pacing sun&shadow

3musesmerge

Jun 7, 2023

Thalia’s hand zips along.

Heat calls cooling sweat from Nia’s core to her back.

“We did it!” Cal claps. “Perfectly imperfect…”

And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
~ John Steinbeck — East of Eden

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Gary Spangler

Jun 7Liked by 3musesmerge

What a perfectly imperfect lesson for this day! Any day!

I suppose Steinbeck knew “Grapes of Loving Kindness” would not enjoy a large following. 🤔

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JackH

Sun & shadow... we have both right now, sorta, with the smoke from Canada wildfires casting borderless shadows over everything; meanwhile, less than a quarter inch of rain in the last 31 days means the metaphorical shadow of local wildfires looms darkly. 🫤

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