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Read MoreThe man's face is leather-like,as time-worn as his stained overallsfrom years of farming. His degraded truck's radiatoris starving for water. He unscrews the radiator capwith callused hands andgrabs a thin handle to ared metal bucket struggling not to spill a...
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That’s where the idea came from. I read the book many years ago. Your dad was a courageous person. No wonder why you turned out so well. Thanks for the comment, J.
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I liked how you discussed this. Looking through one person’s point of view and I could see it.
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Thanks so much for your input Fia. I appreciate the comment.
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Powerfully penned, Tim. Excellent write my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Thank you Damian. 🙂
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Read MorePassages of my childhood arise within my mother’s death gaze, bringing reminiscences of olden days. In childhood, we would speak in silent gaze. No mother left to envision me now, now within those quiet eyes. You have gone away oh, dear mother, let the...
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My goodness, this hit me in the gut. My mother passed 8 years ago. But I still sense her keeping an eye on me from above…so I must weigh my decisions carefully.
very relatable write.
j.
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The life of a leaf. Wonderful personification in this, and nice analogy for how life is for a human…except the only tree we fall off of is our family tree…..At times, I got pushed off of mine….but somehow this leaf got off the ground and found another spot in the tree.
j.
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Very much please indeed. Such fun to read your clever and lighthearted slice of the morning.
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Many thanks Jim.. wrote that whilst still asleep – probably shows! However being an admitted scribbler I go with the flow.
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Joy,
From what I know, this sounds like you, your life, your time, your place… all of it full of quiet beauty…
Vol
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My dad had to work two jobs as a kid during the depression because his dad had died and he had to support his mom.
This is intense but also beautiful lyrically.
Reminds me of the film The Grapes of Wrath.
The Joad family…”I’ll be there Ma, yeah, I’ll be there!”