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Peace She brings R54,55

Those who believe in the Goddess seem to be more peaceful. Yes, there are Goddesses of War like Athena and yes, there are many belligerent and bellicose women but war seems to be linked to masculinity in Western culture and nature/nuture to female fertility.

For "Space Blog" 

"The peace she brings"  by n.lea

A mini-review. "I need" need only be mentoned once. The idea is fine but an idea doesn't make it something poetry... no matter how good. It needs to be rethought, redone. Until then it needs no rating.

Another recent poem "Waiting on paper"  shows more promise although it needs editing as well and either regular grammar or some defiant reason to break the rules (otherwise it comes off as sloppy) and imho, it's salvageable.

Prompt: Write about the beach and peace.

The Ocean is mighty ... and does not evoke peace. The inner fjords of Sogn og Fjordane are calm, clear, cool, peaceful. Small lakes can be peaceful. A loon in the evening, a shimmer of moonlight. I don't think of 'beaches' being calm or peaceful though.

For "Welcome To My Reality Forum" 

54. How do you deal with emotional pain?

I avoid. I curl up. I withdraw. I've been known to reach out and that has helped on occasion but I'm more likely to just sleep it away.

55. What do you love about life?

Dying? Maybe the opportunity to learn? Cashews? Since I know little to nothing about dying I can't compare, can I? Right now I have little to live for. I feel estranged from the living in many ways. It's not a happy time. I live for connections so even collecting leaves and scoring chocolate milk on sale counts for something... but that doesn't answer the question.

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