the tap from which I fill
my thirst
insatiable
flows
in powerful river currents
moves thoughts
like driftwood
broken
through rocky rapids
tosses bias
like fallen leaves
captured
in stone-framed pools
carries dreams
like flower petals
twirled
in directional swirling
floods mind
like beaten shore
pounded
by relentless waves
sifts meaning
like sand deposits
abandoned
on the river bed
reaches mouth
like once parched banks
overflowed
with running waters
the tap from which I fill
my thirst
insatiable
flows
in powerful river currents
and
I
swallow
nature’s
drink
~
Words and Photography ©2017 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me
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nice, thirsty work eh?
Thank you! It was satisfying..Lol
you could say your words had good flow!
I could, but I would rather thank you for saying it!
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followed you on your social networks!
Thank you! I will be heading to them shortly and will follow back…
cheers then!
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Both beautiful and powerful w/wonderful photo to accompany your words!
Thank you, Jonathan! The photo was an inspiration. I can’t wait to get back out hiking!😊
Good evening🐞
Good evening to you! It is morning in my corner of the garden, so I will say good morning too!😊
Reblogged this on The Militant Negro™.
Thank you! I hope you are having a great day.
I wish you a happy day
I wish you the same, my friend.
Thank you very much. 🐞
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I am, I think. The images of the streams you use in some of your post, are those nearby you?
Yes. I am blessed to live in a beautiful part of the country. Most of my pictures come from parks in the Driftless Area of Wisconsin, untouched by the last glaciation. I have abundant grounds to explore!
I lived in Madison for 3 years during the early 90’s, had a chef gig at a restaurant called The White Horse Saloon. Not a saloon at all but an upscale eatery, big with the UW Madison crowd. I liked Madison, and The Dells. Hated the KKK who populated the Janesville area.
My folks used to have a cabin in Omro, Wisconsin, 8 miles west of Oshkosh in the heart of Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley. I loved fishing there.
I digress….the images are magnificent.
Madison is a liberal oasis in the middle of the not-so-liberal Midwest. The SW part of the state is influenced by this area, but there are places in this state I would NOT want to live. You touched on one. I’m a UW Madison graduate. America has a long way to go, but Madison gives me hope that we can at least move in the right direction. The KKK/skin head stuff is just appalling everywhere. My oldest has encountered it at college in Michigan. I will never understand it and will fight like hell to counter it.
Have a great day, my friend!
I loved Madison, hated the Badgers football stuff but loved the city, I lived there during the Madonna “Vogue” dance craze. My Lady & I went to LGBTQA1 clubs to dance the night away, they played the best music in the city. It’s definitely a college party town.
How fun! Madison is a great place to live. I don’t follow the football either, but I do enjoy Badger Basketball.
Now I’m thirsty and have to go get some of that natural goodness.
It is my favorite source of inspiration! Glad it made you thirsty for the good stuff…😊
Wow, some POETRY.
Thank you! You made my day!
Most welcome.
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Awesomely written!
Thank you so much! I’m longing to get out hiking…a reflection of my spring fever!
Tanya, this piece is phenomenal
Thank you, Manuel! I am yearning for Spring! 😊
It is coming!!! lol yay (well for you cause I love winter
Lol…I have your book ready to mail, Manuel. I will send you an email as soon as I get to the post office.
Oh m…. Tanya, I can’t wait, just can’t wait to read it.
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Super!
Thank you! I’m so glad you thought so!
Amazing,simply beyond appreciation!
Thank you very much! I’m thrilled you thought so.😊
Beautifully written! 🙂
Thank you so much! That means a lot to me.😊
It’s a pleasure! 🙂
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All I can say is…beautiful! The Lord describes His word as “living water” and I think of that as I read your descriptive and free-flowing words…
Have a blessed day, Tanya!
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Thank you so much, Steve! You have a great day too!😊
Like this one too. The photo feels cooler than the iced one. I guess it’s the shade, the leaves, and the water. Funny how you get sensations from photos.
Good things on a hot, sunny day! Thank you, again. I like the contradictions. It stimulates my brain like coffee.
Contradiction are a part of life and the interplay of opposites makes for excellent art. You have a great eye for photographs. I like your photo work.
Thank you. I love working with the camera, although I have a lot to learn. I agree with you. The pull of opposites, dissonance and tension inspire many things.
That’s what’s happening in Sun and Moon: I just didn’t recognize it. Thank you!
Part of what I love about the interaction with my blogging friends…I learn every day! Have a great day, Roger!
Awesome!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!