Friday, May 31, 2013

Falling

 



Love is that blinding light that peels back the darkness, exposing the twisted roots of vulnerability---wishes and dreams too painful to reveal. The very wings that lift you to the sun's embrace are easily singed by the fire. Like Icarus, you will fall, burn to ashes and scatter like dark confetti across a green sea.


     It sleeps, this love, wintering deep in a heart that spring has forgotten. There is the fear of never being loved, of being left behind and bleeding out memories that whisper a spiritual death. Dawn streaming gold through a thin veil of trees is lost on the blind. You feel your way through corridors of the past, conceal the bruises carried quietly inside you. You cannot save the broken soul with cracks too deep to heal.


     Love is that cage where birds dream of taking flight. Release it and its name will stain your lips. The secrets you share burn slowly from embers to thaw the frozen heart. Desire spreads its wings, bringing light to all the hurts you've worn like a badge of courage. Wipe away the tears and catch the one who is falling.

41 comments:

  1. Beautiful reminder of the healing qualities of love. And the fact that we sometimes need to be brave enough to let it in.

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    1. Thank you for the kind words and what you said is so true--like that saying: "Better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all..."

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    1. Thank you, Heidi!! Glad you liked it and we're happy to see you here!

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  3. Extraordinarily beautiful words. Not seen love summed up so well for a long time.

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    1. Thank you, Dale. Honored that you like it so much!

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  4. I am so glad that despite all the hurt I have suffered throughout the many years of my life, that I have known deep 'love'. There is nothing like it. It can be imagined or faked and I just loved how you opened this post in the first sentence
    "love is that blinding light that peels back the darkness, exposing the twisted roots of vulnerability" its perfect to me. And I love the first picture of all those tangled branches but yet you can still see through it. The whole post is brilliant. Now you got me thinking of LOVE.

    Just noticed you have the GFC, I'm definitely following this site for more.

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    1. Love makes us vulnerable to all the hurts in the world, and yet it opens up a whole NEW world of beauty and things unseen at the same time. Like oxygen--you can't exist without it.

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  5. Bakinginatornado made a very aft comment - we need to be brave enough to let it in. It is so important to experience this feeling. Love the pics

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    1. It DOES take courage to let those feelings in. Everyone gets hurt sooner or later but the brave ones dust themselves off and get right back in. What is life without it?

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  6. Hi my name is Ashley. I'm an avid blogger and Creative Graphics & Web Designer. I am stopping by your blog from Aloha Blog Hop. I would love it if you would stop by ours as well. We have an awesome giveaway running right now. A winner will be chosen June 15th. Come join in on the fun!

    Website/Blog: www.ashleychapmandesigns.com/blog

    Thanks so much!

    Ashley

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    1. Thanks Ashley. We'll be sure to stop by your site!

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  7. As usual, this post blew me away. I cried all the way through it earlier (when it came in my e-mail). The writing is so raw; the photos are incredible and I just have to say how lucky I am to know you. I'm giving you an award you already have, but it's only because I love your awesomeness :) -You can follow the rules or throw it on your sidebar. Just know it comes to you with pure love.

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    1. Thanks you so much, Michele! We always love seeing you here and it is so sweet of you to think of us---thank you for the award --we are honored by it!

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    1. Thank you so much, Linda! Always a pleasure to see you here!

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  9. Stopping by from Friend Connect Blog Hop.
    @JLenniDorner
    Fantastic pictures.

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    1. Thanks! Glad you like the photography!

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    2. Stopping by AGAIN! This time from the Bloglovin' Collective Blog Hop.
      @JLenniDorner
      Looks like you and I are fans of some nice hops. ;)

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  10. Thank you for joining us at our Let's Get Social Sunday Party Have a great week :-)

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  11. Hello! I am a follower of yours and I nominated you for the Liebster Blog Award! Check out the details here:

    http://plethoraoponderings.blogspot.com/2013/06/liebster-award.html

    Sara from A Plethora of Pondering's

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    1. Thank you so much, Sara! We are honored to accept your award!

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  12. This is beautiful and so very real... I'm not sure I can give new love a chance... I see me pushing those opportunities away so that I won't be hurt... besides I'm still very much in love with my David... even if I'm not with him... :'(

    You have a new follower ;-)

    The pictures are so amazing!!!!

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  13. You can't be afraid to give new love a chance. I also think that people can love more than once in their life--- even simultaneously. You will always love your David, but at the same time if you meet someone new, I think it's possible to love another person as well. There is always room in the heart to love more than one person---don't let being hurt in the past hold you back from feeling the exhilaration of falling in love again.

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  14. New follower. Can't wait to look around. Your pictures are lovely. I also host a weekly food, craft, and inspirational posts etc... link party on Tuesday called The Gathering Spot and would love it if you'd share something. Thanks for joining us at the Let's Get Social Sunday link party. Have a wonderful week :)

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    1. Thank you for the visit, the follow and the invite. We'll be sure to check it out.

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  15. WOW what an awesome blog. I am first time visitor and just love it. Wanted to thank you for linking up to the BlogLovin' Blog hop. Sarah and I really appreciate you stopping by. Now following and will be checking out the blog on Bloglovin'

    Cheers,
    Margarita
    @DownshiftingPRO

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  16. Your photos are stunning and the captions are poetic. Wow! Newest follower here! I was hoping that you'd pop on by my neck o' the blog woods and follow back!

    Have a lovely weekend!
    Sarah
    www.enjoyingtheepiphany.com

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  17. Beautiful pictures xo

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  18. Hi I am Jei Crochet and I followed you on Bloglovin ;) I am inviting you to join my Link party. There are lot's of room for you to join. I love the nice pictures. I really need to have a nice camera...

    Cutey Patuty Crochet

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    1. Thank you so much! Following you back via Blog lovin!

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  19. Wise words dear! Found your blog through the hop and I'm following you via gfc and bloglovin. Hope some time you'll stop by and return the love!
    xoxo
    Coco et La vie en rose
    Coco et La vie en rose on Bloglovin
    Coco et La vie en rose on Facebook

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    1. Ho Coco! Thanks! Your blog is beautiful! Following you back via Blog Lovin now!

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  20. loving your blog! the photos and words are..I can feel it!!!
    I am your newest follower from the hop..pls follow back if you can.

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    1. Thank you so much! Yes, I think we are well matched in this blog--we combine the words and pictures as closely as we can. It always turns out way better than we expect!~ So glad you like our joint effort!

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  21. Hello! Beautiful words and the images are a perfect companion. I came across your blog via the TGIF Blog Hop. I'm so glad I did. I'm a ne follower via Bloglovin'. I would love it if you'd follow me back. Have a great day! :D

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  22. This is beautiful. You really should consider jumping in at OctPoWriMo. (October Poetry Writing Month) It's 31 poems in 31 days, but you can jump in any time on any of the days. The prompt the other day was "Love is..." and this is perfect.

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