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blind to earth's treasures,
our wonder usurped by woe–
miracles no more.
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Thank you for reading!
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This was inspired in part by the image I used, but mainly the lovely view I had while writing it outside. It's a fantastic morning here, with mild temps and lots of spring-time activity–bees looking for places to nest, birds scrounging for meals, bunnies hopping about. Wonderful food for the soul. It made me think about how often all the little miracles of this life surround me, and I fail to notice them anymore, just part of the background.
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I’m flying down the B1 highway from Windhoek to Keetmanshoop with a map and a boot full of camping gear. I’m excited for the first stop of my Namibian road trip: the Quiver Tree Forest. I spot the sign and turn onto the C17, off the tarmac and onto the gravel. I’ll be there soon; it’s only ten miles or so. I am unprepared for what comes next. The car slides and slips across the road. I am not fully in control anymore. I slow to a crawl. The car judders and shudders, the noise deafening, the vibrations rattling the teeth in my skull. It takes me around an hour to drive the ten miles. I arrive at the campsite relieved to be in one piece, even if it feels like all my bones have been shaken slightly out of place. I will later learn that this is what happens when the gravel road becomes “corrugated”, and that the roads authority goes round once a week to “grade” them. Seems I arrived about 6 days after the grader had last been round.
By Jenifer Nim6 days ago in Wander
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True of life for me right now. Beautifully written.
Completely missed this. Trying to catch-up a little. So very true! Beautifully expressed, finshitdamn.
Heather, that is so true! We take so much for granted and miss so much
Simply Fabulous!!
Apparently I'm the only one who saw something entirely inappropriately when I saw your cover pic. And the dripping didn't help either 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Jokes aside, I loved your wonderful Haiku!
I loved it wants to read the reason behind the poem
Well done. I liked it.
I love this so much and the inspiration behind it. ❤️ Spring always makes me feel the same way -- like I need to spend more time outside; it's a guilty feeling, lol! These words here are somarvelously strung together 😍
Beautiful and astute poem! Loved reading the backstory behind its composition!
The second season is out? I loved the 1st season!
What is life if full of care...
‘Our wonder usurped by woe.’ Definitely the line of the day, Heather!
Beautiful said. Also, that pic is so sad. It's like we have the world on a string and we don't even notice that it's melting.
We truly do need to notice the world around us more. Nice poem!
Lovely poem!