Tag Archives: destruction

Quis ut Deus? ~ Stuart France

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

‘Am I more like God than you because I am stronger?’ * … It was, it seems, the Romans, that most militaristic of empire building peoples who first insisted that St Michael should be seen, that is, depicted, in a … Continue reading →

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Line across the Moon ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The neighbour and I were speaking softly, last night, looking through the spring buds at the rising of the full moon. We were talking about the Covid-19 epidemic and its lockdown. “I’ll be glad when this is over,” he mused … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged consciousness, COVID-19, destruction, ecology, esoteric psychology, Life-sciences, New thinking, spirituality | 3 Comments

Wisdom Breathes Out? ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We seem to be wrestling with the recognition that an age is coming to an end, and that strange forms are filling the world with casual madness, behaving as though nothing hangs over, us; no piper calling for the line … Continue reading →

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Storm ~ Diana Wallace Peach #writephoto

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The First of Chaos strode into the Borderland, summoning the rains with his raised palms. Would their thunderous return drown the land and all those toiling in its dust? He harbored little doubt of that outcome. Would they quench the … Continue reading →

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The Whirlpool ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Underlying image by Gordon Johnson on Pixabay It begins with a feeling… A feeling that something has fallen: like a vital bridge being destroyed. As it develops, you sense the landscape being stretched, allowing forms of life alien to your … Continue reading →

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Forlorn ~ Balroop Singh #writephoto

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I stand alone Reminiscing my glorious past I rot but the decay dawdles Storms that I endured Echo around me Accentuating their power Continue reading at Emotional Shadows

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Sirens…

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Cold, Distant, Unearthly, Inhuman song… Stirring emotions Only hearts understand. Feel it… there is a yearning, Calling us to new horizons, Irresistible invitation To step beyond, immersed in haunting song. Heart to heart they sing, seeking compassion; Borne across the … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged destruction, double etheree, ecology, otherworldly song, pollution, sea, seals, song | 31 Comments

Bushfire – Antony Fawcus #writephoto

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

By noon the trees are peeling paperbark, red ochre scars and pink new skin exposed; oil, oozed from pores, hangs listless in the air, as sweating eucalypts withstand the sun as best they can. Beneath their scanty shade, a herd … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography, Poetry | Tagged bush, destruction, fire, Free Verse, nature, Regeneration | 1 Comment

Haven – Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I shall never forget the sound that first time. We sat cramped together in the dark shelter at the end of the garden, with only a flickering gas lamp providing a dull orange glow. Rufus, only a pup, huddled on … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged climate, climate change, creative writing, destruction, fiction, flash fiction, global warming, haven, howl, hurricane, literature, rain, scream, season, shelter, short story, sky, storm, story, Thursday Photo Prompt, tree, weather, wind, writing, writing prompt | 3 Comments

Self-destruct

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I was born into an era when fear and relief played equal roles in the minds of many. Fourteen years of wartime rationing had only ended a few years before and the memories of that bloody conflict were still fresh … Continue reading →