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pjthompsonRandom quote of the day:
The rose is without 'why'; it blooms simply because it blooms.
It pays no attention to itself, nor does it ask whether anyone sees it.
—Angelus Silesius, The Cherubinic Wanderer (Cherubinischer Wandersmann)
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Bert and Ernie, Celine Dion, or the Band of the Coldstream Guards. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
The rose is without 'why'; it blooms simply because it blooms.
It pays no attention to itself, nor does it ask whether anyone sees it.
—Angelus Silesius, The Cherubinic Wanderer (Cherubinischer Wandersmann)
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Bert and Ernie, Celine Dion, or the Band of the Coldstream Guards. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
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Date: 2023-04-20 08:45 pm (UTC)Others hung around, but only Austed held her attention.
Until They came. They were loud, heavy-footed, possessive, demanding, rude. They smelled strange. And they dragged her away from Austed and shoved her into a horrible dark container that jolted her uncomfortably for way too long.
They handled her, shoved her around brutally.
Then They left her alone. At least they'd left her the sun. She turned to it, grief-stricken, and waited. She'd never give Those horrible kidnappers what they wanted, never.
But never is a long time. Only a few months later, constrained by its plantly genetics and lack of diseases, sufficient water and nutrition, the rose bloomed.
*OK, so even I think maybe I'm a little odd sometimes.*
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Date: 2023-04-20 09:12 pm (UTC)(I'm always glad when something I've posted inspires imagination.)