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Vagabonds

Verdigris on bronze viv anchors in mud’s delta. Grim steps keep going… A strange fear: the sea, biting like thorny scrub… On salty tears, a rodeo nimbly rides, life’s pain death-dusting the land… Still seeking a fortress? (12/30/20: ’98 Carver Mariner 350 DMS)

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Date: 7/14/2022 2:41:00 PM
Intense dystopia Susan! Well done!
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Susan Woodrow
Date: 7/14/2022 7:33:00 PM
Thank you, James :)
Date: 1/3/2021 12:15:00 AM
ships are not meant to be tethered to a fortress, they must journey outwards from safe harbour to "live" that experience, that adventure, that life which is more...
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Susan Woodrow
Date: 1/3/2021 9:35:00 AM
indeed... this ship feels like its going to get swallowed by the silt somedays ... better to sink in the deep blue so anchors aweigh... :)

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