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october breathed poetry.

Posted on October 1, 2020 by beth

October breathed poetry —
beautiful and glowing.

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~Terri Guillemets, “Tenth verse,” 2018,

blackout poetry created from

Octave Mirbeau, The Diary of a Chambermaid, 1891

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painting credit: ‘autumn tree’, deborah mcgee, watercolor on paper

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Brad Osborne on October 1, 2020 at 5:18 am said:

Perfection!

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- beth on October 1, 2020 at 5:25 am said:
  
  it’s simple and pretty, and describes October so well I think
  
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markbialczak on October 1, 2020 at 7:25 am said:

Great cadence, Beth.

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Sadje on October 1, 2020 at 7:47 am said:

Beautiful and glowing!

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- beth on October 1, 2020 at 9:32 pm said:
  
  that’s what october is all about
  
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  - Sadje on October 1, 2020 at 9:59 pm said:
    
    I agree Beth.
    
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    - beth on October 2, 2020 at 4:35 am said:
      
      🍁🍂
      
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Chatter Master on October 1, 2020 at 8:06 am said:

That makes complete sense, and sensory, to me.

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- beth on October 1, 2020 at 9:31 pm said:
  
  me too –
  
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Jim Stewart on October 1, 2020 at 10:16 am said:

And clamming reopened this morning. Yay! October beaches are sometimes wet, but always beautiful.

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- beth on October 1, 2020 at 9:31 pm said:
  
  excellent!
  
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seaangel4444 on October 1, 2020 at 10:24 am said:

Wonderful, Beth! Happy October!

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- beth on October 1, 2020 at 9:30 pm said:
  
  you too –
  
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  - seaangel4444 on October 1, 2020 at 9:35 pm said:
    
    🤗💜
    
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Jim Borden on October 1, 2020 at 1:24 pm said:

Happy October!

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- beth on October 1, 2020 at 3:54 pm said:
  
  You too 🎃
  
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Erika on October 1, 2020 at 3:20 pm said:

The month of the red leaves… beautiful!

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- beth on October 1, 2020 at 3:47 pm said:
  
  It’s such a beautiful month
  
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  - Erika on October 2, 2020 at 1:39 pm said:
    
    It is so atmospheric!
    
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Brenda Davis Harsham on October 1, 2020 at 7:01 pm said:

Love the art. Love the quote. My soul feels happier. If only my kids weren’t playing video games and shouting at each other…. 😉

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- beth on October 1, 2020 at 9:29 pm said:
  
  thanks! and yes, i get that )
  
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johnlmalone on October 1, 2020 at 9:30 pm said:

beautiful, Beth: reminded me of the Shaker print by Hannah Cohoon of the ‘Tree of Life’

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- beth on October 1, 2020 at 10:18 pm said:
  
  i’m all about simple
  
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  - johnlmalone on October 1, 2020 at 10:46 pm said:
    
    hooray for that 🙂
    
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Jonathan Caswell on October 3, 2020 at 10:47 am said:

SHORT AND SWEET! 😀

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- beth on October 3, 2020 at 1:07 pm said:
  
  Yes
  
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Jonathan Caswell on October 3, 2020 at 10:48 am said:

Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
OCTOBER IS…A TREAT!

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- beth on October 3, 2020 at 1:06 pm said:
  
  Ty!
  
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Kiki on October 6, 2020 at 5:53 am said:

Made me think of one of my Flickr uploads with the Valentine Tree full of hearts…. this is a perfect October painting, and i’d like to have it at my door! Thanks Beth.

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Carol anne on October 6, 2020 at 2:42 pm said:

Amazing! ❤ ❤ happy october!

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- beth on October 6, 2020 at 6:11 pm said:
  
  Thank you, you too
  
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michelinewalker on October 6, 2020 at 5:16 pm said:

The picture is just beautiful and so is the entire post.

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Aman K Phoenix on October 8, 2020 at 8:02 am said:

Wow!😍😍

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- beth on October 8, 2020 at 3:35 pm said:
  
  Thank you
  
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Queen on October 9, 2020 at 1:05 am said:

Wow🖤♥

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- beth on October 9, 2020 at 4:44 am said:
  
  ❤
  
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daily little letters on October 10, 2020 at 2:52 pm said:

my favorite month!! ❤ ❤

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- beth on October 10, 2020 at 3:11 pm said:
  
  ❤️
  
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Chel Owens on October 23, 2020 at 1:55 am said:

I love both of your creations.

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- beth on October 23, 2020 at 4:50 am said:
  
  both from other creative sources and shared together anew – thank you
  
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Artist/Poet_JayMoraShihadeh on October 23, 2020 at 11:55 am said:

Yes it did😊

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coffee and me 💖 on October 23, 2020 at 10:43 pm said:

Beautiful ❣️

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- beth on October 24, 2020 at 6:08 am said:
  
  thank you –
  
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Vegan Poet on November 1, 2020 at 11:11 am said:

Lovely and arresting combination of artwork and words!

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