Thursday photo prompt: Guarded #writephoto

For visually challenged writers, the image shows a pathway through the bracken of the moors towards a distant horizon crowned by a hill. The path is flanked by a huge rock…
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You don’t walk across the moors.
So much as wear them,
like your favourite Sloppy Joe’s
an old armchair that’s a perfect fit.
where the horizon is always in the distance
beckoning you on,
the bracken a familiar carpet
your mind remembers.
huge rocks, boulders echo
their secrets as you pass.
here, the land is guarded.
by an outpouring of love,
food for the soul
should you walk this path
at a certain time of the morning
find that drag mark on the dust.
the arrow headed stone
like a pointing finger.
would you dare to stand on it?
hear the secrets of the universe?
© Anita Dawes 2021

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Applesauce… That is absolutely stunning. Beautifully done. Hugs on the wing!
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Thank you, Teagan!
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This is so evocative, Anita. Its presence is palpable.
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Thank you, Eliza…
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You have caught the Moors perfectly 💜
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Thank you!
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A pleasure 🐱🐱
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This is an excellent take on the prompt. Well done!
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Beautiful! 🙂 🙂
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Thank you!
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Oh my those last two lines! They reached out and grabbed my cosmologically inclined heart.
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What a lovely comment, thank you!
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My pleasure!
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Beautiful take on the prompt, Anita. Food for the soul indeed. ❤
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Thank you so much, Diana…
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Perfect. Loved this ❤️
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Thank you, Alethea…
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love this, such great first lines! And they are true for those of us who have ever loved walking – or wearing – the moors.
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Thank you so much!
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Yes, I liked that line too… and its truth. And that you don’t walk the moors, you wear them…
I miss the moors. x
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I should imagine they miss you too…
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I hope we can reconnect before too long 🙂
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That would be wonderful for you, and probably do you more good than all the doctors!
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I know… tell Boris 😉
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I think I will…
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🙂
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Lovely post! “here, the land is guarded by an outpouring of love…” ❤
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Thank you…
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