Wednesday, September 23, 2015

A Drop In A Bucket

The bullet rings
in the empty bucket
We watch
as they paint
the walls red
Some try
to repaint
in white
but red
is so hard
to cover
Some will break
their backs
trying anyway
We're all
just a drop
in a bucket
Trying to keep
our form
The day 
we choose 
to live outside
our limits
is the day 
we will 
be free

-September 2015
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30 comments:

  1. Sherry Blue SkySeptember 23, 2015 at 9:46 AM

    Very true, Torie. Sometimes it is hard to shuck off those limitations. But it is the soul's journey.

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    1. TorieSeptember 23, 2015 at 9:49 AM

      It is the soul's journey, indeed. Thanks for making a visit, Sherry. Lovely to see you as always :)

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  2. SusanSeptember 23, 2015 at 10:29 AM

    A drop in the bucket may not whte wash anything, but it might save the day! Such a fine combination of images.

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  3. MarySeptember 23, 2015 at 11:14 AM

    Oh yes, we do need to challenge ourselves sometime indeed. If humans always lived within their limits, perhaps mankind never would have flown across an ocean or rocketed into space.

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  4. MarySeptember 23, 2015 at 11:15 AM

    P.S. Great to see you again, Torie.

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  5. XSeptember 23, 2015 at 12:08 PM

    I agree with the ultimate statement in this that we have to live outside the limitations put on us by others and even ourselves, at times

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    1. TorieSeptember 24, 2015 at 10:00 AM

      We truly do. That's the only way to be our true selves!

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  6. Sanaa RizviSeptember 23, 2015 at 1:06 PM

    So true.. a person is bound by his limits ..and the choices he makes will determine how to set him free! Excellent write.

    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  7. Rosemary Nissen-WadeSeptember 23, 2015 at 3:01 PM

    Interesting observations, and your visual form looks like the drop falling.

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    1. TorieSeptember 24, 2015 at 10:01 AM

      I didn't notice that! Thank you making a visit, Rosemary :)

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  8. GailSeptember 23, 2015 at 5:38 PM

    I enjoyed this.

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  9. Audrey Howitt aka DivaloungerSeptember 23, 2015 at 6:03 PM

    So much truth here Torie--beautifully penned

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  10. Sumana RoySeptember 23, 2015 at 8:53 PM

    "The day / we choose / to live outside / our limits / is the day / we will / be free"...exactly...so wisely put...

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  11. Jae RoseSeptember 24, 2015 at 5:06 AM

    Yes red is a hard stain to cover - it is a stain of hardship and truth..of suffering and living..and yet perhaps there is always hope of pushing past our limits?

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    1. TorieSeptember 24, 2015 at 10:02 AM

      I do believe there is, Jae Rose :) I appreciate your visit :)

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  12. Gen Giggles September 24, 2015 at 6:29 AM

    Started dark but a bright end was in sight.

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  13. Myrna R.September 24, 2015 at 8:26 PM

    So nice Torie, to think of ourselves as breaking out of our perceived llmitations. I like your view of freedom.

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    1. TorieSeptember 25, 2015 at 6:52 AM

      Thank you for your thoughtful comment, Myrna :)

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  14. Old EggSeptember 24, 2015 at 11:49 PM

    We never know what we can do until we try.

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  15. SarahSeptember 25, 2015 at 8:18 PM

    Nice. This resonates with me.

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    1. TorieSeptember 25, 2015 at 9:27 PM

      I love the feeling when someone writes something and I just get it. Glad to hear it. Thank you so much for taking the time, Sarah :)

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