Mindful Writing Challenge – day 31

swooping swallow
I follow its path into the blue


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Mindful Writing Challenge – day 30

lone pink carnation blooming between the wildflowers


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Mindful Writing Challenge – day 29

amongst the mountain mist helicopter sound


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Mindful Writing Challenge – day 28

this yellowhammer's insistent call
rings out through the sun-drenched valley


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Mindful Writing Challenge – day 27

dry grass still the red of the poppies


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Mindful Writing Challenge – day 26

that little bud of reassurance the grows within me
when I open the blinds at 7 a.m. and find the cows 
walking back to the paddock after the morning milking


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Mindful Writing Challenge – day 25

my morning of colours . . .
the pure white of the basil flowers against the scented green leaves
the black & yellow stripes of a wasp dead in the windscreen wipers
the pink of my shirt matching my tall glass of berry smoothie


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Mindful Writing Challenge – day 24

arriving home
to the scent of last night's roasted red peppers


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Mindful Writing Challenge – day 23

sun haze
these bees in & out
of the cornflowers


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Mindful Writing Challenge – day 22

sunlight streams with warmth into my study
a scatter of rainbows adorn the walls, floor, and I
created by the crystal hanging in the window


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Mindful Writing Challenge – day 21

a crumpled tissue in my pocket
all the memories come flooding back


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Mindful Writing Challenge – day 20

lighting a candle 
for the first time this year
the smell of pear blossoms 
as I think of you
& start to smile

~ for Kat


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Mindful Writing Challenge – day 19

the morning grows colder by the hour & goose bumps appear
I search out some winter clothes to wear this midsummer's day


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Mindful Writing Challenge – day 18

clock tick
tractor rumble
bird song
leaf rustle
house creak
computer whir
cow moo


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Mindful Writing Challenge – day 17

the tears come suddenly 
and itch on my cheeks as they dry


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Mindful Writing Challenge – day 16

the wind's swirl hugging the house
searching for the cracks in between


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Mindful Writing Challenge – day 15

walking to the car after a blood test
I feel a warmth on my arm and find it
bright red, running down to my wrist


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Mindful Writing Challenge – day 14

summer morning chill
I find a patch of sunlight and become a cat


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Mindful Writing Challenge – day 13

break in the wind
the neighbour's dog barking 
then not


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Mindful Writing Challenge – day 12

swaying gums
my mind sways too


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