Slipping Away

daily I take photographs
of kitchen messes and 
living room piles
papers books, vegetables, boxes
shadows light
outside
heads bent to work and raised to pray
all of this
slipping away
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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June 11, 2012 at 5:04 AM
This is great... I really enjoyed it. Nice to get such a blessing in such a beautiful monday afternoon.
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