Wrestling the Fabric of the Muse

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The inviting taste of words on your lips
A tender kiss
The lingering hand against my face, begins to trace
Explore my heart, a whispered start

Musing. Oh, yes. How I love to muse. To reflect. Ponder. Play with my words and make them mean something, sometimes straightforward and sometimes almost woven into the fabric to avoid detection. A diary of thoughts, dreams, life, and dreams yet to be dreamed.


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A confession of love
In my dream last night
Somehow
The words slipped out
Beyond my reach
Again


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Chasing you through my thoughts last night
I lost the sun
To the musings of tomorrow
Wish I may
Wish I might
Have that dream
Again tonight



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There must be an act of kindness and beauty that belongs to this day alone. Seize the moment. Then pass it on and on and on....

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This picture is dedicated to #TuesdayOrange #ColorChallenge by @Kalemandra who colors my world every day.

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Leaning on the doorway, the entrance for which

Waiting for my heart to separate
Reality from not
Yes, it may. Yes, it may.


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Oh, the loveliness, a burst of beauty and covered the color of love.

Say you’ll be mine
Say you’ll be mine
When the sun shines, one of the times

You can see, I’ll never be free
Until that time
Until that time

Say you’ll be mine

Happiness divided by two is multiplied.


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Memories don’t fade, they are my own
Whispered words lay
Holding them safe
Waiting for
When the time is right
Again

This picture is dedicated to #TreeTuesday by @Old-Guy-Photos! Let's put up some trees today! You know you want to!


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Let the light in
Reflected from a greater source
Reach for the moon, hang on to the stars
But always remember your roots

Advice from my tree



And just like that, these musings are done. I want to thank you for allowing me to muse along... and just so you know, there is always a muse or three left in my heart. Have a most fabulous day!



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Thank you for visiting my post 💖 Because of you, I come back to post again and again. I love this world with all my heart, although some days, it is not as easy to see, how wonderful it really is. Kindness counts. Wherever you go, whatever you do.


they set my aunts house on fire
i cried the way women on tv do
folding at the middle
like a five pound note.
i called the boy who use to love me
tried to ‘okay’ my voice
i said hello
he said warsan, what’s wrong, what’s happened?

i’ve been praying,
and these are what my prayers look like;
dear god
i come from two countries
one is thirsty
the other is on fire
both need water.

later that night
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered,
"where does it hurt?"
it answered,

"everywhere"
"everywhere"
"everywhere"

warsan shire



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"sometimes straightforward and sometimes almost woven into the fabric to avoid detection."

I just love what you said. 😍😍 You are good on words, Denise, so you can really do this. And you describe it so vividly, I can imagine it!

Is one of the flowers called daffodils? It is very pretty! 😍 We were taught a song about daffodils back when we were in elementary, and the name of that flower stuck into my mind. When internet days came, I searched what "daffodils" looks like. Hahaha! 😂

Photos are amazing, especially the ones facing each other, as if talking. 😍

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Thank you @gingbabida! I am glad you like my words. I often wonder if I should skip them from my posts, but, I do enjoy playing with the words, so I leave them :)

Yes! thise yellow ones are daffodils and they are a spring flower. They arrive in very early spring, sometimes there is snow on the ground. Not here, because we get very little snow if any, but, many places north of here. I will have to see what songs there are for daffodils! Now you have me curious!

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I researched it now, and it's a poem by William Wordsworth, but was taught to us with melody. Hmmm, I wonder why. 🤔

That's totally fine, Denise. You need not explain. I know that you are busy. Your support and donation is more than enough. I am most grateful for it.

Have a pleasant day ahead. @dswigle

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I actually learned many poems by way of melody. I think it is easier for kids. :) Thank you! I will have to look it up now!

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And you are important enough for me to at least give you an explanation on why. I am most pleased to be able to do anything to help. Thank you for understanding. And I do wish my feed were better. I miss so much!

Thank you and have a most wonderful day!

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Awwww, you are the sweetest, Denise. Your words sent ripples of warmth to my heart! 💕💕💕 Thank you so, so much @dswigle, more than words can say. 😘😘😘

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You are always a pleasure!

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I believe that if I could completely ignore the craziness life dishes out, I'd be musing most of my waking hours. As it is, I do it a lot, as obviously you do. Words are such fun playthings, aren't they?

Your poem is wonderful and those gorgeous flowers just give it even more feeling as we read along. You are a wordsmith extraordinaire!

It's a real rush for me when I can write my deeper thoughts in such a way that the reader identifies with what I've said and fully understands, but it's also nice to know that someone simply enjoyed the way I've arranged the words.

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Thank you so much for such a warm and wonderful comment like this. Oh, but, musing really is fun, isn't it? Words just laying there until somehow they make magic to my ears.

I won't sit and dwell upon it. The words come in five minutes or they will never come

I have no idea why I started pairing the pictures to words, but, to me, they seemed almost incomplete without them. So I began giving them a few here and there. Now, I can almost not stand to put up a flower without one. Although I do. Some people need a break from it.

Yes. It's true. :)

Thank you again for some of the best comments ever. Have a great day!

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Hey Denise. How are you? Lovely photos as always and that confession of love in your dream that slipped away. Sounds compelling and I think there is so much more to it.

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LOL Oh, do you now? Well, I am not a kiss and tell! Well, I sort of am, but, words have a way of saying more or less what you mean. Somewhere between truth and fantasy, something like that!

I hope you are having a most wonderful day!!

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Another fabulous post, and wonderful musings you have such a way with words and your posts always trigger thoughts for me which I love

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I am so glad you like them, JJ! @tattoodjay Posts like this can truly go either way. And funny enough, usually end up as my lowest payout posts. :)

But, it is good for me to throw out some musing every now and again. I hope you are having a great day and what is this?? Another game starting? I hope it is a good one!

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Always impressing with the photos of the most beautiful flowers. A magical world that can be seen behind each capture, between lush petals and pistils and with words full of deep love that improve the mood of any mortal being.
Simply splendid.

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Thank you so much for your kind and generous words! I do love pairing words with flowers, they seem to need one another, otherwise, to me, my post is incomplete. :)

Thank you for taking the time to read and comment. It is much appreciate!

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Flowers. Always a flower. 😄

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But, of course! Right? Just how can we go wrong with a flower? Or three, for that matter! I hope you are having a great day!

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Very beautiful words. I fell in love with those flowers accompanied by important reflections.

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Thank you so much! Oh, yes. There are some reflective moments where the words and pictures seem blended together. As if they were made for each other.

I am so glad to hear you like them. I makes my heart happy. Have a great day!

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Beautiful photos and words as always Denise. You are a fabulous wordsmith and I am amazed at your skill. Are you an alien? 😂

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Hahaha!! Oh, my God. You just made me spit my coffee!!

Thank you, lovely one for the words you always write to make a person feel so special. Truly. I hope you and Mother Nature are making a go of it today! It is gorgeous down here today!

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Guaooo que linda la ultima fotografia,quiero felicitarla por tan linda inspiracion en sus lindos versos,toda una poeta amiga,que bueno,nuestra mente da para eso y mas,me encanto su escrito,saludos y buen dia

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Muchas gracias por tu amable comentario. Me encanta combinar palabras y flores, de alguna manera parecen solas sin la compañía del otro. ¡Te deseo un día maravilloso!

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Always a flower! Or multiple flowers.

I think the best dreams are those that wake us and leave us wanting just a little bit more.

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Always a flower! How can you go wrong with that?

The best dreams are exactly that. I have tried to close my eyes and recapture it, if only for a moment.

Have a great day, Victor!! The good weather is upon us!

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I feel spring is getting closer when I read your post! Thanks for such a refreshing and delightful post!

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Oh, but, it is!!! Come closer to the sun, you are much too far away! We haven't had winter yet, which in the Washington, DC area seems strange, although they are not ever harsh winters.

No snow, no freezing temperatures, although it has dipped down at night. Where did our winter go? Too late now, they just need to move on to spring. It is too late to start this winter thing now!

I hope you are having a most delightful day!

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You lightened my load completely off the shoulders with this magical musing in free write with exceptional photography Denise.

I feel the garden between the sweet words reminder of what is not what could be before our eyes.

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Oh, yes! How astute of you. It always lies in there somewhere, doesn't it?

Another wonderful day in the neighborhood, Joan. For some reason, we have been blessed with a winter that has never happened yet. I'll be gone to South America for part of February and a cruise on the rest of it, so hopefully, I can avoid it before I have to come back! :)

I hope you are having a wonderful day and the temperatures are not getting the better of you!

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Escaping the winter for the South, then having a cruise sounds a good way to recoup with little to no internet obviously where you will be located. No deadlines nothing drawing your attention away other than having a lot of fun, enjoy!

Hot months still arriving, February is normally our hottest month here Denise.

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You are so talented @dswigle, how do you do it! Between the fabulous photos and your musing you create such a beautiful post! Simply magic :)

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Oh, you are so kind and generous with your words. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop in and leave your words behind. Much appreciated!

I was just thinking about you and wondered if you are going back to Colorado to get more snow!? I know you miss it!

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hehehe, well no plans to go to Colorado right now! I think they had snow yesterday. How about you? Visiting Florida soon? We're having chilly mornings right now which is wonderful. Have a wonderful week!! xx

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Well, I will be in South America (Mostly Columbia) next week and then will hop on a cruise a week later.

So, I got enough time off for that :)

I should be home towards the end of February. Thank you!! You do the same!

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Oh my Oh my .. hello goodbye .. must all flowers one day die .. another beauty in our minds .. you give us here through these rhymes .. Shall I shut my eyes .. I fear awake to find them gone.

And folks.. that's why I am not a poet! I'll try better next time. For now I will enjoy your flowery photo's and nimble mind, which is much more delightful than my own.

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Hahaha!! You are truly such a wonderful person, Brad. @bdmillergallery Full of fun and well, it just makes me smile to watch you and your poetry.

I have to admit, not bad. Move it around a little and voila! I think it works :)

Hello, Hello Who knew that meant Goodbye
Following the lead to an early demise?
Visions of beauty trapped in my mind
Words spill out, one at a time
I open my eyes
And find they gone
Again

Your words inspire me. Thanks !!

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Oh YOUR GOOD!!! Very nice. You make it look so easy. 🙃

You always make me feel good about myself with your replies :-)
I will work on my poetry skills. I know nothing about how to write poetry, but I try from time to time.

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OMG! I probably know even less. Just wing it! :)

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You make all of us happy with that lovely natural photography truly a blessing :)

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Thank you for your very kind comment. I am glad you like them. Have a most wonderful day.

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Beautiful words. I like the way you play with them in your reflections.

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Beautiful words. I
Like the way you play with them
In your reflections.

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Thank you so much for your kind and generous reply! I just can't help myself. Words are so fun to play with and they can do whatever you want them to or not. I hope you are having a great day!

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"Le sigh"
Your words make me long for a place and a life that I do not know my dear friend.
A place of love, care and true happiness. A place where I can find that elusive word. "Contentment"

A beautiful post here!
Blessings!

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Oh! You are so kind, sir.

Le Sigh

I just knew you would understand. Thank you. :)

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Your writings can really light up a person's life my friend.
Much appreciated!
Blessings!

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The colours on those flowers were so vibrant
But it's your musings that got me today <33

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Beautiful flowers. Even more beautiful prose to go along with each. It's amazing how you take such beautiful pictures. For some reason, my hands shake; my body is about to fall over if I don't hurry up and snap. Hence, horrible blurred pics; pics of my feet, hands, and other parts of my body I never intend anyone to see, lol.

Thanks for sharing.

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Love the photography and the poetry. I especially enjoyed these lines:

Chasing you through my thoughts last night
I lost the sun
To the musings of tomorrow
Wish I may
Wish I might
Have that dream
Again tonight

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@dswigle I love to play with words too!! 💕

"Reach for the moon, hang on to the stars
But always remember your roots" -
Remember where you came from, and never forget the people that helped you along the way ((:

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Wow, nice poetry musings and flowers photography.

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