under the bright sunshine

young maple leaves

under the bright sunshine

scorched facets

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sacred breath

for years

sacred breath

Earth listens

on its shoulders

bears burden

who’s not dull – prosper(?)

spirit digs deeper

prolific writing

act now

Wordle 355 by Brenda Warren

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night soul

moonflower

under the morning sun

healing touch

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rain

in every touch

a streaming conscience

awakening

hidden crossroads

under the water’s

magnifying glass

compromises…

am I still on the right path?

washed away

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summer solstice

summer solstice

daydreaming in your arms

mountain river

over the hill

the longest sigh

2 small rocky stacks

golden rays

polish the cliffs

the bald eagle-guard

summer solstice

over the hill

golden rays

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Music of the Andes

La Lluvia

the rain over a hill

your feet are wet

down to the valley

 flute sounds mingle

with the clouds

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red dragonfly

spicy pepper

on my tongue

red dragonfly

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a tale

in abyss

I flew…a sigh…water-

fall, I’m trying recall

the valley, sunlight

drifted in slits

musical beats

as patches,

the singer’s hand

frivolously touching strings,

the tale of not return,

the sound of

angel wings…

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Ayar

The Legend of Ayar Auca 

dare to wander

turned into a stone

spirit finds a home

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...from the place invented within...

Sheening thought streaked across her forehead

beamed each item on the long-long ‘to-do’ string list.

She looked around, still ‘from the place invented within’…

life is the game

it’s simple

enjoy

*Title Source: inspiration ~ Anthony Duce, artist/poet

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The Lady with the Lamp

Florence Nightingale, the Lady with the Lamp, c.Kristjaan P.

the Lady with the Lamp

small steps to rescue

century’s wounds

called under God squad vault

the Angel of the Crimea

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a better place

kids fight for

sweets

a bag of candy,

attention

seeker

the power sprouts

a chain

under the school

pressure, tip

‘stay simple’

the sage whisper

in meditative voice

ranking  a better

place over the veil

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bare branches

bare branches

a painting against the blue sky

leaves under my feet

                             © Yozakura, the Wandering Spirit

bare branches

after long winter

a crow builds a nest

a painting against the blue sky

celestial canvas

keeps light

leaves under my feet

the last fall memory

lawn mower song

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talking river

at dawn

sun's kissing the silky sky

the road spins

 the isles enchanted by

an azure river's spell

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in love

❣

chirping

as if we met

sparrows

        ❣ ❣

heart-shakes

the world wide

in Love

      ❣ ❣ ❣

celestial

a linen above

bodies

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remembering path...

When trying

bleeding your path

left goes first,

right remembering

vulnerability…

persisting to face

for how long?

until pain overcome

releasing it

moaning loud

the neighbors' sigh

in turmoil

what she’s up to

kids keep playing

a cacophony of ‘I am’

tongue touches

the top palate

thoughts disappear

who knew it’s

silence inside

white noise,

vacuum,

mentality spikes

and ready for

alienation

to clear the soul

eternity river

returning back to a body

it’s cold, it’s odd, it’s cracked,

the holes sigh

mistrustfully…

hey, you, what the 

light you brought,

we burnt it

yesterday…

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sensei

The classroom grew of apprentices as she never looked at the clock.

Steady playing I hear your voice…

*sensei- teacher

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The mark of spring

Late chirping call able to startle

the rinse of weary sunset

mingling with clouds

filtering the charm

offered by sky artist...

Dark-eyed Junco, 
the family of sparrows,

on the thin limbs

announces its departure,

tries the last bit of grass seed,

and disappears…

Spring has come.

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butterfly's reverie

that autumn sky

rocking tree drops leaves

butterfly’s reverie

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Opportunity

Stray, it was trying to hide in a hollow of the tree.

But only for a moment.

Agitated magpie aimed with a half-rusty spoon in its mouth turned the refuge for lonely wanderer into farce.

Vagabond wind

at the night shelter

gone begging

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eloquence

life hieroglyphs

gone with the wind

your loving arms

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3 bottles of champagne

The doctor. White solitude. Who knew: inside – a poet & artist.

“No emotions”, - she says while noticing 3 bones-models, colored as a bikini, on the shelf. –“Do you know what I see? “– doc turns, then grinning back in her wetted eyes…

3 bottles of champagne

ready to explode

trapped emotions

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'surf sounds'

a wind

with closed eyes, I imagined…

but no, - April snow storm

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soloist

daffodil …shiny petals overshadow sunbeams

after a sunset playing solo golden trumpet

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...its lips give to drink...

Life fragments

scattered in pain

through the chambers

heart purifying love

a ripple: is that a risk or a chance?

*Title - fragment from the poem by Rumi, the painting - a fragment of youth exhibition 

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Retrograde

eyes move

lightheaded

the pressure on

who said:

be prepared

when retrograde

Mercury- friend

come as a refrain

to remind

the old,

thought gone,

from the past

phenomena

recurring, did

they pass? no,

they – in the dream

watching you

chop the new

discovered

perspective

contrary to ream

piled on

the shelves, closets

filled in eve

the spreads

they talk of lessons:

where did you

give your power

away?

loosen the chain…

spring…

freeway…

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clouds

Clouds...

I see there a train -

wagon by wagon

refueling

ordnance in

innocent arms...

a bolt from the blue... -

a burst!

and muted silence...

a menace built-up

in the sky...

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take the time

solitude

even nature

take the time to grow

Earth moves

Who cut the ground

under my feet

the earth moves

the pillars of truth

rearranged…

my old friends

hold hands apart
who’s wrong with me
eyes look within

the strangers…

collecting the thoughts

the purpose they seek

by a foot of the hill

meeting the souls

descending…

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