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Rugged

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Heart of rugged stone
Ravaged by passage of time
Tears roll down my face

In response to Pic and a Word Challenge #71: Rugged and Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: Carpe Diem #1124 time

Author: Dancing Echoes

I am a scientist by trade and artist by soul. My creative outlet used to be dancing but due to injuries and age, I must now find another path. I am hoping my writing, poetry and photography can be this new path. Awards: While I am grateful and honored for the numerous nominations, I don’t have time to respond to them with the attention they deserve, so for the most part, I am an award free blog. All photographs and words are mine unless otherwise credited. © 2015-2024 Dancing Echoes ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author/owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Christy Draper with appropriate and specific direction to the original content on Dancing Echoes.

16 thoughts on “Rugged”

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  1. saywhatumean2say
    January 14, 2017 at 10:57 pm

    Water is the sofest form of destruction; rushing water, standing water, raining water, melting water, and tears that roll down your cheek. ~~dru~~

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  2. Dancing Echoes
    January 14, 2017 at 11:01 pm

    Exactly! Thank you for getting this.

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  3. Patrick Jennings
    January 15, 2017 at 12:35 am

    .I love this. The image is like nothing I’ve seen you post before. Its power is equal to the words.

    Great response to the challenge. =)

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  4. Dancing Echoes
    January 15, 2017 at 8:19 am

    Thank you Patrick. This is an old photo, probably taken close to 20 years ago now using B&W film. I was standing on the edge of Vernal Falls fighting the urge not to follow the water over the side. Not because I had a death wish but because I wanted to become part of all that beauty and power. I have wanted to do something with that photo for a while.

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  5. Patrick Jennings
    January 15, 2017 at 1:15 pm

    Very happy to know my little challenge played a role in inspiring it. =)

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  7. reocochran
    January 15, 2017 at 3:05 pm

    This was so beautiful and meaningful. The fighting to keep its soil and rock cliff does seems as. . .

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  11. Virginia Popescu
    January 16, 2017 at 4:15 am

    Excellent haiku and photo !

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  13. reocochran
    January 16, 2017 at 5:57 pm

    I think I must have been nearly asleep when I wrote the open ended sentence. Don’t have a clue where I was going either. Thank you for not writing “what?” Smiles and hugs

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  14. Dancing Echoes
    January 16, 2017 at 6:08 pm

    No problem. I thought you were just thinking about taking the plunge.

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  15. reocochran
    January 16, 2017 at 7:46 pm

    Ha ha! Thanks for this! 😀

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