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May
you go places where the networks are weak,
and
time’s marked with birdsong, there’s no need to speak,
the
ocean whispers its secrets in your ears.
May
you listen and fathom better this year.
Where
the lanes vanish a few paces in,
the
sands are knee deep and the foot traffic’s thin
and
unknown lizard tracks rush off somewhere
pursued
by predators. May you walk there.
Where
the grasses are tall and the trees are high,
the
fragrance of earth billows in the sky,
wildflowers
bloom like fireworks in the air.
May
your footsteps enhance the peace over there.
May
you go places where the signals aren’t clear,
experience
a deeper, full body year.
The year has certainly started with a bang, everything already spiralling out of control, breathless at the avalanche of changes. I've been thinking about what I want to do with the blog, if I should go back to my original practice of posting weekly. But nearly two weeks in, that idea doesn't seem all that great, right? :) So sticking to the fortnightly routine for the near future. Less is more. Taking it one step at a time and keeping it as positive as I can. That's the non-resolution for 2026.
I hope your January is going well and you are already experiencing a full body month.
Right now things are fine with me, but it feels like it's only a matter of time before everything swirling around catches up.
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ReplyDeleteThe blog is yours to do with as you please - we get to revel in the output! There is definitely a sense of changes racing at us, whether chosen or otherwise... YAM xx
That sounds very peaceful. It wasn't outdoors, but I did spend the holidays unplugged and enjoying it.
ReplyDeletePost as often as you like. We will still visit no matter what!
I love this poem. I generally unplug from the phone at night. Then I do watch television, but light entertainment. When on vacation, other than taking some photos, I definitely keep the phone put away. And, as Alex says - you are in my queue to check and then it's a nice treat when there's a new post. Take care in this maddening world.
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