Hush-Hush & Confidential

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Every house has built-in secrets.
Even clouds and the heavens have stories they keep to themselves.
Just as trees whisper secrets to the leaves, we whisper confidences to one another.
Secrets are guarded by scruples but the mind is a locked box that can be picked.
All creatures have hidden lives and although some things are best left private, it's no secret that male seahorses uniquely give birth and only about five in one-thousand offspring survive. Encountering a live seahorse is harder than keeping a secret.
Although a high ratio of secrets are spilled, many go to the grave, even the darkest ones that needed some light. The Poets and Storytellers United prompt "telling secrets" gave me lots to ponder on my recent walk. How good are any of us at keeping them?
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HOLD ONTO THE LIGHT

Comments

  1. Yogi♪♪♪February 15, 2024 at 2:59 PM

    I love your poem and get your point about secrets. Just as destructive are secrets that are broadcast far and wide.

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  2. Spare Parts and PicsFebruary 15, 2024 at 3:55 PM

    I'm reminded of the popularity of DNA testing and some of the secrets people learn from it... like you said, some better left private!

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  3. MarjaFebruary 15, 2024 at 8:42 PM

    Wauw I love your poem Love the origami folds image The lines underneath the first 4 photos is a poem as well.

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  4. JimFebruary 15, 2024 at 9:57 PM

    Good skies.

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  5. Rosemary Nissen-WadeFebruary 16, 2024 at 5:03 AM

    Altogether enchanting!

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  6. colleenFebruary 16, 2024 at 6:03 AM

    Love those first two lines. I like to peek. I keep other people's secrets better than my own. I think secrets can be more corrosive to keep than bringing them to light. Sometimes we keep them from ourselves.

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  7. TomFebruary 16, 2024 at 7:14 AM

    ...Maria, I love the Yousuf Karsh. I saw a display of his work in Ottawa, it was wonderful. Let's hope that secrets in new houses are good ones. Enjoy your weekend.

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  8. HelenFebruary 16, 2024 at 10:55 AM

    Everything: Photos, lines under them, scrumptious poetry ~~~ loved this post.

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  9. AlanaFebruary 16, 2024 at 12:09 PM

    I wonder what secrets my house holds. No secret here, I really liked the first two cloud pictures, especially the second one with the waves within the clouds.

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2024 at 2:09 PM

    "Bells too treacherous to trill" is an interesting image.

    (Priscilla King)

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2024 at 3:42 PM

    The mind is a locked box that can be picked....like that !.....Rall

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  12. RajaniFebruary 16, 2024 at 5:31 PM

    Bells too treacherous to trill... love that!! Also the comparison of secrets to seahorses!!!!

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  13. JimFebruary 16, 2024 at 7:54 PM

    I like a lot your 'sea horse' blurb. Thank you.
    ..

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  14. stardustFebruary 17, 2024 at 4:09 AM

    I learned for the first time about the giving birth of male seahorses and such low survival rates of the babies to adulthood. Your comparison of secret to seahorse is so clever. I love the first image.

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  15. Yvonne OsborneFebruary 17, 2024 at 4:19 AM

    Cool pics! I've forgotten more than I can say. Secret can be a tenuous, tricky thing.

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  16. Brother OllieFebruary 17, 2024 at 5:19 AM

    This was a lovely visit. Great photos, and snappy little poem.

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  17. carol l mckennaFebruary 17, 2024 at 11:17 AM

    Wonderful post and photos and poetry too ~ Awesome sky shots ~ Fascinating about 'secrets.' ~ namaste ~

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  18. eileeninmdFebruary 18, 2024 at 3:48 AM

    Hello,
    Beautiful photos, love the doggies out for a walk and the pretty sky. It is sad to read the survival rates of the seahorses. The mind is like a locked box, especially one of childhood. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great day and a wonderful week.

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  19. Hena TayebFebruary 18, 2024 at 4:55 PM

    When I was younger my mom heard every secret.. mine and others. Now my husband does. It doesn't go further than that but I tell me husband everything.

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  20. DebbieFebruary 20, 2024 at 9:00 AM

    such beautiful and fascinating clouds!! interesting information about seahorses!!

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  21. DeniseinVAFebruary 20, 2024 at 9:07 AM

    Fantastic images and fascinating to read. Those seahorses are amazing little critters and I didn't realize their survival rate was so low. I have actually seen the male give birth in a nature show. Incredible! I love your poem too. Thank you and have a wonderful week!

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  22. purplepeninportland.comFebruary 23, 2024 at 5:16 PM

    I love your first two lines!

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