“The Soul of the Rose” by John William Waterhouse
Heart to heart, soul to soul talk at ego:
“Take a vaca, go by car, plane, or bus
enjoy it — be kind with our libido.
Leave now, and check in only if you must.
If you insist, resist, I’ll have you trussed!
During the time you’re gone, I’ll be busy:
clearing attic of mick-muck gone dizzy,
smelling flowers, poem-ing the pages,
sanding down edges an itsy-bitsy,
just grooving on life — no boss for a change!”
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Linda is the host of dVerse today. Linda says:
I want you to think about the things you do to purify your mind, to put your soul at peace, to ease your heart. To become more MINDFUL.
I am also linking this with the dizain prompt, also for dVerse.
Tao Talk 
Jade, a marvelous Dizain! Love the art too.
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Thanks Linda 🙂
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When the boss goes on vacation those who stay behind do also. Nice line: “Leave now, and check in only if you must.”
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Frank, thank you, and yes, it is a vaca when boss goes on one 🙂
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“poem-ing the pages” is just brilliant
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Thanks Xan!
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Yes,’ just groovin’ on life – no boss for a change’ …. love it 🙂❤️
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❤ Thanks Christine
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A boss without a vacation is like a cat with a mousetrap on its tail. My wife is in Europe now for a few weeks, and though I miss her, I can be alone without being lonely. Snappy dizain .
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Glenn thanks. Solitude and loneliness are two different cats. Hopefully your wife will bring you back a fun souvenir.
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“poem-ing the pages” – love that line, and of course, no boss!
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🙂 Thanks!
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Sometimes it take that peace and quiet to clear the mick and muck of the mind!
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Yes indeed Dwight 🙂
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Just the thought brings good cheer!
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🙂
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This definitely makes me smile. (K)
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Glad it does, K 🙂
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👏👏👏👏
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Thanks Richa 🙂
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Good thing to do! If we can do this, good for our peace of mind.
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For sure, Grace. The ego can cause a lot of problems and the guilt that goes with them, which isn’t good for peace of mind.
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“Gather Ye Rose Buds While Ye May”
Smiles my Friend and Heaven is only
As Far Away as When Ego that Old Neo-Cortex
Driven State goes away Distance Space and Time
too WHere all that may Be left is a Smile Beyond Infinity
in A Flow of Eternal Tao Where Dao Reaches Within as SMiLes
i asked my
Wife is ‘this’
Young Woman
Praying in jest
Her Reply
no
She’s in Heaven…
Some Men Grab Cats
other Men Make Cats Smile….
While they Dance All Volunteer…
i’m 59 this Young Women is likely
19 What Age is a Smile my Friend
What Difference Does a Smile Make now..
i Say Seize A Smile last it Forever now the
Second Photo is My Wife at 49 Years-Old at
Walmart With me While i Public Dance reaching 11,733
Miles now in 71 Months along with 7.1 Million Words of Free
Verse Poetry in the Same Number of Months.. Both activities
Keep me in Flow yes the Tao continuously where i will raise arm slowly
in stress and the Bio-Feedback practiced for all those Months takes me
Right Back to Heaven Flow Within.. i told my Wife She’ll Never Age She Believed….
none of
the other
Women
when i was
Poor in my Twenties did my Friend..
Audacity to Believe Audacity to Do
Heaven Now Reality Gathering Ye Rosebuds ’til
my Ashes Feed the Heat of Earth hopefully in the Winter..
as it’s really been Hot as Hell in the Panhandle of Florida The Heaven WHere i Live..;)
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I appreciate the free verse and the messages within it. Great photos. Keep on Dancin and listening to the way.
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SMiLes always A
Welcome for
New Art here
Thank you..
For the
Inspiration True..:)
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YW!
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🎉😁
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Bravo! Both for the sentiments and for this very well-executed, fun dizain.
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Rosemary, thank you very much and am glad you enjoyed the poem.
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Wonderfully crafted and a great post.
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Thank you Paul, glad you connected with it.
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Wonderful wordplay in this one, Jade! Delightful!
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Thank you very much, Frank. Glad you enjoyed it.
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