“Life has a certain flavor
for those who have fought and risked
all that the sheltered and protected
can never experience.”
— John Stuart Mill
all looks beautiful
sheltered from divisive truth
distorted vision
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Under the Green Leaf Parasol ~ Photo and Sheltered Haiku* by Mary O’Connor
© 2020
* Haiku: a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world
Love the quote with this particular photo!
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what a precious picture, thanks
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I can almost smell the rose! Beautiful!
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Lovely photo! Profound truth there in your poem…
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