The Xhosa

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Roberta Eaton, aka Robbie Cheadle, shares the third of her posts on the beliefs and myths of her home. Other posts in the series can be found by cicking here: Part One, Part Two Beliefs and myths of southern Africa … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Roberta Eaton ~ Beliefs and myths of southern Africa II – The Khoikhoi (Hottentots)

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Roberta Eaton, aka Robbie Cheadle, shares the second of her posts on the beliefs and myths of her home. The first post in the series can be found by clicking HERE. At the time when European settlement began, the Khoikhoi … Continue reading →

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A link in the chain

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“… and one of these days you will know a world in which I no longer exist.” “I don’t know that I can imagine that.” “Possibly not. I have always been part of your world. Before you were born, you … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality, symbolism, The Silent Eye | Tagged being, death, example, existence, funeral, future, importance, influence, Life, non-existence, silence | 4 Comments

Our hidden secret ~ Sisyphus #writephoto

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The small stream is known to local children, and to the occasional wanderers. For us, I know, it has meaning, one of the places where our spirits shall meet, and remember the past. We once ran over those rocks, splashing … Continue reading →

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The human cost #Remembrance

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, one hundred years ago, the Armistice came into effect and the guns fell silent after four years of horror. The Great War, the ‘war to end all wars’, … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye, war | Tagged boy soldiers, children, death, firing squad, grief, loss, war. remembrance | 5 Comments

Calm ~ Chris Jensen #writephoto

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Throughout a delusional blind… A windy storm of icy confusion, clouds the inner mind… Continue reading at Deleted Angel

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The Last of its Kind~ Michael #writephoto

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

When the last of his kind died, he was left where he fell. At the time there wasn’t much thought given to his and his kinds demise. Good riddance some said. Others thought it a shame he and his kind … Continue reading →

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She Rides a Pale Horse ~ James Pyles #writephoto

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

First in this week… Ed slowed his stock horse as he approached the bleached cow’s skull. “Easy there, Chester. Let’s have a look.” The aging rancher stiffly swung a leg over his mount, planted it on the grassy field, and … Continue reading →