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Earth –
Beautiful flower of the universe
A veritable Garden of Eden
Poison ivy slithers in the undergrowth
Profuse and suffocating
A struggle to take breath
To hold onto life
Until death
Retaliation and vengeance
Will not save my soul
Only acceptance will keep me whole
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©Denise G Allen, 11 July 2013 06:55
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11/07/2013 at 7:06 am
Brilliant… love it all 🙂
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12/07/2013 at 1:06 pm
Thank you Kabir.
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11/07/2013 at 9:01 am
Outstanding… enjoyed this…
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12/07/2013 at 1:06 pm
Thanks, Bulldog.
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11/07/2013 at 12:54 pm
Oh Denise, I had a mighty battle with Poison Ivy twenty-six years ago when David and I bought the property to build our home. I am very allergic and the ivy was up the trees, underground, everywhere. I nearly ended up in the hospital.
blessings ~ maxi
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12/07/2013 at 1:07 pm
I am so sorry to hear that, Maxi. It must have been quite a job to get rid of. 🙂
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11/07/2013 at 2:44 pm
ah the grit under the beauty, the posion ivy that threatens to choke out the beauty….lot of wisdom in that last line as well…
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12/07/2013 at 1:09 pm
Useless to fight a battle one cannot win without harming oneself, Brian. 🙂
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11/07/2013 at 4:10 pm
So right, Denise… acceptance is key
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12/07/2013 at 1:10 pm
Yes, I’m afraid it is, Ruth.
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11/07/2013 at 7:47 pm
This is a good one, adee, and so true.
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12/07/2013 at 1:11 pm
It has taken me awhile with much wrestling to accept it, AD. 🙂
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13/07/2013 at 10:44 am
Astute – poetically and practically.
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13/07/2013 at 10:58 am
Thank you, Mike. You’ve no idea how I wrestled with this decision.
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13/07/2013 at 11:55 am
A thoughtful one.
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14/07/2013 at 7:31 am
I try to think when I write, Ben… 😉
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14/07/2013 at 10:15 am
Not a bad strategy. 🙂
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