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At the bach
Daisies in contrasting hot pink and bright
white, draped across the bank alongside
vivid orange nasturtiums that bring to mind
pumpkins and crayons.
Sparrows bathe in the shallows of the stream,
fluttering and fluffing their wings.
So cute and yet unremarkable, I have
always been fond of them.
The wind whisks spray from the very
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My 2022 book highlights and lowlights
I read 169 books in 2022. My goal was 120.- Longest book: Heart of the High King by Jessamyn Kingley (530 pages)
- Shortest book: How Much For The Whole Night by RJ Scott (14 pages)
- Average book length: 262 pages
- My average rating for 2022: 3.6 stars (same as 2020 and 2021 - good to see I’m consistent!)
- Favourite series of 2022:
The Magi Accounts by ( Read more... )
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Every wait ends
My withered feet beat sound from cold pavement,
the wind smiles and collects lost leaves,
so beautiful in the dawning sunrise.
Soon she comes, smiling
at a memory, a touch,
someone over the street...
Every wait ends in the morning,
and she alone seems to understand. -
Turbulence
To be swept up in a roaring deluge,
tossed on a dark tumultuous current. To be
flung 'round bends without mercy, without
care, without sentience. To be torn from
familiarity and composure, grasping for a
handhold, an anchor, a breath, a moment of
clarity. To be dragged under into vicious muffled
violence. To be lost. To be gone. -
Time
Delicately thin skin belies
strength and durability,
yet gnarls, whorls and scars
bear testament to trials and
adversity endured.
A story hidden in each crevice,
but the narrator's voice softened
to a whisper.
How did it get so late
so soon?
