Swamp Echo

Writers often wander far
amidst their words – weeds
as well can have beautiful
blossoms...sneezes and watery
eyes, can be a hazard with all
fond images, those prized and
common. Sometimes I wonder
what you saw in me, certainly
no exceptional rose nor orchid?
No Caruso! Maybe a croak or
two above a pond and its frogs:
Lord knows how many times
I have been awakened by my
own swamp echo. I guess, love
will always be somewhat of a
mystery – a bit outside all sound
and visions; somewhere, not quite
the core of a heart, and just 
beyond the outer rings of a
mind. Planets apart, while 
each of us affected by the
other's distance and dizzying 
orbit –
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Laurie Avatar
January 25, 2022 at 3:59 PM
Hello Joe ... enjoyed the comparison. A weed is a plant growing in the wrong place. Similar to many humans in the minds of others - well done Joe - Lindsay
DiMino Avatar
January 26, 2022 at 5:18 AM
Thank you, my friend; your wisdom shines! I've gone back and forth between blossom in wrong place, and some unwise weed in good places less attractive for my reckless seeding. I'm certain, someday, God will give me an earful. I will have to grim and bear it like everyone else. I will cop to it. Blessings my friend!
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January 21, 2022 at 7:14 AM
Hello Joe, Nothing wrong with loving a mystery. Much meaning and imagery. Thanks for sharing. always ~LINDA~
DiMino Avatar
January 21, 2022 at 9:34 AM
Thank you, Linda -- your positive encouragement made my day! Blessings my friend!
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