One Deep Breath – I Love ‘Ku

just a touch away

we go our separate paths

always side by side

Photo by Michaela Rae

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One Deep Breath – Moonstruck

moon tucks in her sun
humming an evening song
with a gentle smile

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** This was originally written and posted (along with a few others) for One Deep Breath in January 2007. It is a personal favorite that fits this week’s theme, and I hope you don’t mind seeing it again.

One Deep Breath – A Kind of Beauty

tawny brush glints green

cool wind nipping at my face
pale strider stares back

Photo taken during one of my home health visits out in the boonies – quite literally as these horses lived on Boondock Road.

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One Deep Breath – Container

a fleshy vessel

of bone and bloody current
where does the soul lie?

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One Deep Breath – Boulders, Rocks, Stones, & Pebbles

wildwood looks after

crumbling monuments of lives
lived and forgotten

photo by dayfiel

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One Deep Breath – Adventure

life is all about
choosing your own adventures,
but you can’t go back

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photo by amster_girl

One Deep Breath – Belonging

safety in his arms
cradling my lover’s head
whole body embrace

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Image by Jacob Appelbaum

One Deep Breath – Loneliness

quietly apart,

isolated among friends,
looking to belong

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(taken at the Georgia Aquarium’s jellyfish tank)

One Deep Breath – Simple Pleasures

slipping on comfort,
I wear my soft hand knit socks
for a perfect fit

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One Deep Breath – Comfort

mourn losses deeply

patch the void with memories

find solace from grief

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