VJs Weekly Challenge – What A sight
“Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.” Lin Yutang
Off The Rails What a sight this happenchance, no more the corporate sea of smoke and steam or voices echoing through this once vale of life in this distant place of hardships now erased as nature grips the demons of steel by the throat, all the while laughing at the thought of progress in a place so fragile where life so quickly goes off the rails. ©Paul Vincent Cannon
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I like the way nature reclaims her territory over time…erasing human encroachment.
Perhaps reminding us She could do quite well without us.
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Yes, she has the capacity to heal even now.
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What a tale that photo tells – your poem does it justice. I feel as if we were on the same track (pun unintended) today with our posts.
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Wonderful, a synergy of poetics.
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Love the quote and your poem.
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Thank you Cheryl
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I love your response to the prompt photo! Here is northern New England, it’s surprising how fast the forest reclaims what is rightfully hers after people have given up on the rocky soil and moved away.
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Glad to hear that, nature is in a mighty struggle with humanity. Thank you Liz. I wonder that pandemics, a result of poor hygiene and overcrowding in places conducive to virus, is nature’s culling? Horrible thought, but ….
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A thought more horrible than yours has crossed my mind recently that the pandemic is a culling of a different sort.
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Ooh, I was of that mind, I do wonder about a social corrective 🙂
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I’m glad I’m not alone in those dark thoughts.
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It is a dark time, and dark thoughts are the norm in my view, we’re in this together I guess 🙂
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Knowing there are others of like mind provides some comfort.
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O yes indeed Liz.
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Reblogged this on natshouseblog and commented:
This one is a dandy, nice pic to complement it. Shared,
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Many thanks for sharing it Nathaniel.
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Places can be fragile and many hav,e been off the track. Well said, Paul.
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Yes, nature fighting back. Thank you Amy.
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I am thinking about that Ozzy Osbourne song Crazy Train now.
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Ah, good call, I must dig him up again, nice connect.
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Thank you VJ
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“as nature grips the
demons of steel by the throat,”
Well said, Paul.
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Nature is tough, and it sure needs to be, thank you Punam 🙂
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A great poem for the image, Paul.
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Well, it went the other way round, I wrote it and I had a vague memory of that photo, took ages to find it, lol.
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🙂 in anycase you are super creative. Have a good day.
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Thank you indeed Rupali, I hope your day is going well.
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Dont say too loud nature can heal herself without help of us humans. She could hear and we could become great trouble. 😉
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Lol, wouldn’t that be something. 😉
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😉
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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🙂
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I love this photo and the poem is amazing
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You were there, and thank you for sharing that 🙂
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