Closed
is safe,
hiding, hibernating,
cozy and cocooned, protecting
the most vulnerable parts of you. To
open up would be foolish. And where would
you even get that kind of courage? Yet…
Out there, you may find the chance is worth taking.
Yes, there will be rough elements along the way,
for change in weather is inevitable,
but if you
stay in your
lightless
bubble,
you will
never be
able to
experi-
ence the
rain or the sun upon your face,
and both are worth it.
Poem and images ©Laura Denise
Laura Denise 
A lovely poem.
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Beautiful! Our weather has been so hot and muggy…but I am determined not to spend the summer in the AC. Enjoying early morning walks…
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I’m a sunset chaser (walker). 🙂 I do rise early, but my body thinks it’s a joke to not spend that time creating with coffee. When my brain shuts down later in the day, I switch to legs (and camera, of course).
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It makes so many promises,
this
vulnerability…
these
slivers of things,
holding
(ever so gently)
between cliffs where my feet slip…
stirrups
where the stars ride.
So many promises.
So many small rails,
tiny circuses,
between skies where the stars slip…
or so it feels sometimes.
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