Traveler. I follow roads where thought forgets its map. In foreign corners, silence speaks, knowledge wakes, and something within me arrives before I do.

Trieste, a city between
Joined March 2020
Mid-Journey โ€” Years ago, in graduate school, I studied travel and mobility. But the research was never only theoretical. I was also traveling โ€” watching how movement, borders, and small encounters shape ordinary lives. Those thoughts slowly became small fragments on Twitter. Each one began with the same words: ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠ โ€” Mid-Journey. There were 365 of them. In 2023 they became a small book. Now I am walking that road again, turning those fragments into poems โ€” one each day until December 31. 365 fragments of a road. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠ โ€” ใšใ„ใถใ‚“ๅ‰ใ€ๅคงๅญฆ้™ขใงใƒœใ‚ฏใฏๆ—…ใจ็งปๅ‹•ใซใคใ„ใฆ็ ”็ฉถใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใงใ‚‚ใใ‚Œใฏ็†่ซ–ใ ใ‘ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅฎŸ้š›ใซๆ—…ใ‚’ใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€็งปๅ‹•ใ‚„ๅขƒ็•Œใ€ใใ—ใฆๅฐใ•ใชๅ‡บไผšใ„ใŒไบบใฎ็”Ÿๆดปใ‚’ใฉใ†ๅฝขใฅใใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใฎๆ€่€ƒใฏใ‚„ใŒใฆใ€Twitterใซๆ›ธใๅฐใ•ใชๆ–ญ็‰‡ใธใจๅค‰ใ‚ใฃใฆใ„ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใฉใฎๆ–ญ็‰‡ใ‚‚ๅŒใ˜่จ€่‘‰ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅง‹ใพใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ€Œๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใ€ ๅ…จ้ƒจใง365ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฏ2023ๅนดใซไธ€ๅ†Šใฎๆœฌใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆไปŠใ€ใƒœใ‚ฏใฏใใฎ้“ใ‚’ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ๅบฆๆญฉใใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚’่ฉฉใธใจๆ›ธใ็›ดใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ 12ๆœˆ31ๆ—ฅใพใงใ€ๆฏŽๆ—ฅใฒใจใคใ€‚ 365ใฎ้“ใฎๆ–ญ็‰‡ใ€‚
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#WriteMap 621 #POET #poem #poetry Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” a poet is the passenger who misses the train and hears a line break where chance ends and necessity has not yet begun. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎ่ฉฉไบบใจใฏใ€ๅˆ—่ปŠใซไน—ใ‚Š้…ใ‚ŒใŸใจใใ€ๅถ็„ถใŒ็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ๅฟ…็„ถใŒใพใ ๅง‹ใพใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€ใใฎใ‚ใšใ‹ใช้š™้–“ใซใ€่ฉฉใฎๆ”น่กŒใ‚’่žใไน—ๅฎขใงใ™ใ€‚
Please consider giving my prompt a try #WriteMap 621 Map a meaningful event or issue from your past, present or future. All writing forms are OK (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, etc.). Prompt (optional): POET
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#vss365 #Start ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” I lost my way in the narrow streets of Fez, where copper lanterns swayed above the stalls and the scent of mint mingled with dust and afternoon heat. An old man opened a blue wooden door and invited me inside. We shared no language, only a small brass tray and two glasses of steaming tea. He did not ask where I came from. I did not ask where the road would lead. We simply watched the mint leaves unfold in the amber water. I had thought understanding must start with words. But when I stepped outside, the streets were still a mazeโ€”โ€” and for the first time, I felt no need to find my way out. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎใƒ•ใ‚งใ‚บใฎ็ดฐใ„่ทฏๅœฐใงใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏ้“ใซ่ฟทใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅบ—ๅ…ˆใซใฏ้Š…ใฎใƒฉใƒณใ‚ฟใƒณใŒๆบใ‚Œใ€ใƒŸใƒณใƒˆใฎ้ฆ™ใ‚ŠใŒๅŸƒใจๅˆๅพŒใฎ็†ฑๆฐ—ใซๆททใ˜ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ไธ€ไบบใฎ่€ไบบใŒ้’ใ„ๆœจใฎๆ‰‰ใ‚’้–‹ใใ€ๆ—…ไบบใ‚’ๅฎถใฎไธญใธๆ‹›ใๅ…ฅใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ไบŒไบบใซๅ…ฑ้€šใ™ใ‚‹่จ€่‘‰ใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใฏๅฐใ•ใช็œŸ้ฎใฎ็›†ใจใ€ๆนฏๆฐ—ใ‚’็ซ‹ใฆใ‚‹ไบŒๆฏใฎใŠ่Œถใ ใ‘ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ่€ไบบใฏๆ—…ไบบใŒใฉใ“ใ‹ใ‚‰ๆฅใŸใฎใ‹ๅฐ‹ใญใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ๆ—…ไบบใ‚‚้“ใฎ่กŒใๅ…ˆใ‚’ๅฐ‹ใญใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ไบŒไบบใฏใŸใ ใ€็ฅ็€่‰ฒใฎใŠๆนฏใฎไธญใงใƒŸใƒณใƒˆใฎ่‘‰ใŒใ‚†ใฃใใ‚Š้–‹ใใฎใ‚’็œบใ‚ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฏใใ‚Œใพใงใ€็†่งฃใจใ„ใ†ใ‚‚ใฎใฏ่จ€่‘‰ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅง‹ใพใ‚‹ใฎใ ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€ๅ†ใณๅค–ใธๅ‡บใ‚‹ใจใ€่ทฏๅœฐใฏ็›ธๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚‰ใš่ฟท่ทฏใฎใพใพใ ใฃใŸใฎใซใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏๅˆใ‚ใฆใ€ใใ“ใ‹ใ‚‰ๆŠœใ‘ๅ‡บใ™้“ใ‚’ๆŽขใ™ๅฟ…่ฆใ‚’ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใชใใชใฃใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
#vss365 #prompt #Start On your mark, get ready, get set . . . In preparing for a race or new endeavor, there is always the moment right before the start. A mixture of excitement and anxiety. What is it like for you when you start something new? Let's swap stories.
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#WriteMap 620 #TEMPT #poem #poetry Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” in a Lisbon cafรฉ, two cups stood by the window; one chair remained empty. It seemed to tempt me with a life in which I was expected. But the chair belonged to no one. How easily longing mistakes an absence for an invitation. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎใƒชใ‚นใƒœใƒณใฎใ‚ซใƒ•ใ‚งใงใ€็ช“่พบใซใฏไบŒใคใฎใ‚ซใƒƒใƒ—ใŒไธฆใณใ€ไธ€ใคใฎๆค…ๅญใŒ็ฉบใ„ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใฎ็ฉบๅธญใฏใ€ใพใ‚‹ใง่ชฐใ‹ใŒๆ—…ไบบใ‚’ๅพ…ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ€ๅˆฅใฎไบบ็”Ÿใธใจ่ช˜ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ใ€ใใฎๆค…ๅญใฏ่ชฐใฎใŸใ‚ใซ็”จๆ„ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚‚ใฎใงใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ไบบใฏใชใ‚“ใจๅฎนๆ˜“ใซใ€ใใ“ใซ่ชฐใ‚‚ใ„ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ‚’ใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒๆ‹›ใ‹ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใจๅ–ใ‚Š้•ใˆใฆใ—ใพใ†ใฎใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
Please consider giving my prompt a try #WriteMap 620 Map a meaningful event or issue from your past, present or future. All writing forms are OK (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, etc.). Prompt (optional): TEMPT
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Hello @Support, Since October 23, my posts have been missing from #vss365 and #WriteMap searches, and some replies appear on my profile but not in the original conversations. My posts appear when I search specifically for my account, but some cannot be found through ordinary hashtag searches. Another user has independently confirmed this issue.ใ€€ Engagement has also dropped sharply. Could you please investigate whether my account @WaniTutor is being incorrectly filtered or affected by a technical issue? Thank you for your assistance.
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#vss365 #travel ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” somewhere between Vienna and Prague, our night train stopped at a station half-buried in snow. Beneath a solitary yellow lamp, an elderly woman straightened her husband's scarf. He took the paper bag from her hands and brushed the snow from her sleeve. No grand gesture, no words I could hearโ€”โ€” only the quiet tenderness of two people who had learned each other's smallest needs. Inside the carriage, strangers slept. As the train pulled away, their shadows remained joined upon the snow. Travel had taught me how to leave. And there, on a nameless platform, stood everything I had never learned to stay for. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏใ‚ฆใ‚ฃใƒผใƒณใ‹ใ‚‰ใƒ—ใƒฉใƒใธๅ‘ใ‹ใ†ๅคœ่กŒๅˆ—่ปŠใซไน—ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใฎๅˆ—่ปŠใŒใ€้›ชใซๅŠใฐๅŸ‹ใ‚‚ใ‚ŒใŸ้ง…ใซๅœใพใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ่ปŠ็ช“ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใŸใฃใŸไธ€ใคใฎ้ป„่‰ฒใ„่ก—็ฏใฎไธ‹ใงๅนด่€ใ„ใŸๅฅณๆ€งใŒๅคซใฎใƒžใƒ•ใƒฉใƒผใ‚’็›ดใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใŒ่ฆ‹ใˆใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅคซใฏๅฆปใฎๆ‰‹ใ‹ใ‚‰็ด™่ข‹ใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ๅ–ใ‚Šใ€ๅฝผๅฅณใฎ่ข–ใซ็ฉใ‚‚ใฃใŸ้›ชใ‚’ๆ‰•ใ„่ฝใจใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅคงใ’ใ•ใชไป•่‰ใ‚‚ใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฎ่€ณใซๅฑŠใ่จ€่‘‰ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ“ใซใ‚ใฃใŸใฎใฏใ€้•ทใ„ๅนดๆœˆใ‚’ใ‹ใ‘ใฆไบ’ใ„ใฎใ•ใ•ใ‚„ใ‹ใชๆœ›ใฟใพใง็Ÿฅใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใฃใŸไบŒไบบใฎใ€้™ใ‹ใชๅ„ชใ—ใ•ใ ใ‘ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ่ปŠๅ†…ใงใฏใ€่ฆ‹็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใฌไบบใ€…ใŒ็œ ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅˆ—่ปŠใŒๅ‹•ใๅง‹ใ‚ใฆใ‚‚ใ€ไบŒไบบใฎๅฝฑใฏ้›ชใฎไธŠใง้‡ใชใฃใŸใพใพใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆ—…ใ‚’้‡ใญใ‚‹ใชใ‹ใงใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏ็ซ‹ใกๅŽปใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๅญฆใณใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆใ€ๅใ‚‚ใชใ„ใƒ›ใƒผใƒ ใฎไธŠใซใฏใ€ๆ—…ไบบใŒ็•™ใพใ‚‹็†็”ฑใจใ—ใฆๅญฆใณๆใญใŸใ™ในใฆใฎใ‚‚ใฎใŒ็ซ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
#vss365 #prompt #travel Yesterday we played around with the various definitions of taper. Fabulous posts. Now we need to take off and travel. Inward, outward, metaphorically, and/or literally. You decide. Let's see where we'll go today.
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#WriteMap 619 #DESIGN #poem #poetry Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” at a loom in Oaxaca, two women passed a red thread. Neither held the whole design. Each changed what the other could weave next. The pattern appeared where neither hand could reach alone. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใ€ใ‚ชใ‚ขใƒใ‚ซใฎ็น”็‰ฉๅทฅๆˆฟใงใ€ไบŒไบบใฎๅฅณๆ€งใŒ่ตคใ„็ณธใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ๆธกใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใฉใกใ‚‰ใ‚‚ใ€ๅฎŒๆˆใ™ใ‚‹ๆจกๆง˜ใฎๅ…จไฝ“ใ‚’ไธ€ไบบใงๆฑบใ‚ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ใ‘ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ไธ€ไบบใฎ็น”ใ‚Šๆ–นใŒๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚Œใฐใ€ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ไบบใŒๆฌกใซ็น”ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฎใงใใ‚‹ๆจกๆง˜ใ‚‚ๅค‰ใ‚ใฃใฆใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใ†ใ—ใฆใ€ไธ€ไบบใงใฏๆฑบใ—ใฆ็”Ÿใฟๅ‡บใ›ใชใ‹ใฃใŸๆจกๆง˜ใŒใ€ไบŒไบบใฎๆ‰‹ใ‚’้€šใ—ใฆๅฐ‘ใ—ใšใคๅงฟใ‚’็พใ—ใฆใ„ใฃใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
Please consider giving my prompt a try #WriteMap 619 Map a meaningful event or issue from your past, present or future. All writing forms are OK (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, etc.). Prompt (optional): DESIGN
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#vss365 #taper ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” the dining car swayed beneath its amber lamps. Across from me, an old man steadied his wife's bowl of soup whenever the train rounded a bend. Beyond the window, village lights began to taperโ€”โ€” three, then one, then none. Without looking up, she broke her bread in two and gave him half. Half a continent from home, I watched the life I might have lived pass quietly from one hand to another. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใ€็ฅ็€่‰ฒใฎใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ใฎไธ‹ใง้ฃŸๅ ‚่ปŠใฏๆบใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅ‘ใ‹ใ„ใซๅบงใ‚‹่€ไบบใฏใ€ๅˆ—่ปŠใŒใ‚ซใƒผใƒ–ใ‚’ๆ›ฒใŒใ‚‹ใŸใณใซใ€ๅฆปใฎใ‚นใƒผใƒ—ใฎๅ™จใ‚’ๆ”ฏใˆใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ็ช“ใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใงใฏใ€ๆ‘ใฎ็ฏใ‚ŠใŒๆฌก็ฌฌใซใพใฐใ‚‰ใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚ไธ‰ใคใ€ใใ—ใฆไธ€ใคใ€ใ‚„ใŒใฆไธ€ใคใ‚‚ใชใใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅฆปใฏ้ก”ใ‚’ไธŠใ’ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใชใใ€ใƒ‘ใƒณใ‚’ไบŒใคใซๅˆ†ใ‘ใ€ๅŠๅˆ†ใ‚’ๅคซใซๆ‰‹ๆธกใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆ•…้ƒทใ‹ใ‚‰ๅคง้™ธใฎๅŠๅˆ†ใ‚‚้›ขใ‚ŒใŸๅ ดๆ‰€ใงใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒ็”ŸใใŸใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ไบบ็”ŸใŒใ€้™ใ‹ใซใ€ไธ€ใคใฎๆ‰‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ใคใฎๆ‰‹ใธๆธกใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใใฎใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
#vss365 #prompt #taper We covered a lot of miles yesterday. Stories, poems, and photos. Then there are days when you might want to taper. Or you just might want to keep going the distance. It all depends on your energy. Have fun.
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๐Ÿ“ข A Note to My Poetry Friends Lately, some of my replies seem to vanish somewhere between my page and yours. They remain visible on my profile, but not always beneath the words they answer. So if my voice is missing beneath your poem, please don't mistake it for indifference. I'm still here on the journey, reading with gratitude, carrying your words with me, and hoping mine will find their way to you. Some messages, perhaps, must travel a longer road. ๐ŸŒ™
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#vss365 #Miles ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” after two hundred miles of desert and wind, a gas station appeared beneath a flickering OPEN sign. The pumps stood silent. Inside, an old radio sang through a veil of static. A woman in a faded yellow apron set a chipped blue mug before me. Behind the counter, a little girl was drawing a house on the back of a receiptโ€”โ€” a porch, two chairs, a crooked figure in one, and a yellow light above the door. "How far are you going?" the woman asked. Through the dusty window, I could see my car, its windshield pale with desert dust, its nose pointed down the highway like a creature trained to leave. "I don't know," I answered. She smiled and filled my cup again. For a while, neither of us spoke. The radio played a song I almost remembered. When I finally drove away, the station dwindled in my mirror until its light became another star above the darkening desert. But for miles afterward, I kept seeing the little girl's drawingโ€”โ€” the porch, the yellow light, the second chair, and the man who might have sat there, watching the desert turn to night while the miles went on without him. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใ€ไบŒ็™พใƒžใ‚คใƒซใ‚‚ใฎใ‚ใ„ใ ็ ‚ๆผ ใจ้ขจใฎไธญใ‚’่ตฐใ‚Š็ถšใ‘ใŸๆžœใฆใซใ€ๆ˜Žๆป…ใ™ใ‚‹OPENใฎ็œ‹ๆฟใฎไธ‹ใงใ‚ฌใ‚ฝใƒชใƒณใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒณใƒ‰ใŒๅงฟใ‚’็พใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ็ตฆๆฒนๆฉŸใฏ้™ใพใ‚Š่ฟ”ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅบ—ๅ†…ใงใฏๅคใ„ใƒฉใ‚ธใ‚ชใŒ้›‘้Ÿณใฎใƒดใ‚งใƒผใƒซใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใงๆญŒใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ่‰ฒ่คชใ›ใŸ้ป„่‰ฒใ„ใ‚จใƒ—ใƒญใƒณใฎๅฅณๆ€งใŒๆฌ ใ‘ใŸ้’ใ„ใƒžใ‚ฐใ‚ซใƒƒใƒ—ใ‚’ๆ—…ไบบใฎๅ‰ใซ็ฝฎใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ‚ซใ‚ฆใƒณใ‚ฟใƒผใฎๅฅฅใงใฏใ€ๅฐใ•ใชๅฅณใฎๅญใŒใƒฌใ‚ทใƒผใƒˆใฎ่ฃใซๅฎถใ‚’ๆใ„ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็Ž„้–ขๅ…ˆใฎใƒใƒผใƒใ€ไบŒ่„šใฎๆค…ๅญใ€ไธ€่„šใซๅบงใ‚‹ไธๆ ผๅฅฝใชไบบๅฝฑใ€ใใ—ใฆๆ‰‰ใฎไธŠใซใฏ้ป„่‰ฒใ„็ฏใ‚Šใ€‚ ใ€Œใฉใ“ใพใง่กŒใใฎใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸใ€ใจๅฅณๆ€งใŒๅฐ‹ใญใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅŸƒใซๆ›‡ใฃใŸ็ช“ใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใซใฏๆ—…ไบบใฎ่ปŠใŒ่ฆ‹ใˆใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใƒ•ใƒญใƒณใƒˆใ‚ฌใƒฉใ‚นใฏ็ ‚ๆผ ใฎ็ ‚ๅŸƒใง็™ฝใ้œžใฟใ€่ปŠใฎๅ…ˆ็ซฏใฏใ€็ซ‹ใกๅŽปใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ•™ใˆ่พผใพใ‚ŒใŸ็”Ÿใ็‰ฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่ก—้“ใฎๅ…ˆใ‚’ๅ‘ใ„ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ€Œๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€ใจๆ—…ไบบใฏ็ญ”ใˆใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅฅณๆ€งใฏๅพฎ็ฌ‘ใ‚“ใงใ€ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ๅบฆใ‚ณใƒผใƒ’ใƒผใ‚’ๆณจใ„ใงใใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ—ใฐใ‚‰ใใฎใ‚ใ„ใ ใ€ไบŒไบบใจใ‚‚้ป™ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใƒฉใ‚ธใ‚ชใ‹ใ‚‰ใฏใ€ใ‚‚ใ†ๅฐ‘ใ—ใงๆ€ใ„ๅ‡บใ›ใใ†ใชๆ‡ใ‹ใ—ใ„ๆญŒใŒๆตใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‚ˆใ†ใ‚„ใ่ปŠใ‚’่ตฐใ‚‰ใ›ใ‚‹ใจใ€ใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒณใƒ‰ใฏใƒใƒƒใ‚ฏใƒŸใƒฉใƒผใฎไธญใงๅฐใ•ใใชใ‚Šใ€ใใฎ็ฏใ‚Šใฏๆšฎใ‚Œใ‚†ใ็ ‚ๆผ ใฎไธŠใซๆตฎใ‹ใถใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ใคใฎๆ˜Ÿใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ€ใใฎใ‚ใจไฝ•ใƒžใ‚คใƒซ่ตฐใฃใฆใ‚‚ใ€ๅฅณใฎๅญใŒๆใ„ใŸ็ตตใŒ็›ฎใซๆตฎใ‹ใณใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใƒใƒผใƒใจ้ป„่‰ฒใ„็ฏใ‚Šใ€ใใ—ใฆไบŒ่„š็›ฎใฎๆค…ๅญใ€‚ ใใ“ใซๅบงใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ไบบใฎๆ—…ไบบใŒใ€็ ‚ๆผ ใŒๅคœใธใจๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’็œบใ‚ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใฎไบบใ‚’็ฝฎใๅŽปใ‚Šใซใ—ใฆใ€ใƒžใ‚คใƒซใ ใ‘ใŒใฉใ“ใพใงใ‚‚็ถšใ„ใฆใ‚†ใใฎใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
#vss365 #prompt #Miles We worked together yesterday and it sure looks like we conquered a lot of doubt. So now, let's see where the miles take us today. Have fun on your journeys.
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#vss365 #Miles ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” at three in the morning, the airport belonged to people between lives. A cleaner pushed her cart past the sleeping gates. Beyond the glass, aircraft moved through the rain like ships searching for a shore. Across from me, a father held his sleeping daughter. One small hand rested against the collar of his coat. Whenever an announcement sounded, he gently covered her ear without waking her. Above us, the departure board changed the names of distant cities as though the world were rearranging its possibilities. I wondered where they were going, what ordinary mornings awaited themโ€”โ€” a kitchen fragrant with fresh bread, a little coat hanging by the door, her sleepy voice calling him from another room. Then their flight was announced. He rose without waking her, carrying a whole world that did not yet know it was being carried. My own flight left an hour later. And somewhere above the clouds, a thousand miles from that quiet gate, I saw in the dark window the reflection of my empty armsโ€”โ€” still curved around the life I had never held. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎๅˆๅ‰ไธ‰ๆ™‚ใ€็ฉบๆธฏใฏไบบ็”Ÿใจไบบ็”Ÿใฎใ‚ใ„ใ ใซใ„ใ‚‹ไบบใ€…ใฎใ‚‚ใฎใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆธ…ๆŽƒๅ“กใŒใ‚ซใƒผใƒˆใ‚’ๆŠผใ—ใฆ็œ ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆญไน—ๅฃใฎๅ‰ใ‚’้€šใ‚Š้ŽใŽใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ‚ฌใƒฉใ‚นใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใงใฏใ€่ˆช็ฉบๆฉŸใŒ้›จใฎไธญใ‚’้€ฒใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅฒธ่พบใ‚’ๆŽขใ—ๆฑ‚ใ‚ใ‚‹่ˆนใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€‚ ๅ‘ใ‹ใ„ใฎๅธญใงใฏใ€็ˆถ่ฆชใŒ็œ ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅจ˜ใ‚’ๆŠฑใ„ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅฐใ•ใช็‰‡ๆ‰‹ใŒ็ˆถ่ฆชใฎใ‚ณใƒผใƒˆใฎ่ฅŸใซ่งฆใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‚ขใƒŠใ‚ฆใƒณใ‚นใŒๆตใ‚Œใ‚‹ใŸใณใซใ€็ˆถ่ฆชใฏๅจ˜ใ‚’่ตทใ“ใ•ใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใใฃใจใใฎ่€ณใ‚’่ฆ†ใฃใฆใ‚„ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ้ ญไธŠใฎๅ‡บ็™บๆกˆๅ†…ๆฟใงใฏ้ ใ„่ก—ใฎๅๅ‰ใŒๆฌกใ€…ใจๅ…ฅใ‚Œๆ›ฟใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ใพใ‚‹ใงไธ–็•ŒใŒ่‡ชใ‚‰ใฎๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใ‚’ไธฆในๆ›ฟใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ไบŒไบบใฏใฉใ“ใธๅ‘ใ‹ใ†ใฎใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚ใฉใ‚“ใชใ‚ใ‚Šใตใ‚ŒใŸๆœใŒๅพ…ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚็„ผใใŸใฆใฎใƒ‘ใƒณใฎ้ฆ™ใ‚Šใซๆบ€ใกใŸๅฐๆ‰€ใ€ๆ‰‰ใฎใใฐใซๆŽ›ใ‘ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸๅฐใ•ใชใ‚ณใƒผใƒˆใ€ๅˆฅใฎ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใ‹ใ‚‰็ˆถ่ฆชใ‚’ๅ‘ผใถใพใ ็œ ใใ†ใชๅจ˜ใฎๅฃฐใ€‚ ใ‚„ใŒใฆไบŒไบบใฎไพฟใŒๆกˆๅ†…ใ•ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ็ˆถ่ฆชใฏๅจ˜ใ‚’่ตทใ“ใ•ใšใซ็ซ‹ใกไธŠใŒใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒ้‹ใฐใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ•ใˆใพใ ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใชใ„ไธ€ใคใฎไธ–็•Œใ‚’ใใฎ่…•ใซๆŠฑใใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใŒไน—ใ‚‹ไพฟใฏไธ€ๆ™‚้–“ๅพŒใซๅ‡บ็™บใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆใ€ใ‚ใฎ้™ใ‹ใชๆญไน—ๅฃใ‹ใ‚‰ๅƒใƒžใ‚คใƒซใ‚‚้›ขใ‚ŒใŸ้›ฒใฎไธŠใงใ€ๆš—ใ„็ช“ใ‚ฌใƒฉใ‚นใซๆ˜ ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใฎใฏๆ—…ไบบใฎ็ฉบใฃใฝใฎ่…•ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ไธ€ๅบฆใ‚‚ๆŠฑใใ“ใจใฎใชใ‹ใฃใŸไบบ็”Ÿใ‚’ไปŠใ‚‚ใชใŠๆŠฑใใ‹ใ‹ใˆใ‚‹ๅฝขใฎใพใพใงใ€‚
#vss365 #prompt #Miles We worked together yesterday and it sure looks like we conquered a lot of doubt. So now, let's see where the miles take us today. Have fun on your journeys.
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#vss365 #Miles ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” in a basement jazz club in Montrรฉal, snow blurred the street-level windows while a muted trumpet held a blue note as though unwilling to let it go. Amber light trembled in half-empty glasses. Across the narrow aisle, a woman in a dark green coat slipped a train ticket between the pages of a worn paperback. When the music stopped, our eyes met. For a moment, the few steps between our tables seemed farther than all the miles that had brought me there. I could have asked where she was going. Perhaps we would have talked until the bartender turned out the lights, then walked together through the snow, inventing a city in which we might have belonged. But the drummer lifted his brushes. The trumpet began again. She lowered her eyes. And I remained where I was. Outside, I walked for miles through streets erased by falling snow. By morning, every footprint had disappearedโ€”โ€” except the few I had never taken. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎใƒขใƒณใƒˆใƒชใ‚ชใƒผใƒซใฎๅœฐไธ‹ใฎใ‚ธใƒฃใ‚บใ‚ฏใƒฉใƒ–ใงใฏใ€้›ชใŒ้€šใ‚Šใซ้ขใ—ใŸ็ช“ใ‚’้œžใพใ›ใ€ใƒŸใƒฅใƒผใƒˆใ‚’ใคใ‘ใŸใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒšใƒƒใƒˆใŒๆ‰‹ๆ”พใ™ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆƒœใ—ใ‚€ใ‹ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใฒใจใคใฎใƒ–ใƒซใƒผใƒŽใƒผใƒˆใ‚’ๅฎ™ใซ็•™ใ‚ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ็ฅ็€่‰ฒใฎๅ…‰ใŒ้ฃฒใฟใ‹ใ‘ใฎใ‚ฐใƒฉใ‚นใฎไธญใงๆบใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็‹ญใ„้€š่ทฏใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใงใฏใ€ๆทฑ็ท‘่‰ฒใฎใ‚ณใƒผใƒˆใ‚’็€ใŸๅฅณๆ€งใŒๅˆ—่ปŠใฎๅˆ‡็ฌฆใ‚’่ชญใฟๅคใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๆ–‡ๅบซๆœฌใฎใƒšใƒผใ‚ธใซๆŒŸใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ้ŸณๆฅฝใŒ้€”ๅˆ‡ใ‚ŒใŸใจใใ€ไบŒไบบใฎ็›ฎใŒๅˆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใฎไธ€็žฌใ€ไบŒไบบใฎใƒ†ใƒผใƒ–ใƒซใ‚’้š”ใฆใ‚‹ใปใ‚“ใฎๆ•ฐๆญฉใŒใ€ใใ“ใธ่พฟใ‚Š็€ใใพใงใฎไฝ•ใƒžใ‚คใƒซใ‚‚ใฎ้“ใฎใ‚Šใ‚ˆใ‚Šใฏใ‚‹ใ‹ใซ้ ใๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใฉใ“ใธ่กŒใใฎใ‹ๅฐ‹ใญใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใงใใŸใฏใšใงใ™ใ€‚ใฒใ‚‡ใฃใจใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ใƒใƒผใƒ†ใƒณใƒ€ใƒผใŒ็ฏใ‚Šใ‚’ๆถˆใ™ใพใง่ชžใ‚Šๅˆใ„ใ€ใใฎใ‚ใจไบŒไบบใง้›ชใฎไธญใ‚’ๆญฉใใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใŸใกใŒๆšฎใ‚‰ใ›ใŸใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„่ก—ใ‚’ๆ€ใ„ๆใ„ใฆใ„ใŸใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ€ใƒ‰ใƒฉใƒžใƒผใŒใƒ–ใƒฉใ‚ทใ‚’ๆŒใกไธŠใ’ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใƒšใƒƒใƒˆใŒๅ†ใณ้ณดใ‚Šๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ็›ฎใ‚’ไผใ›ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ—ใฆๆ—…ไบบใฏใ€ใใฎๅ ดใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ‹•ใใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅค–ใซๅ‡บใ‚‹ใจใ€้™ใ‚Šใ—ใใ‚‹้›ชใซๆถˆใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ‚†ใ่ก—่ทฏใ‚’ไฝ•ใƒžใ‚คใƒซใ‚‚ๆญฉใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆœใพใงใซใ€ใ™ในใฆใฎ่ถณ่ทกใŒๆถˆใˆใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใŸใ ใ€่ธใฟๅ‡บใ™ใ“ใจใฎใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚ใฎๆ•ฐๆญฉใ ใ‘ใ‚’ๆฎ‹ใ—ใฆใ€‚
#vss365 #prompt #Miles We worked together yesterday and it sure looks like we conquered a lot of doubt. So now, let's see where the miles take us today. Have fun on your journeys.
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#vss365 #doubt ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” above the last stand of pines, the path narrowed between pale rocks. Each step sent a little gravel sliding downhill; the air smelled of resin and cold stone. I knelt to retie my boot and noticed a fossilized seashell embedded in the rock, its delicate ridges opening like a fan. I ran my thumb along them. Fine dust gathered beneath my nail; for a moment, I almost expected the scent of salt. Far below, clouds drifted through the ravines, curling around the dark shoulders of the mountains like a tide returning to an ancient shore. My map called this place land, but the stone remembered the sea. I looked from the fossil to the distant peaks, wondering how many oceans had risen and vanished before these mountains learned to touch the sky. I began to doubt the borders we draw between what is gone and what remains. Then the wind passed through the mountain grass. One blade bent, then another, until the whole hillside answered in long, quiet waves. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎๆพๆž—ใŒ้€”ๅˆ‡ใ‚ŒใŸใ•ใ‚‰ใซไธŠๆ–นใงใ€ๅฑฑ้“ใฏ็™ฝใฃใฝใ„ๅฒฉใฎใ‚ใ„ใ ใ‚’็ธซใ†ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ็ดฐใ็ถšใ„ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ไธ€ๆญฉ่ธใฟๅ‡บใ™ใŸใณใซๅฐใ•ใช็ ‚ๅˆฉใŒๆ–œ้ขใ‚’ๆป‘ใ‚Š่ฝใกใ€้ขจใซใฏๆพ่„‚ใจๅ†ทใŸใ„็ŸณใฎๅŒ‚ใ„ใŒๆททใ˜ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฏ้ด็ดใ‚’็ตใณ็›ดใใ†ใจ่†ใ‚’ใคใใ€ๅฒฉใซๅŸ‹ใ‚‚ใ‚ŒใŸ่ฒใฎๅŒ–็Ÿณใซๆฐ—ใฅใใพใ™ใ€‚ใใฎ็นŠ็ดฐใช็ญ‹ใฏใ€ๆ‰‡ใ‚’ๅบƒใ’ใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใซ็พŽใ—ใๅˆปใพใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚่ฆชๆŒ‡ใงใใฃใจใชใžใ‚‹ใจใ€็ˆชใฎไธ‹ใซ็ดฐใ‹ใชๅŸƒใŒใŸใพใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ๆ—…ไบบใฏไธ€็žฌใ€ใใ“ใ‹ใ‚‰ๆฝฎใฎ้ฆ™ใ‚ŠใŒๆผ‚ใฃใฆใใ‚‹ใฎใงใฏใชใ„ใ‹ใจๆœŸๅพ…ใ—ใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใฏใ‚‹ใ‹็œผไธ‹ใงใฏใ€้›ฒใŒ่ฐท้–“ใ‚’ๆผ‚ใ„ใ€ๅฑฑใ€…ใฎ้ป’ใ€…ใจใ—ใŸ็จœ็ทšใ‚’ๅŒ…ใฟ่พผใ‚€ใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆตใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใพใ‚‹ใงๅคไปฃใฎๅฒธ่พบใธๆˆปใฃใฆใใ‚‹ๆฝฎใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚ๅœฐๅ›ณใฏใ“ใฎๅ ดๆ‰€ใ‚’้™ธใจๅ‘ผใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€็Ÿณใฏๆตทใ‚’่ฆšใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฏๅŒ–็Ÿณใ‹ใ‚‰้ ใใฎๅฑฑไธฆใฟใธใจ็›ฎใ‚’็งปใ—ใ€ใ“ใฎๅฑฑใ€…ใŒ็ฉบใซๅฑŠใใปใฉ้ซ˜ใใชใ‚‹ใพใงใซใ€ใ„ใฃใŸใ„ใฉใ‚ŒใปใฉใฎๆตทใŒ็”Ÿใพใ‚Œใฆใฏๆถˆใˆใฆใ„ใฃใŸใฎใ ใ‚ใ†ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ—ใฆใ€ๅคฑใ‚ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚‚ใฎใจใ€ใ„ใพใ‚‚ๆฎ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใจใฎใ‚ใ„ใ ใซใ€็งใŸใกใŒๅผ•ใ„ใฆใใŸๅขƒ็•Œ็ทšใ‚’็–‘ใ„ๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใฎใจใใ€้ขจใŒๅฑฑใฎ่‰ใ‚€ใ‚‰ใ‚’ๅนใๆŠœใ‘ใพใ™ใ€‚ไธ€ๆœฌใฎ่‰ใŒใชใณใใ€็ถšใ„ใฆ้šฃใฎ่‰ใŒๆบใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚„ใŒใฆๅฑฑใฎๆ–œ้ขๅ…จไฝ“ใŒใ€ๅนพ้‡ใซใ‚‚้€ฃใชใ‚‹้™ใ‹ใชๆณขใจใชใฃใฆๅฟœใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
#vss365 #prompt #doubt Doubt can be so tricky. It sneaks in when we aren't looking. At times, we may need help to quiet it. It may even make an appearance right before we share our posts. But don't let it get in our way today. ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š
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#MidJourney365 #ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠ365 ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” at dusk I passed beneath the arch, still carrying home in the way I looked. A woman took the washing in. Someone called a child indoors. The stones held the day's last warmth, worn smooth by footsteps not my own. I searched for something familiar, some sign that I might belong. Then I let the search fall silent and allowed myself to remain a stranger. A latch clicked. Two neighbors lingered. A lamp came on behind a curtain. Nothing here was meant for me; nothing was too small to matter. This road was new only to my feet. Others had carried bread and sorrow along its bends, had hurried home through rain, had grown older between one return and the next. I knew nothing of their years, only that this hour passed through them as it passed through me. The gate was far behind me. Only then did I cross it. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎ้ป„ๆ˜ใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏ็Ÿณใฎ้–€ใ‚’ใใใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใพใ ๆ•…้ƒทใฎใพใชใ–ใ—ใ‚’ๆบใˆใŸใพใพใงใ™ใ€‚ ๅฅณใฎไบบใŒๆด—ๆฟฏ็‰ฉใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Š่พผใฟใ€่ชฐใ‹ใŒๅญใฉใ‚‚ใ‚’ๅฎถใฎไธญใธๅ‘ผใณๆˆปใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚็Ÿณ็•ณใซใฏไธ€ๆ—ฅใฎๆœ€ๅพŒใฎใฌใใ‚‚ใ‚ŠใŒๆฎ‹ใ‚Šใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฎ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใชใ„ไบบใ€…ใฎ่ถณ่ทกใซ็ฃจใ‹ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฏ่ฆ‹ๆ…ฃใ‚ŒใŸใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’ๆŽขใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ“ใ“ใซ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๅฑ…ๅ ดๆ‰€ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใˆใ‚‹ใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใฎใ—ใ‚‹ใ—ใ‚’ใ€‚ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ€ใ‚„ใŒใฆๆŽขใ—ๆฑ‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ๅฟƒใ‚’้™ใ‚ใ€ใ‚ˆใ่€…ใฎใพใพใงใ„ใ‚‹่‡ชๅˆ†ใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆŽ›ใ‘้‡‘ใŒ้ณดใ‚Šใ€ไบŒไบบใฎ้šฃไบบใŒ็ซ‹ใก่ฉฑใ‚’็ถšใ‘ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ซใƒผใƒ†ใƒณใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใซ็ฏใ‚ŠใŒใจใ‚‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ“ใ“ใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใฏไฝ•ไธ€ใคใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฎใŸใ‚ใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใงใ‚‚ใ€ๅ–ใ‚‹ใซ่ถณใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใชใฉไธ€ใคใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ“ใฎ้“ใŒๅˆใ‚ใฆใชใฎใฏใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฎ่ถณใซใจใฃใฆใ ใ‘ใงใ™ใ€‚ไบบใ€…ใฏใƒ‘ใƒณใ‚„ๆ‚ฒใ—ใฟใ‚’ๆŠฑใˆใฆใ“ใฎๆ›ฒใŒใ‚ŠใใญใฃใŸ้“ใ‚’ๆญฉใใ€้›จใฎไธญใ‚’ๅฎถ่ทฏใธใจๆ€ฅใŽใ€ๅธฐ้ƒทใ‚’ๅนพๅบฆใ‚‚็นฐใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ™ใ†ใกใซๅนดใ‚’้‡ใญใฆใใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฏๅฝผใ‚‰ใŒ็”ŸใใฆใใŸๆญณๆœˆใ‚’ไฝ•ใ‚‚็Ÿฅใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€ใ“ใฎใฒใจใจใใŒๅฝผใ‚‰ใฎไธญใ‚’้ŽใŽๅŽปใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฎไธญใ‚’ใ‚‚้ŽใŽๅŽปใฃใฆใ„ใใ“ใจใ ใ‘ใฏๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ้–€ใฏใ‚‚ใ†ใ€ใฏใ‚‹ใ‹ๅพŒใ‚ใซใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใฎใจใๅˆใ‚ใฆใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏใใฎ้–€ใ‚’่ถŠใˆใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
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#WriteMap 618 #BECOME #poem #poetry Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” a stranger traces my route on the bus window misted by our breath. The lines vanish before my stop. Still, I follow what is no longer thereโ€”โ€” and find that even who I become bears the touch of another's hand. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎ่ฆ‹็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใฌไบบใŒใ€็งใŸใกใฎๆฏใงๆ›‡ใฃใŸใƒใ‚นใฎ็ช“ใซใ€็งใฎ่กŒใ้“็ญ‹ใ‚’ๆŒ‡ใงใชใžใฃใฆใใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ ้™ใ‚Šใ‚‹ๅœ็•™ๆ‰€ใซ็€ใๅ‰ใซใ€ใใฎ็ทšใฏๆถˆใˆใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใงใ‚‚็งใฏใ€ใ‚‚ใฏใ‚„ใใ“ใซใชใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’ใŸใฉใ‚Š็ถšใ‘ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰็งใŒไฝ•่€…ใซใชใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ€ใใฎๅงฟใซใ•ใˆใ€ไป–่€…ใฎๆ‰‹ใฎใฌใใ‚‚ใ‚ŠใŒๅฎฟใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซๆฐ—ใฅใใพใ™ใ€‚
#WriteMap 618 Map a meaningful event or issue from your past, present or future. All writing forms are OK (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, etc.). Prompt (optional): BECOME
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#vssromance #source #poem #poetry ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” at the end of your street, a baker was placing warm loaves behind a window clouded with steam. Your door was smaller than I imagined, its brass bell dulled by years of rain and countless hands. I stood there with the old ticket, creased like a map of all the places I had been afraid to go. Then the door opened. A thread of silver caught the morning light beside your temple. You looked at my face, then at the faded curve on the ticket in my hand. For a moment, the years stood quietly between us. Then you crossed them. Your hand found mineโ€”โ€” without hesitation this time. Behind you, a kettle began to sing. I had come looking for the source of all the roads I had taken. You stepped aside and made room for me in the morning. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฎไฝใ‚€้€šใ‚Šใฎ็ซฏใงใฏใ€ใƒ‘ใƒณๅฑ‹ใŒๆนฏๆฐ—ใงๆ›‡ใฃใŸ็ช“ใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใซใ€็„ผใใŸใฆใฎใƒ‘ใƒณใ‚’ไธฆในใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‚ใชใŸใฎๅฎถใฎๆ‰‰ใฏใ€ๆƒณๅƒใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ‚ˆใ‚Šๅฐใ•ใใ€็œŸ้ฎใฎๅ‘ผใณ้ˆดใฏใ€้•ทๅนดใฎ้›จใจๆ•ฐใˆใใ‚Œใชใ„ไบบใ€…ใฎๆ‰‹ใซ่งฆใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ€ใ™ใฃใ‹ใ‚Š่ผใใ‚’ๅคฑใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ็งใฏใใฎๅ‰ใซ็ซ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆ‰‹ใซใฏใ€่กŒใใ“ใจใ‚’ๆใ‚Œใฆใ„ใŸใ™ในใฆใฎๅ ดๆ‰€ใ‚’่จ˜ใ—ใŸๅœฐๅ›ณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆŠ˜ใ‚Š็›ฎใฎใคใ„ใŸใ€ใ‚ใฎๅคใ„ๅˆ‡็ฌฆใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ€‚ ใ‚„ใŒใฆๆ‰‰ใŒ้–‹ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‚ใชใŸใฎใ“ใ‚ใ‹ใฟใซใฏใ€ๆœใฎๅ…‰ใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใฆ่ผใไธ€็ญ‹ใฎ้Š€่‰ฒใฎ้ซชใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‚ใชใŸใฏ็งใฎ้ก”ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใคใ‚ใ€ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰็งใฎๆ‰‹ใฎใชใ‹ใฎๅˆ‡็ฌฆใซๆฎ‹ใ‚‹ใ€่‰ฒ่คชใ›ใŸๆ›ฒ็ทšใธใจ็›ฎใ‚’็งปใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ—ใฐใ‚‰ใใฎ้–“ใ€ไบŒไบบใฎ้–“ใซใฏๆญณๆœˆใŒ้™ใ‹ใซไฝ‡ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใใฎๆญณๆœˆใ‚’่ถŠใˆใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‚ใชใŸใฎๆ‰‹ใŒ็งใฎๆ‰‹ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใคใ‘ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ไปŠๅบฆใฏใ€ใŸใ‚ใ‚‰ใ†ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใชใใ€‚ ใ‚ใชใŸใฎ่ƒŒๅพŒใงใฏใ€ใ‚„ใ‹ใ‚“ใŒๅฐใ•ใๆญŒใ„ๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ็งใฏใใ‚Œใพใงๆญฉใ‚“ใงใใŸใ™ในใฆใฎ้“ใฎๆบใ‚’ๆŽขใ—ใฆใ€ใ“ใ“ใพใงๆฅใŸใฎใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใใฃใจ่„‡ใธๅฏ„ใ‚Šใ€ๆœใฎๅ…‰ใฎใชใ‹ใซใ€็งใฎใŸใ‚ใฎๅฑ…ๅ ดๆ‰€ใ‚’ใคใใฃใฆใใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
My love, your lips are the very source of electricity that flows through my veins in love with you. When we connect, we are one again, closer and dearer, lasting in love. Forever begins here. Your #vssromance prompt for this week is #source. @PPPRetw88t @The_Scribblings
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#fantaiku #CHASM #poem #poetry Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” at the chasm's edge, my footprints rise from the dust and cross without me. ๆทฑๆทตใฎ็ธใซ็ซ‹ใคใจใ€ ๆ—…ไบบใฎ่ถณ่ทกใŒๅœŸๅŸƒใ‹ใ‚‰ๆตฎใ‹ใณไธŠใŒใ‚Šใ€ ๆ—…ไบบใ‚’็ฝฎใ„ใฆๅ‘ใ“ใ†ๅฒธใธๆธกใฃใฆใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚
Thank you for still staying on and playing. #fantaiku prompt word for the week is... CHASM #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #fantasy #haiku #senryu
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#vss365 #doubt ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” inside a ruined temple, afternoon light entered through a broken arch, catching dust above the restorer's table. A cup of cloudy water stood beside her brushes; grains of fallen plaster lay on the cloth. She leaned toward a face worn almost smooth. Only one eye had survived, and the faint line where a smile might have been. With the tip of a brush, she followed the edge of a missing cheek, then stopped, as if listening. A bead of water spread into the plaster. For a breath, the old pigment deepened; a shadow gathered at the corner of the mouthโ€”โ€” not quite a smile, not quite its absence. I began to doubt where the ancient painter's hand ended and hers began. She lifted her brush, and in the narrow space between its bristles and the wall, centuries seemed to hold their breath. When she touched the plaster again, the distance between those two hands narrowed to the width of a single brushstroke. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎๅปƒๅขŸใจใชใฃใŸๅฏบ้™ขใฎๅ†…้ƒจใซใ€ๅดฉใ‚ŒใŸใ‚ขใƒผใƒใ‚’้€šใ—ใฆๅˆๅพŒใฎๅ…‰ใŒๅทฎใ—่พผใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ไฟฎๅพฉๅธซใฎไฝœๆฅญๅฐใฎไธŠใซใฏๅŸƒใŒ่ˆžใ„ใ€็ญ†ใฎๅ‚ใ‚‰ใซใฏ็ตตๅ…ทใงๆฟใฃใŸๆฐดใฎๅ…ฅใฃใŸๅ™จใŒ็ฝฎใ‹ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ๆ•ทใ‹ใ‚ŒใŸๅธƒใฎไธŠใซใฏใ€ๅ‰ฅใŒใ‚Œ่ฝใกใŸๆผ†ๅ–ฐใฎ็ดฐใ‹ใชๆฌ ็‰‡ใŒๆ•ฃใ‚‰ใฐใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ไฟฎๅพฉๅธซใฎๅฅณๆ€งใฏใ€ใปใจใ‚“ใฉ่ผช้ƒญใŒๅคฑใ‚ใ‚ŒใŸ้ก”ใซ่บซใ‚’ๅฏ„ใ›ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‹ใ‚ใ†ใ˜ใฆๆฎ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใฏ็‰‡ๆ–นใฎ็›ฎใจใ€ใ‹ใคใฆๅพฎ็ฌ‘ใฟใ ใฃใŸใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ๆทกใ„็ทšใ ใ‘ใงใ™ใ€‚ๅฅณๆ€งใฏ็ดฐใ„็ญ†ใฎๅ…ˆใงๅคฑใ‚ใ‚ŒใŸ้ ฌใฎ็ธใ‚’ใŸใฉใ‚Šใพใ™ใŒใ€ใตใจใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใซ่€ณใ‚’ๆพ„ใพใ›ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆ‰‹ใ‚’ๆญขใ‚ใพใ™ใ€‚ ไธ€ๆปดใฎๆฐดใŒๆผ†ๅ–ฐใซๆŸ“ใฟ่พผใฟใพใ™ใ€‚ใปใ‚“ใฎไธ€็žฌใ€ๅคใ„้ก”ๆ–™ใฎ่‰ฒใŒๆฟƒใใชใ‚Šใ€ๅฃๅ…ƒใซๅฝฑใŒๆตฎใ‹ใณไธŠใŒใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใฏๅพฎ็ฌ‘ใฟใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ๅพฎ็ฌ‘ใฟใงใฏใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฏ็–‘ใ„ๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ™ใ€‚ๅคไปฃใฎ็”ปๅฎถใฎๆ‰‹ใฏใฉใ“ใง็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใ€็›ฎใฎๅ‰ใฎๅฅณๆ€งใฎๆ‰‹ใฏใฉใ“ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅง‹ใพใ‚‹ใฎใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚ๅฅณๆ€งใŒ็ญ†ใ‚’ๆŒใกไธŠใ’ใ‚‹ใจใ€็ญ†ๅ…ˆใจๅฃ้ขใจใฎใ‚ใšใ‹ใช้š™้–“ใงใ€ๅนพไธ–็ด€ใ‚‚ใฎๆญณๆœˆใพใงใ‚‚ใŒๆฏใ‚’ๆฝœใ‚ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅฅณๆ€งใŒๅ†ใณๆผ†ๅ–ฐใซ็ญ†ใ‚’่งฆใ‚ŒใŸใจใใ€ไบŒไบบใฎๆ‰‹ใ‚’้š”ใฆใฆใ„ใŸ้€”ๆ–นใ‚‚ใชใ„ๆ™‚้–“ใฏใ€ใŸใฃใŸใฒใจ็ญ†ใฎๅน…ใซใพใง็ธฎใพใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
#vss365 #prompt #doubt Doubt can be so tricky. It sneaks in when we aren't looking. At times, we may need help to quiet it. It may even make an appearance right before we share our posts. But don't let it get in our way today. ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š
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#MidJourney365 #ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠ365 #poem #poetry ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” I traveled west, where footsteps fell between the beats my body had mistaken for the world. Strangers spoke in rhythms I could neither follow nor dismiss; even silence kept a different time. I tried to walk in my old measure, but each unfamiliar pause made room for something I had never heard. I listened without knowing where the next beat would fall. When I returned east, the streets were where I had left them. The same doors, the same passing faces, the same familiar beat beneath my feet. Yet within its steady measure other rhythms roseโ€”โ€” a hesitation in a stranger's voice, a face I had passed without seeing. The measure had never changed. Only the silence between its notes was no longer empty. I had traveled west to hear what the east had always been saying. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎ่ฅฟใธๅ‘ใ‹ใ†้“ใงใฏใ€่ถณ้ŸณใŒใใ‚Œใพใง่บซไฝ“ใซๆŸ“ใฟใคใ„ใฆใ„ใŸๆ‹ๅญใฎๅˆ้–“ใซ่ฝใกใฆใ„ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒไธ–็•Œใใฎใ‚‚ใฎใ ใจๆ€ใ„่พผใ‚“ใงใ„ใŸๆ‹ๅญใจใฏ็•ฐใชใ‚‹ใƒชใ‚บใƒ ใง่ฆ‹็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใฌไบบใ€…ใŒ่ชžใ‚Šใ‹ใ‘ใ€ใใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใซใคใ„ใฆใ„ใใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ€่žใๆตใ™ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใงใใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆฒˆ้ป™ใ•ใˆใ‚‚ใ€ใใ“ใงใฏ้•ใ†ๆ™‚ใ‚’ๅˆปใ‚“ใงใ„ใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฏๆ…ฃใ‚Œ่ฆชใ—ใ‚“ใ ๆ‹ๅญใงๆญฉใ“ใ†ใจใ—ใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€่ฆ‹ๆ…ฃใ‚Œใชใ„้–“ๅˆใ„ใฎไธ€ใคใฒใจใคใŒใ€ใใ‚Œใพใง่žใ„ใŸใ“ใจใฎใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‹ไฝ™็™ฝใ‚’็”Ÿใฟๅ‡บใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆฌกใฎๆ‹ใŒใฉใ“ใซ่ฝใกใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ‚‚ๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใพใพใ€ใŸใ ่€ณใ‚’ๆพ„ใพใ›ใฆใ„ใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ๆฑใธๅธฐใ‚‹ใจใ€่ก—ไธฆใฟใฏๆ—…็ซ‹ใคๅ‰ใจๅค‰ใ‚ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅŒใ˜ๆ‰‰ใ€ๅŒใ˜่กŒใไบคใ†ไบบใ€…ใ€่ถณๅ…ƒใซ้ŸฟใๅŒใ˜้ฆดๆŸ“ใฟๆทฑใ„ๆ‹ๅญใ€‚ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€ใใฎๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚‰ใฌๆ‹ๅญใฎๅ†…ๅดใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๅˆฅใฎใƒชใ‚บใƒ ใŒ็ซ‹ใกไธŠใŒใฃใฆใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚่ฆ‹็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใฌไบบใฎๅฃฐใซๆฝœใ‚€ใŸใ‚ใ‚‰ใ„ใ€ไฝ•ๅบฆใ‚‚ใ™ใ‚Œ้•ใ„ใชใŒใ‚‰่ฆ‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ‚‚ใ—ใชใ‹ใฃใŸ้ก”ใ€‚ ๆ‹ๅญใฏๅˆใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅค‰ใ‚ใฃใฆใ„ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€้Ÿณ็ฌฆใจ้Ÿณ็ฌฆใฎ้–“ใซใ‚ใ‚‹ๆฒˆ้ป™ใฏใ€ใ‚‚ใฏใ‚„็ฉบ่™šใงใฏใชใใชใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใŒ่ฅฟใธๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใŸใฎใฏใ€ๆฑใŒใšใฃใจ่ชžใ‚Š็ถšใ‘ใฆใ„ใŸใ“ใจใซ่€ณใ‚’ๅ‚พใ‘ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใ ใฃใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
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#WriteMap 617 #LOYAL #poem #poetry Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” at dawn, I watched the last train disappear beyond the mountains. It carried everyone who knew where they were going. I stayed beside the empty platform, loyal not to a promise I had made, but to a possibility I had not yet learned to name. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎๅคœๆ˜Žใ‘ใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏๆœ€็ต‚ๅˆ—่ปŠใŒๅฑฑใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใธๆถˆใˆใฆใ„ใใฎใ‚’่ฆ‹้€ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅˆ—่ปŠใซใฏใ€่กŒใๅ…ˆใ‚’็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ไบบใŸใกใŒไน—ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฏ่ชฐใ‚‚ใ„ใชใใชใฃใŸใƒ›ใƒผใƒ ใซๆฎ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‹ใคใฆไบคใ‚ใ—ใŸ็ด„ๆŸใซๅฟ ๅฎŸใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ใพใ ๅๅ‰ใ™ใ‚‰็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใชใ„ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใซๅฟ ๅฎŸใงใ‚ใ‚Š็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
Please consider giving my prompt a try #WriteMap 617 Map a meaningful event or issue from your past, present or future. All writing forms are OK (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, etc.). Prompt (optional): LOYAL
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#fantaiku #CHASM #poem #poetry Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” my map shows no bridge; the chasm opens below, yet my feet walk on. ๆ—…ไบบใฎๅœฐๅ›ณใซใฏๆฉ‹ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ่ถณๅ…ƒใซใฏๆทฑๆทตใŒๅฃใ‚’้–‹ใ„ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใงใ‚‚ๆ—…ไบบใฎ่ถณใฏๅ‰ใธ้€ฒใฟ็ถšใ‘ใพใ™ใ€‚
Thank you for still staying on and playing. #fantaiku prompt word for the week is... CHASM #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #fantasy #haiku #senryu
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