an inhalation
penetrating lungs and soul
exhaled as a breath
molecules of life and death
recycled in sweet repose
Kim M. Russell, 2nd September 2020
My response to Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #35: The Joy of Rest
Rommy says that, in today’s over-busy world, we sometimes forget the importance of taking a break, and she would like us to get to work on writing about rest.
writing in north norfolk 
Luv the mood of your”sweet repose”
Happy Wednesday
Much✏love
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Thank you, Gillena! Happy Wednesday to you.
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Sleep can be most satisfying can’t it? It is like a reward and days end!
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Yes – breathing evenly can foster peaceful rest.
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Oooooh…I’m a big fan of this small piece. I want this tanka on a scroll while I practice tea. I love how you convey the idea of balance as flow instead of a static point.
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Thank you kindly, Rommy!
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Great stuff, KR. Apparently, all the truly great writers opted for a tanka today…
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Thanks Ron!
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Made me aporeciate being able to appreciate our breaths of life. On our TV News this morning a COVID-19 recovered man was featured as he was left with lungs that were ruined. So he had double lung transplant surgery, one of seven U.S COVID patients having this. Mrs. Jim’s sister recovered from her double pneumonia complicstion but with damaged lungs and other complications. She tested negative for two successive weeks but died of the resulting complications.
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I am so sorry about your and Mrs Jim’s loss, Jim. Focus is cruel.
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That should read Covid is cruel.
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Sweet repose art is soothing and restful.
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Gorgeous in image and words
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Thank you, Susie.
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I love reading and writing tanka …. this is exquisite.
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Thank you so much, Helen.
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Lovely renga…very zen !
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