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Linda Blatnik's avatar

We always think

what if,

but what if

every moment we live

we carry our ghosts with

us, dance for them, walk with them

and write with them

looking over our shoulders?

Can we be alone or are they

always there?

Talk to me about this.

You are my ghost.

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Richard Partridge's avatar

Like it Linda - we are all our own Ghosts!

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Caroline Howard's avatar

I love these diaphanous, layered photos, a reflection of the palimpsest that is the city. Glad to be reminded that we must risk new encounters.

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Richard Partridge's avatar

Thank you Caroline - I took these a while back and immediately thought of them when I wrote this poem ... makes me want to take more ...

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Marco & Sabrina's avatar

Lovely, and exactly why we always say "yes" to everything!

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Richard Partridge's avatar

Thank you. As I get older, so do I .... well, I try.

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Gianni Simone's avatar

I spent a long time looking at your photos. Thank you for sharing. I know nothing about photographic technique. Did you just take the photo at slow speed - or whatever you call it - or is there something more?

Your poem reminded me of "The Sense of an Ending." Please take it as a compliment.

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