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feather on grass

The Game Of Life And Death

Posted on May 24, 2022May 23, 2022 by rak

Cats Play It Better Than Birds a fallen feather blood on dewdrop morning grass a life that has flown

man in gray t shirt lying on bed

There’s Something Happening Somewhere

Posted on May 23, 2022May 22, 2022 by rak

There Is Nothing Here And Now sirens howl and wail somewhere there is urgency here there is silence

dame deborah james obe

There Is No C In You

Posted on May 22, 2022May 22, 2022 by rak

Sickness Does Not Define You It is an illness. It is only a disease. The C is not you. Deborah… Read more There Is No C In You

jasmine flowers at night

The Sound And Smell Of Here And Now

Posted on May 21, 2022May 20, 2022 by rak

Top Notes All Round evening jasmine scent garrulous birds sing evensong day begins to end

cactus plants under the starry sky

A Darkness Greater Than The Night

Posted on May 20, 2022May 19, 2022 by rak

When God Made Man the Devil Was at His Elbow the absolute night like some demonic kingdom a hellish heaven… Read more A Darkness Greater Than The Night

cityscape during thunder in the night

I Love Thunder In The Night

Posted on May 19, 2022May 18, 2022 by rak

How Nature Speaks To Us overnight thunder rumbles and bangs and crackles drumbeat of nature

wild garlic

Smells Good To Me

Posted on May 18, 2022May 17, 2022 by rak

Good Enough To Eat scent of wild garlic thick and heavy and pungent rather like myself

man and woman lying on a bed kissing

Who’s Zooming Who?

Posted on May 17, 2022May 16, 2022 by rak

Whatever Gets You Through The Night she used the boy up when he left in the morning distaste filled her… Read more Who’s Zooming Who?

Two men in a laboratory with I don’t like Mondays text

Start The Week Another Day

Posted on May 16, 2022May 15, 2022 by rak

I Don’t Like Mondays Monday is not fair of face, or anything else Monday is ugly

Man on a park bench on Sunday

Let It Be Lazy Sunday

Posted on May 15, 2022May 18, 2022 by rak

A Day For Me a lazy Sunday nothing to do except be so I will be me

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Give Back And You Win More

Posted on May 14, 2022May 13, 2022 by rak

Fortune Is Good For Sharing enough to teach a country enough to feed a people enough to save a city… Read more Give Back And You Win More

happiness is a piece of cake close up photography

Every Day Is Like A Birthday

Posted on May 13, 2022May 12, 2022 by rak

Live Your Best Life Now on your birthday you must live for the moment just like other days

swallow sitting on twig

This Life Is For Living

Posted on May 12, 2022May 10, 2022 by rak

Have No Regrets swallows have returned warming days growing longer life is for living Deborah James

father and son and another tool

Here And Now And There And Then

Posted on May 11, 2022May 10, 2022 by rak

The Past In The Present Like the game he played, today is likely to be a funny old day. Meeting… Read more Here And Now And There And Then

A Bitter Sweet Happy Birthday

Posted on May 10, 2022May 9, 2022 by rak

The Missing Ones We Miss The Most a birthday party family get together all those who remain

a nice walk in the city

A Nice Walk In The City

Posted on May 9, 2022May 8, 2022 by rak

Everywhere Is Beautiful hedge full of birdsong sunshine and empty footpaths on a Sunday stroll

red rose flower with raindrops

The Seasons And The Roses

Posted on May 8, 2022May 6, 2022 by rak

Everything Has A Season a rosebud opens raindrops settle on petals springtime is ending

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The Moment Of Triumph And Disaster

Posted on May 7, 2022May 6, 2022 by rak

The Unforgiving Minute all of those things that people want so much the fancy cars the big houses the beautiful… Read more The Moment Of Triumph And Disaster

a blackbird singing

A Blackbird Sings Good Morning

Posted on May 6, 2022May 5, 2022 by rak

Serenade To The Rising Sun whistling and whooping cacophonous melody blackbird serenade

woman behind window in rain

The Sweet Sound Of Rain

Posted on May 5, 2022May 4, 2022 by rak

A Natural Alarm woken by nature soft tapping on the window a million raindrops

man and woman looking away

Listening And Hearing Are Different Things

Posted on May 4, 2022May 3, 2022 by rak

Like Saying Something And Talking don’t just turn away my words are important too they also have worth

caterpillar hanging by a thread

Life Is A Wonderful Thing

Posted on May 3, 2022May 2, 2022 by rak

Right On My Doorstep wherever it can even in common places life will find a way

family meal

Relatively Little Was Said

Posted on May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 by rak

What We Don’t Say family meeting so much light chitter-chatter so much left unsaid

sun breaking through clouds above a backlit tree

I Can See Clearly Now

Posted on May 1, 2022April 30, 2022 by rak

We Are All Part Of Everything The clouds slip sideways, shape shifting lumps of inconstancy, and the sun cuts through,… Read more I Can See Clearly Now

anxious black couple arguing in bathroom

Sharp Words Cut Both Ways

Posted on April 30, 2022April 29, 2022 by rak

The Right Word Is Volatile words of love and hate tender and tough, sweet and sour say all about us

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