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Ashu singh's avatar

Stunning imaginary 🌺

Kim Williams, M.Div.'s avatar

Thank you kindly, Ashu. I'm glad you are here.

HVR - James's avatar

I don't like you. You make it look easy. It's too good.

Kim Williams, M.Div.'s avatar

It’s ok. I know you love me. πŸ’•πŸ˜ŽπŸ˜

Christopher Van Name's avatar

The sun is all forgiving. What else in our lives shows up everyday, regardless, and never wavers?

Kim Williams, M.Div.'s avatar

Dogs. 😏😎

Aaron | Philosophy & Fiction's avatar

Beautiful work Kim!

Kelly Trost's avatar

Hi Kim,

this is deeply felt.

Kim Williams, M.Div.'s avatar

Kelly! I'm delighted it resonated with you.

Kelly Trost's avatar

Hi Kim, I’m so glad. But it shouldn’t be surprising. Your work always resonates. So beautiful.

AndrΓ©'s avatar

ode to the sun ... our shiny star ... I'm sure she thanks you ...

and wishes us well ... πŸ¦‹

Tony Burkinshaw's avatar

I really enjoyed this, Kim.

The imagery worked beautifully.

"Crackling bones, whitewashed

By well-aged regret"

πŸ‘Œ

Kim Williams, M.Div.'s avatar

Hello, Tony. Thank you. I'm always interested in which lines resonate with readers.

Kayla Murphy's avatar

Beautifully written. Love this

Kim Williams, M.Div.'s avatar

Thank you, Kayla. I hope you are well.

Gabriel B.'s avatar

Love the directness! Cheering you on.

Kim Williams, M.Div.'s avatar

Here's to facing the sun...in all its forms.

Diana's avatar

I love the contrast in this. Light and burn existing at the same time really stayed with me 🀍

Luna M Hiraya πŸ’«'s avatar

Beautiful words, and a tribute to the sun… I’m always awed by it. Those sun rays, energy that’s been bouncing around likely for millions of years inside the star before it escapes, then takes only 8 minutes to reach your face and warm you with a gentle kiss.✨

Kim Williams, M.Div.'s avatar

And then agitate cells into cancer! heh. 😏

A Writer’s Voice's avatar

Gorgeous!

Kim Williams, M.Div.'s avatar

Thank you, sir. How are you?

Aria Ligi's avatar

Beautifully written. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ˜ŠπŸ˜ŠπŸ˜ŠπŸ˜ŠπŸ˜Š

Virgin Monk Boy's avatar

The sun does not care about our moisturizers, our theology, or our little plans to age gracefully. It just keeps blessing and burning like a silent monk with terrible boundaries. This is gorgeous. Tender, brutal, and somehow still grateful. Blessed are the ones who can lift their face toward the fire and not call it punishment.

Kim Williams, M.Div.'s avatar

Thank you! For reading and commenting...you're right there in the heat of it!

AsukaHotaru's avatar

The sun landing on working hands, not just pretty skin... It made the warmth turn sharp for me, like... oh, there’s the cost too...

Kim Williams, M.Div.'s avatar

Always a cost to living. hi!

Petra's avatar

β€œRays of cosmic indifference” really lands. And that last turn, choosing to lift your face and bless it anyway, feels less like praise and more like an acceptance of something radiant and unfeeling. <3

Kim Williams, M.Div.'s avatar

As much as I believe we are significant, I believe we are not. :)

Petra's avatar

Maybe not quite as significant as we like to think. :)