Veni, Vidi, Vici
This is the note I’d leave sewn unto a flag of Trinidad & Tobago. It would be pre-written and sewn on because hey, if I’m exploring the Universe then I would have prepared that Trini flag in advance with the hope and expectation of discovering a new planet. So if I discover anything new and amazing on that planet…you’ll probably have to read about it in my tell-all book when I get back to Earth. Today’s Daily Prompt was actually pretty fun!
XLIII
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday’s
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men might strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints,–I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!–and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)
from Sonnets from the Portuguese
You accept me.
Flaws and claws.
Soft under-belly too.
You are my anchor.
You are my adventure.
I see you.
I love you.
You are my enough.
All of you.
…Always.
Me.
This challenge is hard and I’m a bit myopic.
I was hoping to dazzle you with my brilliance.
Instead I’m lost at sea, with only a basin to reach the shore of coherence.
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I’m participating in Trifecta’s Trifextra Challenge for this weekend:
This weekend we’re asking you to add thirty of your own words to the following three words for a total of thirty-three:
myopic
dazzle
basin
Please feel free to share your own thirty words below.
Sunset at Key Bridge, Washington, D.C.
This photo was taken on my vacation to D.C. in September. Isn’t this a simply gorgeous sunset?
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