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Jack W. Guffey's avatar

"For there are men who move through the world as strangers unto themselves..."

Henry Lewis's avatar

Beautiful and thought-provoking.

Carly Booty's avatar

Lovely collage and poem!

Mandy Morris's avatar

Thank you so much <3

James Chancey's avatar

“Yet affection cannot bestow vision where the spirit remaineth asleep”

Beautifully said!

Mandy Morris's avatar

thank you James (:

Donal McKernan's avatar

The birdsong, the wind in the trees, the eyes of the passing stranger trying to catch our eye for a morning hello, and even at the end of our walk, the warm hubbub of a coffee shop filled with waking voices. - David Whyte

Zoe (However I Grow)'s avatar

Love it, it brought up a lot of memories of people I knew/know. I like the color picture of the collage, the brightness and beauty of the person seen in the imagery yet still fragile and missing when you attempt to know them or reach them. Thanks for creating it!

Jillian Kondamudi's avatar

This is beautiful. It makes me think of the secular person's search for goodness apart from God.

And Yet I Smile's avatar

I truly am fascinated by you!!

Martin Garcia's avatar

Mandy! what do I think of the collage? It is pleasant to look at. What draws me in is the eyes on the feathers and the feet sticking up.

Hope all is well!

Curt Olsen's avatar

I like that you use the unfamiliar language of old scripture. And I am one of those men who move as a stranger to myself. I do that which I would not. I remaineth as I am.

Jon Murphy's avatar

This one has teeth! As good as it is true. You’ll cut through chains writing like this. It also made me think of the opening lines to Champagne Supernova by Oasis. In my opinion, the saddest lyrics ever written, “How many special people change? How many lives are living strange?”