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IMG_8456Shadows

Sometimes
they are not
so easily seen
but whisper in the darkness
a layer of shadow
lying beneath
the visible shade.
Then the light shines
and the show up
in stark relief
visible
even when trying to hide.

Insecurity is my shadow.  Whether it is the “never good enough” insecurity or the “unapproachable and distant” insecurity or… any of various others.  They are all a whisper in the darkness.  They hide and lurk, shift in the peripheral, out of sight and out of mind until the light shifts… and they are then seen.

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IMG_6551Drizzle

A cool kiss
upon the skin
A drip that causes
leaves to tremble
Smell the air
and taste
sweet sweet moisture
as the earth sighs
Lift your face
to delicate drops
and let your tension
ease.

Just missing the rain today.  The heat wave continues.

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IMG_8178Propagation

Vibrant
and full of promise
colorful and bright.
Sticky bulbs
of procreation
ready to take flight.
And every touch
that comes
spreads potential
far and wide.

The purpose of flower’s beautiful colors and fragrant scent is to draw in assistance to spread their pollen far and wide.  This allows for reproduction as the pollen from one flower finds its way to another of its kind.   It is a continuous cycle of potential that is repeated again and again, a delicate dance that allows the future to be build from the present… from chance and cooperation.

This is the essence of potential in all things, and something I think about often.  Without chance and cooperation… there is no potential.  No matter if you are a flower… a tree… an insect… an animal… or a person.

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IMG_9317The Classics

Some things
survive forever
From year to year
decade to decade
century to century
These are the things
that are too good
to ever
be taken for granted.
Like kisses.

I love you so f’ing much.

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IMG_3908Fragility

Inner peace
is a delicate thing
fragile
and easily shattered
Tentative steps
and doe eyes
gentle in the morning dew.
stay quiet
stay still
don’t allow
even a breath
to shatter
that quiet piece
within your soul.

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IMG_8324I Miss

The pitter patter
of water drops
and smell of moisture
in the air
as the world is
washed clean
and refreshed
anew
as each bit of green
gets a small
and cooling sip.

I miss the rain.  The sound of it, the smell of it, the feel of it, the taste of it.  I miss it all.  I love it all, and with summer upon us and in the clutches of a heat wave?  I miss the rain so very much.

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