cracked cage, a changed scene ~
curtain drawn on larval crawl ~
star dons drip-dried wings ~
act one, milkweed monologue ~
plot turns, Monarchs flit through skies
(selection from A Haiku for Ricky Baker, on sale now)
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Words and Photography ©2017 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me
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Nicely done, nicely done
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Thank you very much, Manuel! It is one of the pieces that I end that book with.
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Oh, I am trying to safe to get your book and Candice’s book as well
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If you email me an address, I will just send you a copy. 😊
Or I can attach through email…
I’ve got Candice on my to buy list as well!
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Would you really send it to me? Really? You would do that for me?! Oh my God that would be amazing, beyond amazing. You got me so excited.
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Absolutely: tanya@tanyacliff.com
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Oh Tanya, but I forgot to tell you, I am in Mexico 😦 would that be a problem?
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Not at all. I’m happy to do it, Manuel.
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Oh Tanya, I am so excited. I will be shooting you an email in just a second
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I will watch for it! Have a great day, Manuel!😊
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Ok duck. You as well
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😊
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Really love the creativity of milkweed monologue! also, very visual! Thank you for sharing your gifts
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Thank you, Rick! I was inspired by my young, artistic friend who successfully transitioned out of juvenile detention when I wrote the piece. I hope the book can benefit more children like her.
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Reads well and looks good. Slow day here today, and a snow day with dropping temperatures. Oh-oh!
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Thank you, Roger! Stay warm…
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-4C dropping to -14C by the morning. It will be a cold dawn …
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Not nice…I hope for a fast warm up for you!
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-10C this morning with a wind chill taking it down to -22C. The sun is gorgeous, though, and it should soon warm up.
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That is cold, Roger! I hope it has started warming for you. We are sunny and feeling like Spring this morning. I’ll take it.
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Sun’s out and temp is rising. Wind is dropping. All is well.
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Good to hear, Roger! Have a wonderful day!
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Awesome!
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Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed it.
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Always so descriptive, bold, and beautiful, Tanya. Hope you are having a super day and are warm!
Steve 🙂
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Thank you, Steve! It is bright and sunny, and the snow is melting. I’m happy! Have a great day.😊
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Aw…God has opened His bottle of happy weather up and poured it out on you today! Fantastic 🙂
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And daylight savings time is next weekend!😊
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And you sound happy about “springing ahead!” Seems many people complain about loosing the hour’s sleep. Honestly, for me, jumping ahead or falling back has never really bothered me at all.
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I love “springing ahead”, because I am more of a night owl. I like the extra light at the end of the day. So, yes, I’m happy about it!😊
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I used to be a “night owl” for many years. Now I’ve gotten used to getting to bed with TV off by 10PM and up around 6AM most mornings…
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We are pretty much all night owls. My children all read in bed at night. I don’t complain about that.
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I had to change my schedule because of my wife’s work schedule. She starts work at 5:30 every morning, so she’s in bed by 8:30-9:00 PM.
I used to be catching my “second wind” at about that time several years ago! I was up until midnight to 1 AM most nights. When I was working, I had a noon to nine job, so I had to “unwind” before bed…
Hey, have a great evening, hope the “Barbie bomb” went off without a hitch today!
🙂
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The smoke bomb was fun!!!! I’m working on “Chapter 2” of the stop-motions now. It’s a lot of fun. I will have a great evening. You do the same!😊
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That’s great! No fire engines required. Glad you had some fun. I’ll do my best to enjoy the evening, but I am having some back issues last night and today. Oh well, I just try to “suck it up” and keep moving! 🙂
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Feel better quickly!😊
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