Grounded yet adrift
Betwixt and between
Tethered while untethered

Her beauty
Both fades and grows
Returning to the Earth
From which she once
Set out to sea

The cycle of life
Beautiful and cruel
Both to be found
In any single moment

This one nears the end
At which new life begins

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About the photograph:

Beautiful and Cruel
Marie Joseph
Nova Scotia, Canada

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A reading from the blog post:

Beautiful and Cruel: https://pixtowords.com/2024/02/15/beautiful-and-cruel/

From my blog Pix to Words: https://pixtowords.com/

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