We always follow
the strongest and the fittest
but only within
our darkest secrets guide us
in the silence of our path
Tanka Tuesday – Path
We always follow
the strongest and the fittest
but only within
our darkest secrets guide us
in the silence of our path
Tea & Paper 
Beautiful and thought provoking words Elizabeth
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Excellent.
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I too read it a couple of times. A profound deep meaning in the last two lines. I guess those darkest secrets could be as simple as our fears, that we hide and keep close to our heart🤔
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Yes, it can be fear, or maybe the past that still controls our present decisions. 🙂
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Yes, the past can control our present decisions
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I love how the image allowed you to visualize something not seen but felt. Well done! ❤
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I connected the birds and the trees, and what I saw a common pattern: one ahead and others following. Thanks!
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Excellent! ❤️
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Beautiful
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Thanks Maranda!
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The trees know the way 🙂
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Yes, nature knows the best path!
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Always. But we always think we know better!
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You wrote that?! I love it even more!
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Good morning Lois, yes! I wrote it! Happy you love it. Have a great day!
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Good morning, Elizabeth. That is a great quote…..to be pondered and read again and again.
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It’s my poem! When I looked at the photo the first thing that came to my mind was the birds and the trees following the leader.
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