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Richard Blaisdell's avatar

Wear thick gloves pruning roses 🌹

Thorns needles tear but can sew a scar tissue to prevent bleeding more because of a to hasty mistake to cut roses for a vase and dinner conversation.

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Fotini Masika's avatar

The guests deserve the most fragrant of roses.

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Richard Blaisdell's avatar

And a choice wine to encourage conversation. When’s dinner?

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Fotini Masika's avatar

I will send you a proper invitation soon :)

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Chen Rafaeli's avatar

I don't mind dear Fotini I'm just breathless and nothing helps and I can't for I'll disappear but maybe I can for you resurrect me and too many instruments playing and too many letters blinking and switching places in the sky with diamonds and too many names come to me and some of them long as poems how did you know I'm writing them and it's hard to choose one and I said yes

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Fotini Masika's avatar

YES 🖤

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The Sea in Me    (Síodhna)'s avatar

Wow!!

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The Sea in Me    (Síodhna)'s avatar

Thanks for the intro to Chen's post, Fotini. Really enjoyed that.

Love, LOVE, LOVE your rose. Work of art!

'such a thin layer between

you and the world'

'unfurl the vulnerable parts of your inner self'

'just a little prick, exclaims the thorn'

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Fotini Masika's avatar

Thank you for ALL the love, my dear Síodhna :)

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Michael Edward's avatar

Wow! Soooo good. The poem is fantastic! And the fact you crafted it from, Chen’s work is just incredible. You’re on some next level artist stuff now, Fotini. :)

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Fotini Masika's avatar

I can’t do this on my own, Michael. I need all of you!!!

🙏

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Jed Moffitt's avatar

The more a poet calls attention to the ephemeral nature of myself, the more I am inclined to give it away. I like it when I feel that way. Thank you, Fotini--and an exquisite symbiosis with Chen.

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Fotini Masika's avatar

To give away your intention or yourself, Jed?

:) 🙏

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Jed Moffitt's avatar

Ha... I am with the Buddhists on this one Fotini. I love my intentions. I love forming them into possible futures.

But by the time I exit the stage, I do hope to have fully divested myself.

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Jonathan Foster's avatar

a thin layer between

you and the world

Amazing and beautiful. I also love the rise photo hovering between dream and reality. Thanks as always Fotini. Your art really enriches

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Fotini Masika's avatar

Thank you so much, Jonathan! As always your words make me smile :)

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David Donoghue's avatar

Gorgeous last line. 😍

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Fotini Masika's avatar

Thanks, David! 🙏

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Susie Mawhinney's avatar

"such a thin layer between

you and the world"

Those lines, that rose... Chen is fortunate you stole words...

Did I mention that rose? 🥀

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Fotini Masika's avatar

Mama’s garden had the best roses …

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

Oh—that ending stanza. So good.

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Fotini Masika's avatar

🖤 🖤 🖤

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