HeyJaredOne Foot In The Past
It’s time now for me to concentrate on something I enjoy. Coming back to myself, healing the jagged edges of loss, one word at a time.
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- Sep 15, 2026
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- Aug 4, 2026
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Ageing (opens the original)
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Its early morning, hot and humid again. All I can hear is the noise of air conditioners buzzing away in gardens nearby and maybe mine too. There is a low thwack thwack hum of the ceiling fans out here on the patio and a lonely owl is hooting. In the distance the sound of traffic shushes by as commuters begin their day, a gentle shush of engines and tires on the road, the noise gradually ascending and then quietly back to the shush, barely heard in the distance. I suppose they could be off to Dal
Primal Scream (opens the original)
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I remember the ‘old’ lady who lived next door to Aunt Rose. Her name escapes me now. She screamed and she wailed sometimes; it was unpredictable and unsettling and frightening to small children.She had lost a child, a baby, I think. So, in reality, she was not so old as I thought she was! She always smiled kindly at us, but I was terrified of her. She must have felt so sad watching small children play next door.When I lost a child, to ambiguity, I understood. There is no end to the grief. He was
Sea and silt (opens the original)
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Blue is my colourMy morning joyHot sun playsUpon sparkling streams asRivers rush towards the seaSpilling siltTo the ocean beyondCalmly awaitingIn unknown depthsDrifting, it settles to the seabedDeep currents surgeUndulating, towards the shore,Eddying waters urgeSwaying this way and thatToward the place I sitBeyond the rock poolsGazing into an azure shimmerAnd the haze of a ripening sunBy Val Nettles<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https
A walk down memory lane (opens the original)
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Thinking of ink, my mind wandered back to my childhood and learning to write with old fashioned ink pens with interchangeable nibs and pink blotting paper.<img alt="a white table topped with lots of art supplie
Pearl (opens the original)
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DISHA speck of sandIn the seaDish of pearlsA gift for me! #tinysummerpoem day1 with <img alt="white and silver round ornament" class="sizing-normal" hei
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