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rael17 commented on the post, visitor 4 months, 3 weeks ago
I heard a knock on the door, and sat quietly for a moment, waiting to hear it again. Did I just imagine it, or did it really happen? My hands poised above the keyboard, music paused, head cocked, listening.
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rael17 commented on the post, cool 4 months, 3 weeks ago
It’s a little too cool for comfort this morning. A little bit of heater, a little bit of gas stove. Winter can be mild, cool, not cold, but comfortable, like this morning, as I sit in front of the fire.
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rael17 commented on the post, responsibility 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Ouch. Like a curse. Responsibility keeps circling around. Every little thing I do. Tightening its hold on my minutes and clenching the muscles in my neck. I look to the trees and and the ocean. I need an escape.
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rael17 commented on the post, musical 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Music and melody
Swirling and climbing
Up and down
Winding through the atmosphere
Free yet structured
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rael17 wrote about the word odds 1 year, 4 months ago
Odds are, if you’re reading this, you’ve never had to sleep on the street in winter. Odds are, you have a favorite caffeinated drink.
Odds are, you enjoy words.-
I was waiting for the streets in the winter bit to go somewhere; that’s really engaging. :)
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rael17 wrote about the word cabin 1 year, 4 months ago
This room is small, and though I’m surrounded by life, I feel alone. It’s like a cabin in the woods; the birds and bugs fly around, the neighbors drive past, but it’s just me here. Quiet, and still.
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rael17 wrote about the word collar 1 year, 4 months ago
His collar was tall and starched, even though that wasn’t very fashionable anymore. His posture matched the collar, very upright, almost arrogant in its insistence. He looked at me with defiance in his eyes and I slowly turned and walked away.
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Lovely. Such a strong picture in so few words.
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rael17 wrote about the word beehive 1 year, 4 months ago
The backyard used to buzz with millions of vibrations, and I would need to brush away bees from my pathway as I approached. The beehive was stately and strong, promising flavor and community and eternal reproduction, but they’ve all all gone now…
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rael17 wrote about the word hinge 1 year, 4 months ago
Back and forth,
To and fro,
I’m not sure which way to go.The door swings shut,
I say ‘oh no!’
I open it
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rael17 wrote about the word fences 1 year, 4 months ago
Fences surround that part of my mind
Gatekeeping and protecting
So strong that I can’t enter
And nothing can exit
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rael17 wrote about the word runway 1 year, 5 months ago
A path, taking off, leading to infinity
Where do you go? What are the possibilities?
The freedom of open air
The freshness of new journeys. -
rael17 wrote about the word liberty 1 year, 5 months ago
Liberty, library, open to all ideas, freedoms
Literary happiness, book covers open. -
rael17 wrote about the word bellow 1 year, 5 months ago
He yelled at me from across the house, he told me I should leave. No, he shouted, angrily called to me, loudly trumpeted, bellowed. I felt it deep in my gut.
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