All of our neighbors have had them though, to keep their pets in, except our current neighbor. I'm not really sure why he has one, but I think it's because he likes to garden. I can't see anything of his backyard except a tree with some very pretty pink flowers, a shed, and a few months ago he added some sunflowers that peeked over into our yard.
I took this one rainy day a few weeks back. It doesn't show all of the fence because my brother's roofing materials were in the way
My response to Mary's prompt is this:
No matter what
I won't take down the fence
Around my heart.
I've made that mistake
Twice before.
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17 comments:
Ah, you're saying that now, but even THAT fence will come down one day :-)
LOL your comment made me smile. Yes, I'm sure there's still a chance of that. I'm not really as pessimistic about it as I sound in the poem, that's just simply what came to me after reading the prompt.
Laura, I enjoyed your commentary and photograph of your neighbor's fence. It is interesting indeed to think about why other people have fences.
I do understand the sentiments expressed in your poem. I think a person really DOES need to protect one's heart. Keeping a fence in place for a time can definitely be wise. But then when the right time comes.....smiles.
One day, when you're emotionally ready, that fence will willingly fall. :)
I guess the man next door tries to protect his garden from being dug up by dogs and cats and anything else that likes to dig around....lol
I know about that fence - the hardest one to deal with taking down. But eventually, I believe it falls, even if only because it gets tired of standing up:)
Nicely done!
Nicely done!
Oh yes, the fence around the vulnerable heart...I've built that fence, and I've torn it down.
Time wounds all heels, you know!
I love your sunflower photo.
K
Well said ... I don't like fences much either ... they seem to restrict the flow !!!
I love the sunflower peeking over the tall fence! At critical junctures in my life, I've erected fences around my heart ... felt good to knock them down!! I live in a fence-free zone now....lovely write.
I really liked reading this...
wrapped in solitude
Yes, let's not be too easy to give away our love. Our heart and soul are for us to own. We may just extend a wee bit or forever regret the day it happened. Nicely Laura!
Hank
and this broke my heart...
I agree with Aprille. Fencing your heart too securely is not the answer in the long run. But it is very understandable at first.
I can relate to your view~ I do hope you will allow time to mend the fence! (((hugs)))
...the fence around one's heart gets torn down and rebuilt quite often in a lifetime. The sunflower photo is wonderful!
Pain does have a way of building a fence - been there, done that. I would just caution that sometimes the pain of being alone is a much worse thing.
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