Yes, abandoned too late I'm afraid to have rescued the steem and SBD - Blocktrades has stopped exchanging it as have a few other exchanges. I hope I can eventually redeem some in Hive or BTC. No nom de

Hey, Arthur! Glad to see you're navigating this plague... I was a tad minimalist on this one - leaving out connections and making the reader work a bit harder. I usually have to resist the compunction

Thank you!

The sentiment in this poem, Felix, is so honest it hurts. The first two lines drew me in.

Thanks, it's a short story in 2 parts :)

The story continues, Hillary - unfortunately, the average reader will not read a longer post so I learned by experience to break longer stories into parts - it's not about another substance as much as

Love the Augustine quote and your prayer, lydon - You've been missed on here as the comments attest - Writers and bloggers have a virtual community, but it is a community :)

H lydon! Thank you, my friend - praying for your little family. Stay safe and contained. Isaiah 54:17

Thanks, Joey - appreciate your comment :)

Thank you so much :)

Thanks, lydon - as always, am keeping you guys in mind - should have been a night watchman :)

Half the process is feeling something deeply enough and being vulnerable and risking appearing foolish to say it. That's when the words come easy but you do have to put yourself out there and sometimes

BTW, I read your last two posts and left comments - I realized I wasn't following you - I corrected that :)

I tried to upvote but realized it was past 7 days - I liked this post and the Biblical quote which is very similar to what I was thinking lately - I've been taking Vitamins D3 and C to boost my immune

The Mitch Albom quote was a fitting commentary on your poem which is a paean of praise to your mother and very touching, Michell. It's too bad the Youtube link didn't work - they're tricky at times - I

Hi Michelle, Sometimes I'm prompted by what I read - tonight's poem, for example, was inspired by the Schweitzer quote, combined with my emotional responses to nature on my daily walks. I think for me

I noticed a few of the late night hosts had piled on the beef during quarantine - I don't get it - it's physical distancing not inactivity! My daily step count is the highest it's been over the last 3

You'd think physical fitness would be a job priority, not coffee and doughnuts, lol

Thank you, Michelle - I love trees especially in spring, but they seem so confined in the small spaces we give them -and feeling confined myself this spring...well, you can see where this went :)

You make an excellent point, @williams-owb - I know critical commentaries give the impression that there is a 'correct' interpretation of a poem, but the truth is that works of art, especially literary