the black stains
of morning coffee
on a white tablecloth
others prefer fortune telling
with coffee grounds
but i believe in vapour
& its aerial butoh dance
above the cup’s abyss
forbearance sucks
& gravitas falls
on the white tablecloth
i see bare, broken twigs
against a blue sky
will this coffee be the only darkness
that fills me today
i take a sip, open my news feed
by TETIANA ALEKSINA
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Beautiful. Sending love and peace your way! ❤
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Tati thanks you so much, Shel. 😊🙏
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Tony,
Life endures all the crazy wars and personal issues around us. When we are gone, it goes on. Enjoy your day, Gary
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True enough… but we could also just not have arseholes in the world invading other countries like it’s their god given right. Then everyone could live in peace. Absolutely everyone. Just sayin’. 😉
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Totally got it.
Gary Avants Forbear Productions * *garyavants66@gmail.com garyavants66@gmail.com
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Today, may the only stains be those of love 💖
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Agreed! 🙏
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Very poignant, powerfully expressed. Be well and stay safe, Tanechka!
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Thank you for reading as always, Dolly. I have my fingers crossed for her too!
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Fingers, toes, eyes – everything! Hopefully, peace will be achieved soon.
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I one hundred percent agree!
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some stains can often means signs of good luck. I don’t know but I have heard that somewhere
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Let’s hope you’re right, my friend.
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Many thanks for your thoughts!
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And thank you, Martina! 🙏
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Wonderful ♥️
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Thank you for reading, Caleb!
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