A Stone: One daily observation
Early
In the darkness
The sky above Taos Pueblo
Was beautiful
In the way of a whisper
My camera couldn’t catch it
Later when the sun had escaped
It’s nightly prison
The sky was a beautiful promise
The deepest feelings
Are found
In nature’s beauty
Perhaps it opens the heart
To the sorrow of this day
9-11
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Sunday Whirl: Wordle
The Time is Now
Urgently shuffle
Through papers
Keep it simple
Build with dignity
One block at a time
The time is now
Urgently turn pockets
Wrong side out
Look for answers
Prepare for the jolt
That is to come
Boldly cut out
What is not needed
Scrape away the excess
Throw it into a roaring fire
We will pass this way only once
The time is now
annellannell 
Excellent poem using the words for wordl to express this important message. I like your repetition driving the message home.
Excellent wordle! The time IS now; and one can always find excesses to give or throw away, I think; and learn not to acquire more!
Just what is needed, and your smile. Thanks Mary. Annell Livingston HC 74 Box 21860 El Prado, NM 87529
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Annell, I love them both. The stone is exquisite, I could see the sky. It felt good to read it. Both pieces brought focus to the present moment. Focus on rebuilding, focus on now. This was a wonderful stop on my morning. Thank you.
i swear i commented on this…at least the second one…a beautiful sky you have there annell….love the textures of the second…
Ok, this is what happened. Brenda sent out the wordle words early, I posted my piece, and it was on top of my 9-11 piece that I posted on dVerse. So people were missing it. I took it off, and then reposted today. “Got a mind like a steel trap!” Can’t get anything past you. Thanks for coming again… Annell Livingston HC 74 Box 21860 El Prado, NM 87529
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P.S. I forgot to say, the three best words, “You are Right!” Annell Livingston HC 74 Box 21860 El Prado, NM 87529
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Cameras can’t catch whispers..I imagine them on your papers..being piled up and organised..edited..whittled..into an essence..a piece of something beautiful..Jae
Oh I do love the serenity of your first piece, and thank you for sharing with the Real Toads.
Your second piece hits hard and home – your message is an urgent one, and well received.
Beautiful Annell the sorrows of the day…where has time gone – the skies of New Mexico reminder of where we have been, where we are going..bkm
Another beautiful photo, and a thoughtful stone. And the wordle is wonderful! You found a depth in those simple words, that could easily be dismissed.
Elizabeth
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Both poems with an urgent message: the time is now. The beauty of your sky makes the memory of 9/11 almost incomprehensible………really underlines “the sorrow of this day.”
The time IS now. Thanks for such a timely reminder of something so important.
Both lovely pieces of writing Annell, but I especially loved the poem you wrote using the wordle words. It was direct and very powerful, I loved it!