#musings

Wrestling the Fabric of the Muse

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.

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

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

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....

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

Leaning on the doorway, the entrance for which Waiting for my heart to separate Reality from not Yes, it may. Yes, it may.

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.

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!

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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Comments · 41

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@kamrunnahar(67)· 2405d
Wow, nice poetry musings and flowers photography.
@joeylim(64)· 2405d
@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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@momzillanc(62)· 2406d
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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@justclickindiva(78)· 2406d
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.
@carolinacardoza(76)· 2406d
Good prose, I liked it very much,
@kaerpediem(73)· 2406d
The colours on those flowers were so vibrant But it's your musings that got me today <33
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@papilloncharity(83)· 2407d
"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!
@zeleiracordero(69)· 2407d
Beautiful words. I like the way you play with them in your reflections.
@blazing(71)· 2407d
You make all of us happy with that lovely natural photography truly a blessing :)
@bdmillergallery(77)· 2407d
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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@wonderwop(67)· 2407d
Another wonderful writing @dswigle 💕

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@birdsinparadise(68)· 2407d
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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@joanstewart(75)· 2407d
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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@lymepoet(68)· 2407d
I feel spring is getting closer when I read your post! Thanks for such a refreshing and delightful post!
@wwwiebe(74)· 2407d
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.
@petrarodriguez(71)· 2407d
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
@redheadpei(72)· 2407d
Beautiful photos and words as always Denise. You are a fabulous wordsmith and I am amazed at your skill. Are you an alien? 😂
@antoniarhuiz(73)· 2407d
Very beautiful words. I fell in love with those flowers accompanied by important reflections.
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@definethedollar(75)· 2407d
Flowers. Always a flower. 😄

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@oneray(70)· 2407d
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.
@tattoodjay(83)· 2407d
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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@watersnake101(68)· 2407d
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.
@free-reign(67)· 2407d
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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@belemo(79)· 2407d
It really hurts everywhere 😭
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@gingbabida(67)· 2407d
"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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