A Bench to Sit on

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Posted in the Bench/Seat Sunday series

“I don’t generally like running.
I believe in training by rising gently up and down from the bench”
Satchel Paige

A Bench to Sit on

I was looking for
A bench to sit on
What I hoped to score
Something close to a lawn
To lay my tired self
On a softer shelf

Then I saw it
The bench, made of stone
When I tried to sit
I felt it to my bones
Too hard for a fit!

Moving forward
I found one, made of wood
Maybe it wasn’t hard
Rather suitably good
Too soft for a fit!

So once again
I had to complain
But I knew, the right seat
Was just in reach
I just had to seek

A little while longer
As I moved along
The feeling now stronger
I knew it wouldn’t be long
I was close to finding
As I saw the metal shining

I finally found it
A bench made of metal
For me to sit
Soft as a petal
A purr-fect fit

Solitude (five)

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Posted in the Daily Post: Solitude

“Solitude is fine
but you need someone to tell
that solitude is fine.”
― Honoré de Balzac

Solitude

At the turn of the hour
The lone yellow flower
Has mustered all its power
Fully loaded with a new attitude
To leave the state of solitude

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Solitude (one)

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“Solitude is fine
but you need someone to tell
that solitude is fine.”
― Honoré de Balzac

Solitude

On the barren land
Which the owners damned
A solitary flower stands
In a soil filled with sand
It may not be grand
But still in demand

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Solitude (two)

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“Solitude is fine
but you need someone to tell
that solitude is fine.”
― Honoré de Balzac

Solitude

From the cold hard rock
Little yellow things found their dock
Now in the summer’s breeze
The tiny flowers cheerfully flock

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Solitude (six)

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“Solitude is fine
but you need someone to tell
that solitude is fine.”
― Honoré de Balzac

Solitude

Into the open air it fled
Its wings wide spread
A solitary bird
Without its herd
Into the horizon to be blurred

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Solitude (eight)

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“Solitude is fine
but you need someone to tell
that solitude is fine.”
― Honoré de Balzac

Solitude

On the rocks was seen
The solitary house
Fit for a queen
And even a mouse

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Solitude (four)

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“Solitude is fine
but you need someone to tell
that solitude is fine.”
― Honoré de Balzac

Solitude

Suspended in mid air
Trying to get somewhere
Alas going nowhere
Hanging there
Quite the solitaire

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Solitude (seven)

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Posted in the Daily Post: Solitude

“Solitude is fine
but you need someone to tell
that solitude is fine.”
― Honoré de Balzac

Solitude

As far as the eye can see
Only a solitary tree
Stand still on the mountain

If you keep on shouting
It may be responding
As it was told to be, a tree of tales

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Solitude (three)

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Posted in the Daily Post: Solitude

“Solitude is fine
but you need someone to tell
that solitude is fine.”
― Honoré de Balzac

Solitude

On a sunny day
A little bug made its way
Onto a flowery place to stay
Now in full play

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Photography 101: Day Five Part 1: Solitude

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“Solitude is the place of purification” Martin Buber

Day Five Part 1: Solitude

We’re excited about today’s theme, solitude. In addition to thinking about what it means to you, also consider the placement of the subject in your shot.

Solitude comes in many forms: Here are a few examples from my back yard:  The last in bloom, one of a kind, trapped, guardian angel, solitary cloud and tall standing building.

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