The precarious known,
the thatched belief,
swayed by life,
like twig and leaf —
when bared to talon,
gale and cold,
will it crumble
or will it hold?
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The precarious known,
the thatched belief,
swayed by life,
like twig and leaf —
when bared to talon,
gale and cold,
will it crumble
or will it hold?
January 14, 2021 at 11:15 am
Kind of like us – will we crumble as a nation or will we hold. More thought needed. Stay well.
January 14, 2021 at 11:27 am
More thought indeed. It’s been sadly missing! I hope you will stay well too, Judy — mental wellness is becoming trickier and trickier.
January 14, 2021 at 11:52 am
I just heard on the news they thought ‘most shots’ would be administered by the end of summer. Eight more months of this? I hope we all make it mentally. 🙂
January 14, 2021 at 12:16 pm
Oh, I do too! If my own mind is any indication, mental health is on the brink — and we’ve got a long way to go! What a lousy take-off on that old cigarette commercial!
January 14, 2021 at 11:49 pm
This one seems to have held. I join you in the hope all our mental healths will hold too and that peace and common sense will prevail.
When the leaves are down for winter we can see the nests, but when the leaves return we walk right by and have no idea that family-making is going on. Meanwhile, the birds (or squirrels) must be sitting there, conscious of us, hoping we will keep our distance.
January 15, 2021 at 12:44 am
Oh, peace and common sense! Yes, please! May both prevail. It isn’t hard to imagine that, come summer, the inhabitants of these nests feel a bit smug about the peace and common sense of their lives as they look down on our species. I don’t doubt for a minute that they want us to keep our distance!