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Bone-deep in winter
meadow trees are sleeping, but
time skates on thin ice.
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(c) 2022 Betty Hayes Albright
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Water-color by my grandmother, Lilly Bjornstad
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“time skates on thin ice”, loved reading this. a healthy and joyous 2022 to you and yours Betty🌙
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Thank you so much! It’s good to hear from you. Wishing you and yours all good things in 2022. 💚
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Happy new year, Betty!
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Thanks Eliza! Happy new year to you also!
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Another beautiful poem, full of layered meaning. Your grandmother was very talented.
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Thank you so much, Mary Ann. I’m so glad you like this!
And yes, my grandma discovered her talent when she was in her 80’s. She lived to be 108, and continued to paint almost to the end. (Good Norwegian genes!)
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A beautiful Haiku to start the year 💜💜
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Thank you Willow!! ❤❤
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Hi Betty Happy New Year. 💜💜
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Same to you, Willow — all the best for the new year! 💖💖
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Beautiful Betty! What a Winter thus far. Second cataract surgery tomorrow. Had the right eye done first and now have 20/25 vision after having worn trifocals for years. I got my first pair of glasses at age 10 so after 59yrs I will only need readers. Hope you are well. Take care.
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Renee, I hope your cataract surgery goes well tomorrow! That must be wonderful to regain such clear vision. (I’ve worn glasses since age 8, so can relate. Will be needing cataract surgery too within the next few years….)
You take care also. Wishing you all the best for the new year.
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I love your winter haiku Betty (and your grandmother’s painting – what a talented family you are). And my very best wishes for the coming year!
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Thanks so much, John. Wishing you and yours all the best for the new year too!
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It does indeed. (K)
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Thanks for reading, Kerfe. 🙂
Happy New Year to you!
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I too enjoyed the “thin ice” line…wishing you a wonderful new year.
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Thank you, Charlie — wishing you the same! 🙂
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Ahh yes😎. Happy New Year Betty 💕🙏💕
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Happy New Year back to you, Val! 🙏💗
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Reading your poetry just now as the wind howls. Winter. *sigh*
Thank you ♡
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Thanks so much for reading, Audrey. It’s good to hear from you! ❤
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wonderful! and your grandmothers painting!!
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Thank you very much, Dan!
Wishing you and yours a peaceful New Year.
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[…] Frozen […]
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Wonderful, Betty. Happy New Year! Still love your poetry.
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Thanks, Tom! Happy New Year back to you and Ethel. It’s always a delight to hear from you!
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This goes deeper than maybe even you intended. As time itself seems on its way out of this reality. I do believe we will witness it.
Beautiful image, we have been steeped in winter and power outages lately, but I do like coming back to four seasons.
Blessings in this new year! 💓
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I believe you’re right about time, Bela. Our perceptions are evolving and we’re becoming more aware that time is an illusion. Subjective, not objective. The eternal now is where it’s at! Hadn’t thought of that when writing this, but you’re right — it fits! 🙂
Glad you’re enjoying the seasons again. Wishing you also many blessings in the new year! ❤
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Yes! And thank you. 🥳
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Beautiful Betty… Yes where is time skipping too? It certainly is running faster that’s for sure… Wishing you a very Bright and Happy 2022 Betty ❤
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Thank you very much, Sue! Wishing you the same for the new year. 🌞❤
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[…] Frozen […]
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The cracks are showing up everywhere. —M
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Indeed they are. 😔 (Sorry for the slow response, my friend.)
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Beautiful image and haiku, dear Betty ❤️
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A belated thank you, Francina!
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So beautiful, Betty. Your email landed in my inbox today. Strange. And I must have been on a break to have missed this. Hope all is well, my friend. xoxo
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A belated thanks for your comment, Lauren! Hope all’s well with you! ❤
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Hi Betty, hope all is well with you. Kim xx
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Hi Kim – it’s so good to hear from you! Sorry I’ve been mostly absent from WP for awhile. Health problems plus writer’s block continue…. Have been missing everyone and hoping to get caught up eventually.
Thanks so much for checking in. How have you and your family been? Hopefully staying well?
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We are recovering from covid , I’m afraid. It hit us hard. Apart from that, all is well. I hope that your health problems aren’t too significant ….
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Really sorry to hear you were hit hard with covid. I hope you all are getting over it completely – or that you will soon. I’ve ended up with long covid (on top of underlying health conditions) and it’s been debilitating. So many people I know have had it bad, in spite of being vaccinated. Please take good care! I’m empathizing with you.
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I’m just hoping that we don’t have long covid. I’m sorry you are having to cope with it. A friend was diagnosed in late 2020, and this year she is now able to run her dressmaking business once more— so it does seem to alleviate eventually.
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That’s good news, Kim. Hopefully you’ll all be feeling much better soon! (I think age has a lot to do with covid’s longevity. I’m 75 – everything seems to be hitting harder these daze! 🥴 )
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