Tag: #Hope
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Jaye’s Disappointing Days… Have I done it Again?
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Have I done it again! What I needed was a little more enthusiasm, something that had seemingly been mislaid, disrupting my joy in all things writing-related. All of my past irons were still in the fire, but the flames had long since extinguished. So, when I felt that joy returning last week, I was overjoyed.…
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Frosty Fate…
The grass crunched under my shoes as I trudged towards the empty birdfeeders. The cold quickly found its way through my thin shirt, and the air hurt my throat and lungs with each breath, but the birds were hungry, and my conscience would not let me rest indoors. My fingers, never fond of the cold,…
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Update on Anita and Deja Vu
After the longest four days, we arrived to collect a pale and fragile Anita from a bench outside the hospital. She could barely walk and still seemed to be in so much pain, even though the terrible breathlessness had gone. We knew they would have liked to keep her for a few more days but…
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Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge
#TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 216 #SYNONYMSONLY This week, SALLY CRONIN selected the words: Eager & Hope WildBreathlessI wonderedwill my prayerA promise spokenBecome more than a wish?Will desire feed my hungerWill confidence wipe out follyMy intent is not spurred on by greedIt comes from a desire to fill a wish… © Anita Dawes 2021
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Two Steps from Hell…
This is what it feels like right now, isn’t it? These words were running around my head, and at first, I didn’t recognise them as any kind of message. Hardly surprising, as not sure I really know what my name is right now… The pea soup in my brain must have thinned a little, for…