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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#vss365 #Commitment Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” under a pharmacy's humming light, my words failed. She drew a sun and moon on my medicine bag, then traced them again until I nodded. Her commitment crossed the border with meโ€”โ€” two borrowed lights keeping time with my breathing. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎ็•ฐๅ›ฝใฎ่–ฌๅฑ€ใงใ€็ฏใ‚ŠใŒไฝŽใๅ”ธใ‚‹ใชใ‹ใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใฏๅฝนใซ็ซ‹ใกใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ่–ฌใฎ่ข‹ใซๅคช้™ฝใจๆœˆใ‚’ๆใใ€ๆ—…ไบบใŒใ†ใชใšใใพใงใ€ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ๅบฆใใฎ็ตตใ‚’ๆŒ‡ใงใชใžใฃใฆใใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅฝผๅฅณใฎ็Œฎ่บซใฏๆ—…ไบบใจใจใ‚‚ใซๅ›ฝๅขƒใ‚’่ถŠใˆใ€ๅ€Ÿใ‚Šๅ—ใ‘ใŸไบŒใคใฎๅ…‰ใจใชใฃใฆใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฎๅ‘ผๅธใซๅฏ„ใ‚Šๆทปใ„ใชใŒใ‚‰้™ใ‹ใซๆ™‚ใ‚’ๅˆปใฟ็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
#vss365 #prompt #Commitment Once a commitment is made, sharing it publicly can help us keep it. Here's my commitment and I hope you'll join me. Find 3 new writers in our community & โค๏ธor repost their stories. Oh, and have fun.
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#MidJourney365 #ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠ365 ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” at first, I carried home like a folded map, its familiar streets worn soft along the creases. Beyond the bus window, each unfamiliar town borrowed the colors of a place I had left, and every departure still pointed backward. Then came the days of staying. At a table beside a station, a woman set another cup beside her own. We spoke in broken phrases, and in the pauses something passed between us that neither language knew how to keep. Long after I left, I caught myself listening to silence in the way she had. One morning, at 7:17, a train shivered beneath the paling sky. The street I had known since childhood and the stranger's untranslatable silence met inside me, neither willing to disappear. In their quiet tension, a borderland openedโ€”โ€” not a line between two countries, but a place neither voice could claim alone. I had believed that home stood still, waiting at the far end of every journey. Yet as the platform slipped away, a country no map had named stirred beneath my ribsโ€”โ€” made of departures and the places I had stayed, of two voices that refused to become one. For the first time, I was not leaving home behind. Home was learning to travel. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎๆœ€ๅˆใฎใ†ใกใฏใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏๆŠ˜ใ‚Š็•ณใ‚“ใ ๅœฐๅ›ณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆ•…้ƒทใ‚’ๆบใˆใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใฎๆŠ˜ใ‚Š็›ฎใซใฏใ€่ฆ‹ๆ…ฃใ‚ŒใŸ้€šใ‚Šใฎ่จ˜ๆ†ถใŒๆŸ”ใ‚‰ใ‹ใๅˆปใพใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใƒใ‚นใฎ่ปŠ็ช“ใ‚’ๆตใ‚Œใ‚‹่ฆ‹็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใฌ็”บใ€…ใฏใ€ใฉใ“ใ‹็ฝฎใ„ใฆใใŸๅ ดๆ‰€ใฎ่‰ฒใ‚’ๅธฏใณใ€ๆ—…ไบบใซใจใฃใฆใ€ๅ‡บ็™บใฏใ„ใคใ‚‚้ŽๅŽปใธใจๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚„ใŒใฆใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏ็•ฐ้ƒทใซใจใฉใพใ‚‹ๆ—ฅใ€…ใ‚’็ตŒ้จ“ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚้ง…ใฎใใฐใฎใƒ†ใƒผใƒ–ใƒซใงใ€ไธ€ไบบใฎๅฅณๆ€งใŒ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใ‚ซใƒƒใƒ—ใฎ้šฃใซใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ใคใฎใ‚ซใƒƒใƒ—ใ‚’็ฝฎใ„ใฆใใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใตใŸใ‚Šใฏ้€”ๅˆ‡ใ‚ŒใŒใกใช่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’ไบคใ‚ใ—ใ€ใใฎๅˆ้–“ใฎๆฒˆ้ป™ใซใฏใ€ใฉใกใ‚‰ใฎ่จ€่ชžใซใ‚‚ๅŽใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฎใงใใชใ„ไฝ•ใ‹ใŒ่กŒใไบคใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใฎ็”บใ‚’้›ขใ‚Œใฆใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚‚้•ทใ„้–“ใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏใตใจๆฐ—ใฅใใฎใงใ™ใ€‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒใ„ใคใ—ใ‹ใ€ใ‚ใฎๅฅณๆ€งใจๅŒใ˜ใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆฒˆ้ป™ใธ่€ณใ‚’ๆพ„ใพใ›ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ“ใจใซใ€‚ ใ‚ใ‚‹ๆœใ€7ๆ™‚17ๅˆ†ใ€‚็™ฝใฟๅง‹ใ‚ใŸ็ฉบใฎไธ‹ใงใ€ๅˆ—่ปŠใŒใ‹ใ™ใ‹ใซ้œ‡ใˆใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅนผใ„้ ƒใ‹ใ‚‰็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๆ•…้ƒทใฎ้€šใ‚Šใจใ€็•ฐ้ƒทใงๅ‡บไผšใฃใŸๅฅณๆ€งใฎ็ฟป่จณใงใใชใ„ๆฒˆ้ป™ใŒใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฎๅ†…ๅดใงๅ‡บไผšใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใฉใกใ‚‰ใ‚‚ๆถˆใˆๅŽปใ‚ใ†ใจใฏใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใใฎ้™ใ‹ใช็ทŠๅผตใฎใชใ‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ไธ€ใคใฎๅขƒ็•ŒๅŸŸใŒๅงฟใ‚’็พใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ‚ŒใฏไบŒใคใฎๅ›ฝใ‚’้š”ใฆใ‚‹็ทšใงใฏใชใใ€ใฉใกใ‚‰ใ‹ไธ€ๆ–นใฎๅฃฐใ ใ‘ใงใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใ‚‚ใฎใจใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฎใงใใชใ„ๅ ดๆ‰€ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฏใ€ใใ‚Œใพใงๆ•…้ƒทใจใฏๅ‹•ใ‹ใชใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใ ใจไฟกใ˜ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใฉใ‚“ใชๆ—…ใฎๆžœใฆใซใ‚‚ใ€ๅธฐใ‚Šใ‚’ๅพ…ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅ ดๆ‰€ใชใฎใ ใจใ€‚ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€ใƒ›ใƒผใƒ ใŒใ‚†ใฃใใ‚Šใจ้ ใ–ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใใจใใ€ใฉใ‚“ใชๅœฐๅ›ณใซใ‚‚ใพใ ๅๅ‰ใฎใชใ„ๅ›ฝใŒใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฎ่ƒธใฎๅฅฅใงๅ‹•ใๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ‚Œใฏๅนพๅบฆใ‚‚ใฎๅ‡บ็™บใจๅœๆณŠใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆๅฝขใฅใใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ€ๆฑบใ—ใฆไธ€ใคใซๆบถใ‘ๅˆใŠใ†ใจใ—ใชใ„ไบŒใคใฎๅฃฐใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ็”Ÿใ‹ใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฏๅˆใ‚ใฆใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒๆ•…้ƒทใ‚’ๅพŒใซใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใฏใชใ„ใ“ใจใซๆฐ—ใฅใใพใ™ใ€‚ ๆ•…้ƒทใใฎใ‚‚ใฎใŒใ€ๆ—…ใ‚’ๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
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#WriteMap 616 #MEMORY #poem #poetry Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” I returned to the crossroads after twenty years. The road was narrower than I remembered, the mountains smaller, the sky less distant. Perhaps memory is not where the past survives, but where the traveler keeps becoming someone else. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใ€ไบŒๅๅนดใถใ‚Šใซใ‚ใฎไบคๅทฎ็‚นใธๆˆปใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ้“ใฏ่จ˜ๆ†ถใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚็‹ญใใ€ๅฑฑใ€…ใฏๅฐใ•ใใ€็ฉบใ‚‚ใใ‚Œใปใฉ้ ใใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€่จ˜ๆ†ถใจใฏ้ŽๅŽปใŒ็”Ÿใ็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ๅ ดๆ‰€ใงใฏใชใใ€ๆ—…ไบบใŒ็ตถใˆใšๅˆฅใฎ่‡ชๅˆ†ใธใจๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚Š็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ๅ ดๆ‰€ใชใฎใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
Please consider giving my prompt a try #WriteMap 616 Map a meaningful event or issue from your past, present or future. All writing forms are OK (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, etc.). Prompt (optional): MEMORY
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#vssromance #source #poem #poetry ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” years later, in a station smelling of rain and oranges, I bought a ticket to the city you had once written on mine. The old one lay inside my passport, softened by borders and time, its blue ink fading where your pen had hesitated. I did not know if you still lived there, or whether your street still carried the sound of your footsteps. At dawn, the train crossed a river. The last stars trembled in its water; beyond the bridge, unfamiliar rooftops opened slowly to the sun. For years, I had carried that small curve as the source of every journey. Now, between my fingers, it was asking me to arrive. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใ€ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ไฝ•ๅนดใ‚‚็ตŒใฃใŸใ‚ใ‚‹ๆ—ฅใ€้›จใจใ‚ชใƒฌใƒณใ‚ธใฎๅŒ‚ใ„ใŒๆผ‚ใ†้ง…ใงใ€็งใฏไธ€ๆžšใฎๅˆ‡็ฌฆใ‚’่ฒทใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ‹ใคใฆใ‚ใชใŸใŒใ€็งใฎๅˆ‡็ฌฆใซๆ›ธใ„ใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใ‚ใฎ่ก—ใธๅ‘ใ‹ใ†ๅˆ‡็ฌฆใงใ™ใ€‚ ๅคใ„ๅˆ‡็ฌฆใฏใƒ‘ใ‚นใƒใƒผใƒˆใฎใชใ‹ใซใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ„ใใคใ‚‚ใฎๅ›ฝๅขƒใจๆญณๆœˆใ‚’่ถŠใˆใฆๆŸ”ใ‚‰ใ‹ใใชใ‚Šใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฎใƒšใƒณใŒใŸใ‚ใ‚‰ใฃใŸๅ ดๆ‰€ใงใฏใ€้’ใ„ใ‚คใƒณใ‚ฏใŒ่–„ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‘ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‚ใชใŸใŒใพใ ใใ“ใซๆšฎใ‚‰ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ€ใ‚ใฎ้€šใ‚ŠใซไปŠใ‚‚ใ‚ใชใŸใฎ่ถณ้ŸณใŒๆฎ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ•ใˆๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅคœๆ˜Žใ‘ใซใ€ๅˆ—่ปŠใฏๅทใ‚’ๆธกใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆฐด้ขใซใฏๆœ€ๅพŒใฎๆ˜Ÿใ€…ใŒๆบใ‚Œใ€ๆฉ‹ใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใงใฏ่ฆ‹็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใฌ่ก—ใฎๅฑ‹ๆ นใŒใ€ใ‚†ใฃใใ‚Šใจๆœๆ—ฅใซๅŒ…ใพใ‚Œใฆใ„ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ้•ทใ„ๅนดๆœˆใ€็งใฏใ‚ใฎๅฐใ•ใชๆ›ฒ็ทšใ‚’ใ€ใ™ในใฆใฎๆ—…ใฎๆบใจใ—ใฆๆŒใกๆญฉใ„ใฆใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‘ใ‚ŒใฉไปŠใ€ๆŒ‡ๅ…ˆใซๆŒŸใพใ‚ŒใŸใใฎๆ›ฒ็ทšใฏใ€็งใซใ“ใ†่ชžใ‚Šใ‹ใ‘ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใ‚ใใ‚ใ€ใŸใฉใ‚Š็€ใ„ใฆใ‚‚ใ„ใ„ใฎใงใ™ใ‚ˆใ€ใจใ€‚
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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#vss365 #fueling ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” the dining car swayed gently through the last hour of night, its silver spoons trembling against porcelain with every curve of the sleeping railway. Beyond the window, darkness flowed over fields I could only imagine. My reflection hovered in the glass, a stranger traveling beside himself. At the far end of the carriage, a waiter with sleepless eyes moved quietly between the tables, gathering the small remains of yesterday. He paused beside me and poured fresh coffee into my cup. A thin ribbon of steam rose between his tired hands and mine, carrying the bitter fragrance of something that promised morning. Neither of us spoke. Then the train emerged from a tunnel. Sunlight entered all at once, slipping over the white tablecloth, catching the edges of the spoons, turning the rising steam into threads of trembling gold. For an instant, the waiter's face was illuminated by a dawn he had worked all night to reach. He smiled almost imperceptibly and continued down the carriage, fueling the half-awake passengers one quiet cup at a time. Outside, the fields unfolded into green, and the horizon slowly loosened its last hold on the night. I had come looking for coffee. But there, in the trembling surface of my cup, the whole morning seemed to gatherโ€”โ€” not yet fully born, still learning how to shine. And as the train carried me toward a place I had never seen, I lifted the cup to my lips and drank the first light of the world. ๆ—…ใฎไธŠใฎๅคœใŒๆ˜Žใ‘ใ‚‹ใพใงใฎๆœ€ๅพŒใฎไธ€ๆ™‚้–“ใ€ๅˆ—่ปŠใฎใƒ€ใ‚คใƒ‹ใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚ซใƒผใฏใ‚†ใฃใใ‚Šใจๆบใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็œ ใ‚Š็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹้‰„่ทฏใŒใ‚ซใƒผใƒ–ใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใณใ€้Š€ใฎใ‚นใƒ—ใƒผใƒณใŒ้™ถๅ™จใฎ้ฃŸๅ™จใซ่งฆใ‚Œใฆใ€ใ‹ใ™ใ‹ใช้Ÿณใ‚’็ซ‹ใฆใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ็ช“ใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใงใฏใ€ๆ—…ไบบใŒๆƒณๅƒใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ—ใ‹ใงใใชใ„้‡ŽๅŽŸใฎไธŠใ‚’ใ€้—‡ใŒๆตใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ‚ฌใƒฉใ‚นใซๆ˜ ใฃใŸ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๅงฟใฏใ€ใพใ‚‹ใง่‡ชๅˆ†่‡ช่บซใจๆ—…ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹่ฆ‹็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใฌไบบใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆตฎใ‹ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ่ปŠไธกใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†็ซฏใงใฏใ€็œ ใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸ็›ฎใ‚’ใ—ใŸ็ตฆไป•ใŒใƒ†ใƒผใƒ–ใƒซใฎ้–“ใ‚’้™ใ‹ใซๆญฉใใ€ๆ˜จๆ—ฅใฎๅฐใ•ใชๅๆฎ‹ใ‚’็‰‡ใฅใ‘ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ็ตฆไป•ใฏๆ—…ไบบใฎๅ‚ใ‚‰ใง็ซ‹ใกๆญขใพใ‚Šใ€ใ‚ซใƒƒใƒ—ใซๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใ‚ณใƒผใƒ’ใƒผใ‚’ๆณจใŽใพใ™ใ€‚ ็ดฐใ„ใƒชใƒœใƒณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆนฏๆฐ—ใŒใ€็–ฒใ‚ŒใŸ็ตฆไป•ใฎๆ‰‹ใจๆ—…ไบบใฎๆ‰‹ใฎ้–“ใซ็ซ‹ใกไธŠใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ“ใซใฏใ€ๆœใฎ่จชใ‚Œใ‚’็ด„ๆŸใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ€ใปใ‚่‹ฆใ„้ฆ™ใ‚ŠใŒๆผ‚ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใตใŸใ‚Šใฏไฝ•ใ‚‚่จ€ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใฎใจใใ€ๅˆ—่ปŠใŒใƒˆใƒณใƒใƒซใ‚’ๆŠœใ‘ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ้™ฝๅ…‰ใŒไธ€ๆ–‰ใซ่ปŠๅ†…ใธๆตใ‚Œ่พผใฟใพใ™ใ€‚็™ฝใ„ใƒ†ใƒผใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ฏใƒญใ‚นใฎไธŠใ‚’ๆป‘ใ‚Šใ€ใ‚นใƒ—ใƒผใƒณใฎ็ธใ‚’่ผใ‹ใ›ใ€็ซ‹ใกไธŠใ‚‹ๆนฏๆฐ—ใ‚’ใ€ใ‹ใ™ใ‹ใซ้œ‡ใˆใ‚‹้‡‘่‰ฒใฎ็ณธใธใจๅค‰ใˆใฆใ„ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใปใ‚“ใฎไธ€็žฌใ€็ตฆไป•ใฎ้ก”ใŒๅคœๆ˜Žใ‘ใฎๅ…‰ใซ็…งใ‚‰ใ•ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใฏใ€็ตฆไป•ใŒไธ€ๆ™ฉไธญๅƒใใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ใ‚ˆใ†ใ‚„ใใŸใฉใ‚Š็€ใ„ใŸๆœใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ็ตฆไป•ใฏใปใจใ‚“ใฉๆฐ—ใฅใ‹ใ‚Œใชใ„ใปใฉๅฐใ•ใๅพฎ็ฌ‘ใ‚€ใจใ€ๅ†ใณ่ปŠๅ†…ใ‚’ๆญฉใๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใพใ ๅŠๅˆ†็œ ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ไน—ๅฎขใŸใกใซใ€ไธ€ๆฏใšใคใ€้™ใ‹ใซๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ไธ€ๆ—ฅใฎ็‡ƒๆ–™ใ‚’ๆณจใ„ใงใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚ ็ช“ใฎๅค–ใงใฏ้‡ŽๅŽŸใŒ็ท‘่‰ฒใซ้–‹ใ‘ใ€ๆฐดๅนณ็ทšใฏๅคœใ‚’ๅผ•ใ็•™ใ‚ใฆใ„ใŸๆœ€ๅพŒใฎๅŠ›ใ‚’ใ€ใ‚†ใฃใใ‚Šใจ็ทฉใ‚ใฆใ„ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใŒๆฑ‚ใ‚ใฆใ„ใŸใฎใฏใ€ใŸใ ใฎใ‚ณใƒผใƒ’ใƒผใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ใ€ใใฎใจใใ€ใ‹ใ™ใ‹ใซๆบใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚ซใƒƒใƒ—ใฎๆฐด้ขใซใฏใ€ๆœใฎใ™ในใฆใŒ้›†ใพใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่ฆ‹ใˆใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใพใ ๅฎŒๅ…จใซใฏ็”Ÿใพใ‚ŒใฆใŠใ‚‰ใšใ€ใ„ใพใพใ•ใซใ€ใใฎ่ผใๆ–นใ‚’่ฆšใˆใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๆœใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅˆ—่ปŠใŒๆ—…ไบบใ‚’ใ€ใพใ ่ฆ‹ใฌๅœŸๅœฐใธใจ้‹ใ‚“ใงใ„ใใชใ‹ใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏใ‚ซใƒƒใƒ—ใ‚’ๅ”‡ใซ้‹ใณใ€ไธ–็•Œใฎๆœ€ๅˆใฎๅ…‰ใ‚’้ฃฒใฟๅนฒใ—ใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
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#vss365 #fueling ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” at 11:17 p.m., in a town whose name I still mispronounced, rain traced crooked rivers down the windows of a laundromat glowing at the end of an empty street. Inside, the dryers turned like captive moons, their amber circles breathing warmth into a night that smelled of wet pavement and the unfamiliar sweetness of soap. My clothes revolved behind the glassโ€”โ€” shirts and sleeves surrendering their shapes, as though the road itself were being washed out of them. Beside me, an old woman folded a child's socks beneath the fluorescent light, smoothing each tiny heel with her thumb as though the feet were still inside. Once, she held a little sweater to her cheek before folding it into a careful square. We spoke no common language. Only the soft thunder of turning drums filled the distance between us. Yet something in the way she touched that sweater made the foreign night feel less foreign. The machines kept turning, fueling a small, impossible summer in the heart of a town where I knew neither the streets nor the stars. When I carried my laundry back into the rain, the warmth pressed gently against my chest. And somewhere among those folded clothes, I felt I had been given something no machine could ever makeโ€”โ€” the tenderness of a home I had never entered. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎๅˆๅพŒ11ๆ™‚17ๅˆ†ใ€‚ๆ—…ไบบใฏใ€ใ„ใพใ ใซๅๅ‰ใ‚’ๆญฃใ—ใ็™บ้Ÿณใงใใชใ„็•ฐๅ›ฝใฎ็”บใซใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ไบบ้€šใ‚Šใฎใชใ„้€šใ‚Šใฎ็ชใๅฝ“ใŸใ‚Šใงใ€ใ‚ณใ‚คใƒณใƒฉใƒณใƒ‰ใƒชใƒผใฎ็ช“ใ‚’้›จใŒๆ›ฒใŒใ‚ŠใใญใฃใŸๅทใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆตใ‚Œ่ฝใกใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ๅบ—ๅ†…ใซใฏๆ˜Žใ‹ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ‚‚ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ไนพ็‡ฅๆฉŸใฏใ€้–‰ใ˜่พผใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸๆœˆใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซๅ›žใ‚Š็ถšใ‘ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚็ฅ็€่‰ฒใฎๅ††ใŒๆธฉใ‹ใชๆฏใ‚’ๅใๅ‡บใ—ใ€ๆฟกใ‚ŒใŸ่ˆ—้“ใจใ€ๅ—…ใŽๆ…ฃใ‚Œใชใ„็Ÿณ้นธใฎ็”˜ใ„้ฆ™ใ‚ŠใŒๆผ‚ใ†ๅคœใ‚’ๆธฉใ‚ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฎ่กฃๆœใŒใ‚ฌใƒฉใ‚นใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใงๅ›žใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ทใƒฃใƒ„ใ‚‚่ข–ใ‚‚ๅฝขใ‚’ๅคฑใ„ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ใพใ‚‹ใงๆ—…ใฎ้“ใฎใ‚Šใใฎใ‚‚ใฎใŒๆด—ใ„ๆตใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใใ‹ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ้šฃใงใฏใ€ใฒใจใ‚Šใฎ่€ๅฅณใŒ่›ๅ…‰็ฏใฎไธ‹ใงๅญใฉใ‚‚ใฎ้ดไธ‹ใ‚’็•ณใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅฐใ•ใช่ธตใฎ้ƒจๅˆ†ใ‚’่ฆชๆŒ‡ใงไธๅฏงใซใชใงใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใพใ‚‹ใงใ€ใใฎไธญใซใพใ ๅนผใ„่ถณใŒๅ…ฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚ ่€ๅฅณใฏไธ€ๅบฆใ€ๅฐใ•ใชใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚’้ ฌใซๅฝ“ใฆใ€ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ไธๅฏงใซๅ››่ง’ใ็•ณใฟใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใตใŸใ‚Šใซใฏๅ…ฑ้€šใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ๅ›žใ‚Š็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ใƒ‰ใƒฉใƒ ใฎๆŸ”ใ‚‰ใ‹ใช่ฝŸใใ ใ‘ใŒใ€ใตใŸใ‚Šใฎ้–“ใฎ่ท้›ขใ‚’ๆบ€ใŸใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใงใ‚‚ใ€่€ๅฅณใŒใ‚ปใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใซ่งฆใ‚Œใ‚‹ไป•่‰ใฎใชใ‹ใซใ€็•ฐๅ›ฝใฎๅคœใ‚’ๅฐ‘ใ—ใ ใ‘็•ฐๅ›ฝใงใชใใ—ใฆใ—ใพใ†ไฝ•ใ‹ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ไนพ็‡ฅๆฉŸใฏๅ›žใ‚Š็ถšใ‘ใ€ๆ—…ไบบใŒ้€šใ‚Šใฎๅๅ‰ใ‚‚ๆ˜Ÿใฎๅๅ‰ใ‚‚็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใชใ„็”บใฎ็œŸใ‚“ไธญใงใ€ๅฐใ•ใชใ€ใ‚ใ‚Šใˆใชใ„ๅคใ‚’็”Ÿใฟๅ‡บใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆด—ๆฟฏ็‰ฉใ‚’ๆŠฑใˆใฆๅ†ใณ้›จใฎไธญใธๅ‡บใ‚‹ใจใ€ใใฎๆธฉใ‚‚ใ‚ŠใŒๆ—…ไบบใฎ่ƒธใ‚’ใใฃใจๆŠผใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆใ€็•ณใพใ‚ŒใŸ่กฃๆœใฎใฉใ“ใ‹ใซใ€ใฉใ‚“ใชๆฉŸๆขฐใซใ‚‚ๆฑบใ—ใฆไฝœใ‚Šๅ‡บใ›ใชใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’่ดˆใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆ„Ÿใ˜ใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใฏใ€ไธ€ๅบฆใ‚‚่ถณใ‚’่ธใฟๅ…ฅใ‚ŒใŸใ“ใจใฎใชใ„ๅฎถใฎใ€ๅ„ชใ—ใ•ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
#vss365 #prompt #fueling Gosh, I think we all need some nourishment after the bounty of creativity with yesterday's word. ๐ŸŒŸโœจ Let's see all the different kinds of sustenance we use to keep us going. Onward and Inward.
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#MidJourney365 #ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠ365 ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” above a rain-dark street, the bandoneon breathed into the room. A floorboard sighed beneath my shoe, remembering a thousand other dances. Then your palm settled between my shoulder bladesโ€”โ€” a pressure scarcely heavier than breath. I had not decided to move when my heel began to rise. Something in your hand had reached something beneath my skin before either of us could name it. We turned. You paused. In that pause, I felt the next step gathering, quiet as a tide before it reaches shore. When I stood still, I sensed your weight shifting; when you stood still, the unfinished turn went on turning inside my ribs. No one had written this music. A hesitation became a measure, a breath held open the space between two notes. We followed a score our bodies were writing too quickly to read. Where your hand met my back, I could no longer tell which of us had begun to sway. Yet your hand remained your hand, and my back, my backโ€”โ€” while the invisible boundary between them moved with every breath. Then the bandoneon fell silent. Footsteps returned across the wooden floor. But neither of us stepped away. Beneath the quiet of our skin, an unfinished measure went on. And I wonderedโ€”โ€” had we been dancing all along, or was it the distance between us that had finally learned to dance? ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎ้›จใซๆฟกใ‚ŒใŸ็•ฐ้ƒทใฎ้€šใ‚Šใ‚’่ฆ‹ไธ‹ใ‚ใ™้ƒจๅฑ‹ใงใ€ใƒใƒณใƒ‰ใƒใ‚ชใƒณใŒๆฏใ‚’ๅนใ่พผใ‚€ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ้Ÿณใ‚’ๅฅใงใพใ™ใ€‚ๆ—…ไบบใฎ้ดใฎไธ‹ใงๆœจใฎๅบŠใŒๅฐใ•ใ่ป‹ใฟใ€ใ‹ใคใฆใใ“ใง่ธŠใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸๅนพๅƒใ‚‚ใฎใƒ€ใƒณใ‚นใ‚’ๆ€ใ„ๅ‡บใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚„ใŒใฆใ€็›ธๆ‰‹ใฎๆ‰‹ใฎใฒใ‚‰ใŒๆ—…ไบบใฎ่‚ฉ็”ฒ้ชจใฎใ‚ใ„ใ ใซใใฃใจๆทปใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใฏๅ‘ผๅธใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ใ‚ใšใ‹ใซ้‡ใ„ใ ใ‘ใฎใ€ใ‹ใ™ใ‹ใชๅœงๅŠ›ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ใพใ ๅ‹•ใ“ใ†ใจๆฑบใ‚ใฆใ‚‚ใ„ใชใ„ใฎใซใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฎใ‹ใ‹ใจใŒ้™ใ‹ใซๆตฎใไธŠใŒใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ็›ธๆ‰‹ใฎๆ‰‹ใซๅฎฟใ‚‹ไฝ•ใ‹ใŒใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฎ็šฎ่†šใฎไธ‹ใซใ‚ใ‚‹ไฝ•ใ‹ใซๅฑŠใ„ใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ใตใŸใ‚Šใฎใฉใกใ‚‰ใ‚‚ใ€ใใ‚Œใซๅๅ‰ใ‚’ไธŽใˆใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ‚Šๅ…ˆใซใ€‚ ใตใŸใ‚Šใฏ่บซใ‚’็ฟปใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚็›ธๆ‰‹ใŒ็ซ‹ใกๆญขใพใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใใฎ้™ๆญขใฎใชใ‹ใงใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏๆฌกใฎไธ€ๆญฉใŒ็”Ÿใพใ‚Œใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใพใ™ใ€‚ๅฒธ่พบใซๅฑŠใๅ‰ใฎๆฝฎใฎๆบ€ใกๅผ•ใใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ใฒใฃใใ‚Šใจใ€‚ๆ—…ไบบใŒ้™ๆญขใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€็›ธๆ‰‹ใฎ้‡ๅฟƒใŒ็งปใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใพใ™ใ€‚็›ธๆ‰‹ใŒ้™ๆญขใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚‰ใชใ‹ใฃใŸๅ›ž่ปขใŒใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฎ่ƒธใฎๅ†…ๅดใงใชใŠๅ›žใ‚Š็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใฎ้Ÿณๆฅฝใ‚’ใ€่ชฐใ‚‚ๆ›ธใ่จ˜ใ—ใฆใฏใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ใฒใจใคใฎใŸใ‚ใ‚‰ใ„ใŒๅฐ็ฏ€ใจใชใ‚Šใ€ใฒใจใคใฎๅ‘ผๅธใŒใ€ใตใŸใคใฎ้Ÿณ็ฌฆใฎใ‚ใ„ใ ใซใ‚ใ‚‹็ฉบ้–“ใ‚’้–‹ใ„ใŸใพใพใซใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใตใŸใ‚Šใฏๆฅฝ่ญœใซๅพ“ใฃใฆ่ธŠใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ€ใใฎๆฅฝ่ญœใฏใ€่ชญใฟๅ–ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ๆ—ฉใใ€ใตใŸใ‚Šใฎ่บซไฝ“ใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆๆ›ธใ็ถดใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ็›ธๆ‰‹ใฎๆ‰‹ใŒๆ—…ไบบใฎ่ƒŒไธญใซ่งฆใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€ใใฎๅ ดๆ‰€ใงใ€ใฉใกใ‚‰ใŒๅ…ˆใซๆบใ‚Œใฏใ˜ใ‚ใŸใฎใ‹ใ€ใ‚‚ใฏใ‚„ๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใงใ‚‚ใ€็›ธๆ‰‹ใฎๆ‰‹ใฏ็›ธๆ‰‹ใฎๆ‰‹ใฎใพใพใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฎ่ƒŒไธญใฏๆ—…ไบบใฎ่ƒŒไธญใฎใพใพใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ใŸใ ใ€ใใฎใ‚ใ„ใ ใซใ‚ใ‚‹็›ฎใซ่ฆ‹ใˆใชใ„ๅขƒ็•Œใ ใ‘ใŒใ€ๅ‘ผๅธใฎใŸใณใซไฝ็ฝฎใ‚’ๅค‰ใˆใฆใ„ใใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚„ใŒใฆใ€ใƒใƒณใƒ‰ใƒใ‚ชใƒณใŒ้ณดใ‚Šใ‚„ใฟใพใ™ใ€‚ ๆœจใฎๅบŠใซใฏใ€ๅ†ใณไบบใ€…ใฎ่ถณ้ŸณใŒๆˆปใฃใฆใใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใงใ‚‚ใ€ใตใŸใ‚Šใฏ้›ขใ‚Œใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚้™ใพใ‚Š่ฟ”ใฃใŸ็šฎ่†šใฎไธ‹ใงใ€็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฎใชใ‹ใฃใŸใฒใจใคใฎๅฐ็ฏ€ใŒใ€ใชใŠ็ถšใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆๆ—…ไบบใฏๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใšใฃใจ่ธŠใฃใฆใ„ใŸใฎใฏใ€ใตใŸใ‚Šใ ใฃใŸใฎใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใจใ‚‚ใ€ใ‚ˆใ†ใ‚„ใ่ธŠใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’่ฆšใˆใŸใฎใฏใ€ใตใŸใ‚Šใฎ้–“ใซๆจชใŸใ‚ใ‚‹่ท้›ขใใฎใ‚‚ใฎใ ใฃใŸใฎใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ€‚
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#WriteMap 615 #CARRY #poem #poetry ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” rain followed the bus through a country whose language I could not speak. Beside me, a stranger said something before leaving. I understood none of it. For miles, I carried those words, resisting the urge to give them a meaning of my own. Outside, the rain kept falling on villages I could not name. And I began to wonder how much of the world we must leave untranslated to let it remain someone else's. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎ็†่งฃใงใใชใ„่จ€่‘‰ใŒ่กŒใไบคใ†็•ฐ้ƒทใงใ€้›จใฏใƒใ‚นใ‚’่ฟฝใ„ใ‹ใ‘ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ้šฃใซๅบงใฃใฆใ„ใŸ่ฆ‹็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใฌ่ชฐใ‹ใŒใ€้™ใ‚Šใ‚‹ๅ‰ใซไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’่ชžใ‚Šใ‹ใ‘ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆ—…ไบบใซใฏไธ€่จ€ใ‚‚็†่งฃใงใใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ไฝ•ใƒžใ‚คใƒซใ‚‚ใฎใ‚ใ„ใ ใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏใใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’้‹ใณ็ถšใ‘ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ‚’ๅ‹ๆ‰‹ใซไธŽใˆใŸใ„ใจใ„ใ†่กๅ‹•ใซๆŠ—ใ„ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€‚ ่ปŠ็ช“ใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใงใฏใ€ๆ—…ไบบใŒๅๅ‰ใ‚’็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใชใ„ๆ‘ใ€…ใซ้›จใŒ้™ใ‚Š็ถšใ„ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆๆ—…ไบบใฏ่€ƒใˆๅง‹ใ‚ใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ไธ–็•ŒใŒ่ชฐใ‹ใฎใ‚‚ใฎใงใ‚ใ‚Š็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซใ€ใฉใ‚Œใปใฉๅคšใใฎใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’็ฟป่จณใ›ใšใซๆฎ‹ใ—ใฆใŠใ‹ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใฎใ ใ‚ใ†ใ‹ใ€ใจใ€‚
Please consider giving my prompt a try #WriteMap 615 Map a meaningful event or issue from your past, present or future. All writing forms are OK (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, etc.). Prompt (optional): CARRY
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#fantaiku #CHASM #poem #poetry Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” a chasm of stars opens beyond my window; my dreams miss their stop. ๅคœ่กŒใƒใ‚นใฎ็ช“ใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใซใ€ ๆ˜Ÿใ€…ใงๆบ€ใŸใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๆทฑๆทตใŒ้–‹ใใพใ™ใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฎๅคขใ ใ‘ใŒใ€้™ใ‚Šใ‚‹ใฏใšใฎๅœ็•™ๆ‰€ใ‚’้€šใ‚Š้ŽใŽใฆใ—ใพใ„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 #nervous ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” at a small airfield, the last light caught on the rivets of the wing. Beyond the window, its tip quivered in a wind I could not feel. My nervous fingers gripped the armrest. The engines woke; their low vibration climbed through the floor and settled beneath my ribs. Even the strongest metal trembles before it rises into the sky. Then the runway markings streamed past, faster than I could count. For one breath, the wheels held onโ€”โ€” and then the earth let go. Neither the wing nor my heart had stopped tremblingโ€”โ€” yet both were flying. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎๅฐใ•ใช้ฃ›่กŒๅ ดใงใ€ๅค•ๆšฎใ‚Œใฎๆœ€ๅพŒใฎๅ…‰ใŒ็ฟผใฎ้‹ฒใ‚’็…งใ‚‰ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็ช“ใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใงใฏใ€ๆ—…ไบบใซใฏๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„้ขจใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใฆใ€็ฟผใฎๅ…ˆ็ซฏใŒๅฐๅˆปใฟใซ้œ‡ใˆใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ็ทŠๅผตใ—ใŸๆ—…ไบบใฎๆŒ‡ใฏใ€่‚˜ๆŽ›ใ‘ใ‚’ๅผทใๆกใ‚Šใ—ใ‚ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ‚จใƒณใ‚ธใƒณใŒ็›ฎ่ฆšใ‚ใ€ใใฎไฝŽใ„ๆŒฏๅ‹•ใŒๅบŠใ‚’ไผใฃใฆๆ˜‡ใ‚Šใ€่ƒธใฎๅฅฅๆทฑใใซใพใง้Ÿฟใ„ใฆใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใฉใ‚Œใปใฉ้ ‘ไธˆใช้‡‘ๅฑžใงใ•ใˆใ€็ฉบใธๅ‘ใ‹ใ†ๅ‰ใซใฏ้œ‡ใˆใ‚‹ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚„ใŒใฆๆป‘่ตฐ่ทฏใฎ็™ฝใ„ๆจ™็คบใŒใ€ๆ•ฐใˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใงใใชใ„้€Ÿใ•ใงๆตใ‚Œๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใปใ‚“ใฎใฒใจๅ‘ผๅธใฎ้–“ใ€่ปŠ่ผชใฏใพใ ๅœฐ้ขใ‚’ใคใ‹ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆใ€ๅคงๅœฐใŒๆฉŸไฝ“ใ‚’ๆ‰‹ๆ”พใ—ใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ็ฟผใ‚‚ๆ—…ไบบใฎๅฟƒใ‚‚ใ€้œ‡ใˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ใ‚„ใ‚ใŸใ‚ใ‘ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใงใ‚‚ใ€ใฉใกใ‚‰ใ‚‚็ฉบใ‚’้ฃ›ใ‚“ใงใ„ใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
#vss365 #prompt #nervous There is an inevitable moment when something we are about to do makes us nervous. It's a universal feeling. Let's share our experiences with this. For me, standing at the start line of any race.
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#MidJourney365 #ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠ365 #poem #poetry ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” on a dusty field in a foreign town, I rested my fingers on the raised red seams of a baseball softened by a hundred unfamiliar hands. Across the fading light, someone raised his glove, and I threw what I believed was a straight fastball. For a moment, it obeyedโ€”โ€” cutting a clean line through the evening air. But just before it reached the waiting glove, it drifted quietly off its promised line, as though the wind had whispered something the ball had never heard from me. The leather struck the mitt with a hollow sound. He caught it, looked at me, and smiled. I smiled back, wondering what he had seen in the small curve I had never meant to throw. Years later, I found those same red seams beneath the skin of wordsโ€”โ€” small ridges of memory, history, and longing that catch the air of another person's world and bend a meaning we believed was straight. Perhaps every word leaves the hand already carrying the possibility of another path. And somewhere between the one who speaks and the one who listens, it learns a language neither has entirely known. I remember that evening field, the fading light, the silence after the catchโ€”โ€” and how the ball came to rest inside his glove, while the straight line I had intended remained somewhere in the air between us. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎ็•ฐ้ƒทใฎ็”บใซใ‚ใ‚‹ๅŸƒใฃใฝใ„้‡Ž็ƒๅ ดใงใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏใ€่ฆ‹็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใฌๅนพ็™พใ‚‚ใฎๆ‰‹ใซๆกใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใฆๆŸ”ใ‚‰ใ‹ใใชใฃใŸใƒœใƒผใƒซใฎใ€่ตคใ็››ใ‚ŠไธŠใŒใฃใŸ็ธซใ„็›ฎใซๆŒ‡ใ‚’ๆทปใˆใพใ—ใŸใ€‚่–„ใ‚Œใ‚†ใๅค•ๆšฎใ‚Œใฎๅ…‰ใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใงใ€่ชฐใ‹ใŒใƒŸใƒƒใƒˆใ‚’ๆง‹ใˆใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ๆ—…ไบบใฏใ€ใพใฃใ™ใใช็›ด็ƒใ‚’ๆŠ•ใ’ใŸใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใƒœใƒผใƒซใฏไธ€็žฌใ€ใใฎๆ„ๅ›ณใซๅพ“ใ†ใ‚ˆใ†ใซๅค•ๆšฎใ‚Œใฎ็ฉบๆฐ—ใ‚’ไธ€็›ด็ทšใซๅˆ‡ใ‚Š่ฃ‚ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€ๅพ…ใกๅ—ใ‘ใ‚‹ใƒŸใƒƒใƒˆใซๅŽใพใ‚‹็›ดๅ‰ใ€็ด„ๆŸใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใฏใšใฎ่ปŒ้“ใ‹ใ‚‰้™ใ‹ใซ้€ธใ‚Œใฆใ„ใฃใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ใพใ‚‹ใง้ขจใŒใ€ๆ—…ไบบใ‹ใ‚‰ใฏไธ€ๅบฆใ‚‚่žใ„ใŸใ“ใจใฎใชใ„ไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’ใ€ใƒœใƒผใƒซใซๅ›ใใ‹ใ‘ใŸใ‹ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ้ฉใฎใƒœใƒผใƒซใŒไนพใ„ใŸ้Ÿณใ‚’็ซ‹ใฆใฆใƒŸใƒƒใƒˆใซๅŽใพใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็›ธๆ‰‹ใฏใใ‚Œใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ๆญขใ‚ใ€ๆ—…ไบบใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆๅพฎ็ฌ‘ใฟใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆ—…ไบบใ‚‚ๅพฎ็ฌ‘ใฟ่ฟ”ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒๆŠ•ใ’ใ‚‹ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใชใฉใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚ใฎๅฐใ•ใชๆ›ฒ็ทšใฎใชใ‹ใซใ€็›ธๆ‰‹ใฏใ„ใฃใŸใ„ไฝ•ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใŸใฎใ ใ‚ใ†ใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ไฝ•ๅนดใ‚‚็ตŒใฃใฆใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏ่จ€่‘‰ใฎ็šฎ่†šใฎไธ‹ใซใ€ใ‚ใฎใจใใจๅŒใ˜่ตคใ„็ธซใ„็›ฎใ‚’่ฆ‹ใคใ‘ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚่จ˜ๆ†ถใ‚„ๆญดๅฒใ‚„ๆ†งใ‚Œใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ็”Ÿใ˜ใŸๅฐใ•ใชๅ‡นๅ‡ธใŒใ€ไป–่€…ใฎไธ–็•Œใ‚’ๆตใ‚Œใ‚‹็ฉบๆฐ—ใ‚’ๆ‰ใˆใ€ใพใฃใ™ใใ ใจไฟกใ˜ใฆใ„ใŸๆ„ๅ‘ณใฎ่ปŒ้“ใ‚’ๆ›ฒใ’ใฆใ—ใพใ†ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ใฉใ‚“ใช่จ€่‘‰ใ‚‚ใ€่ชžใ‚Šๆ‰‹ใฎๆ‰‹ใ‚’้›ขใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจใใซใฏใ€ใ™ใงใซๅˆฅใฎ้“ใ‚’่พฟใ‚‹ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใ‚’็ง˜ใ‚ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใใ—ใฆใ€่ชžใ‚‹่€…ใจ่ดใ่€…ใฎ้–“ใฎใฉใ“ใ‹ใงใ€่จ€่‘‰ใฏใใฎใฉใกใ‚‰ใ‚‚ใพใ ๅๅˆ†ใซใฏ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใชใ„่จ€่ชžใ‚’่บซใซใคใ‘ใฆใ„ใใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฏใ€ใ‚ใฎๅค•ๆšฎใ‚Œใฎ้‡Ž็ƒๅ ดใ‚’่ฆšใˆใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚่–„ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใๅ…‰ใ€ๆ•็ƒใฎใ‚ใจใฎ้™ๅฏ‚ใ€‚ใใ—ใฆใ€ใƒœใƒผใƒซใฏ็ขบใ‹ใซ็›ธๆ‰‹ใฎใƒŸใƒƒใƒˆใฎไธญใง้™ๆญขใ—ใŸใฎใซใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒๆ€ใ„ๆใ„ใฆใ„ใŸใพใฃใ™ใใช่ปŒ้“ใ ใ‘ใŒใ€ไบŒไบบใฎ้–“ใฎ็ฉบๆฐ—ใฎใฉใ“ใ‹ใซๅ–ใ‚Šๆฎ‹ใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใŸใ“ใจใ‚’ใ€‚
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#WriteMap 614 #PERSONAL #poem #poetry ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” as the train pulled away, a child waved from a rain-streaked window, his small hand following the platform as though reluctant to let it go. I raised my camera, then slowly lowered it. The train vanished around the bend, taking with it a moment no photograph would ever hold. Years later, I still see that hand waving through the rainโ€”โ€” a memory so personal that I never needed proof it had happened at all. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎๅˆ—่ปŠใŒใ‚†ใฃใใ‚Šใจๅ‹•ใๅ‡บใ™ใจใ€้›จ็ฒ’ใฎ็ญ‹ใŒๆฎ‹ใ‚‹็ช“ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ไธ€ไบบใฎๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŒๆ‰‹ใ‚’ๆŒฏใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใฎๅฐใ•ใชๆ‰‹ใฏใ€ใพใ‚‹ใง้›ขใ‚Œใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’ๆƒœใ—ใ‚€ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ใƒ›ใƒผใƒ ใ‚’่ฟฝใ„ใ‹ใ‘ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฏใ‚ซใƒกใƒฉใ‚’ๆง‹ใˆใ€ใใ—ใฆ้™ใ‹ใซไธ‹ใ‚ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅˆ—่ปŠใฏใ‚ซใƒผใƒ–ใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใซๆถˆใˆใ€ใฉใ‚“ใชๅ†™็œŸใซใ‚‚ๅŽใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„ไธ€็žฌใ‚’ไธ€็ท’ใซ้€ฃใ‚ŒๅŽปใฃใฆใ„ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ไฝ•ๅนดใ‚‚็ตŒใฃใŸไปŠใงใ‚‚ใ€ๆ—…ไบบใซใฏ้›จใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใงๆŒฏใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚ใฎๆ‰‹ใŒ่ฆ‹ใˆใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ใพใ‚Šใซใ‚‚ๅ€‹ไบบ็š„ใช่จ˜ๆ†ถใ ใฃใŸใฎใงใ€ใใ‚ŒใŒๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ่ตทใใŸใ“ใจใ ใจใ„ใ†่จผๆ‹ ใชใฉใ€ๆœ€ๅˆใ‹ใ‚‰ๅฟ…่ฆใชใ‹ใฃใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
Please consider giving my prompt a try #WriteMap 614 Map a meaningful event or issue from your past, present or future. All writing forms are OK (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, etc.). Prompt (optional): PERSONAL
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#vssromance #source #poem #poetry ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” at an airport cafรฉ, beneath the restless glow of the departure board, you turned my ticket over and wrote your address on its back. Around us, cups touched saucers, luggage wheels whispered across the floor, and strangers hurried toward places we would never know. Your pen hesitated at the curve of the final letter. I remember that more clearly than the words we said goodbye with. Years later, crossing countries whose languages have slowly faded from my memory, I still find the source of every journey I have taken in that small blue curve of inkโ€”โ€” where your hand paused, as though unwilling to let mine go. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎ็ฉบๆธฏใฎใ‚ซใƒ•ใ‚งใงใ€็ตถใˆใšๆ˜Žๆป…ใ™ใ‚‹ๅ‡บ็™บๆกˆๅ†…ๆฟใฎๅ…‰ใฎไธ‹ใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฏ็งใฎๅˆ‡็ฌฆใ‚’่ฃ่ฟ”ใ—ใ€ใใ“ใซ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไฝๆ‰€ใ‚’ๆ›ธใ„ใฆใใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅ‘จๅ›ฒใงใฏใ‚ซใƒƒใƒ—ใŒๅ—ใ‘็šฟใซ่งฆใ‚Œใฆ้Ÿณใ‚’็ซ‹ใฆใ€ใ‚นใƒผใƒ„ใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚นใฎ่ปŠ่ผชใŒๅบŠใฎไธŠใ‚’้™ใ‹ใซๆป‘ใ‚Šใ€่ฆ‹็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใฌไบบใ€…ใŒใ€็งใŸใกใฎ็Ÿฅใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฎใชใ„ๅ ดๆ‰€ใธใจๆ€ฅใ„ใงใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆœ€ๅพŒใฎๆ–‡ๅญ—ใฎๆ›ฒ็ทšใ‚’ๆใใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฎใƒšใƒณใŒไธ€็žฌใŸใ‚ใ‚‰ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅˆฅใ‚Œ้š›ใซไบคใ‚ใ—ใŸ่จ€่‘‰ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ใ€็งใฏใใฎไธ€็žฌใ‚’้ฎฎๆ˜Žใซ่ฆšใˆใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ไฝ•ๅนดใ‚‚็ตŒใกใ€่จ€่‘‰ใ•ใˆๅฐ‘ใ—ใšใค่จ˜ๆ†ถใ‹ใ‚‰่–„ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใฃใŸใ„ใใคใ‚‚ใฎๅ›ฝใ€…ใ‚’่ถŠใˆใฆใใŸไปŠใ‚‚ใ€็งใŒๆญฉใ‚“ใงใใŸใ™ในใฆใฎๆ—…ใฎๆบใ‚’ใŸใฉใ‚‹ใจใ€ใ‚ใฎ้’ใ„ใ‚คใƒณใ‚ฏใฎๅฐใ•ใชๆ›ฒ็ทšใธใจๅธฐใ‚Š็€ใใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ใใ“ใงใฏใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฎๆ‰‹ใŒไธ€็žฌๆญขใพใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใพใ‚‹ใงใ€็งใฎๆ‰‹ใ‚’้›ขใ—ใŸใใชใ„ใจ้ก˜ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€‚
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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#vss365 #Training ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” in a city I knew only from my map, dusk settled beneath the plane trees. A little radio crackled on a bench, releasing a tango into the cooling air. An old woman stepped onto the gravel, her worn heels brushing fallen leaves. She turned once, then again, training the empty air to remember the shape of an embrace. One hand rested on an unseen shoulder; the other opened toward the last light. When the music faded into static, she held the unfinished gestureโ€”โ€” and from the far end of the path, evening seemed to take one slow step toward her. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใ€ๆ—…ไบบใŒๅœฐๅ›ณใงใ—ใ‹็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใชใ‹ใฃใŸ็•ฐ้ƒทใฎ่ก—ใงใ€ใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚ฟใƒŠใ‚นใฎๆœจใ€…ใฎไธ‹ใซๅค•ๆšฎใ‚ŒใŒ้™ใ‚Šใฆใใพใ™ใ€‚ใƒ™ใƒณใƒใซ็ฝฎใ‹ใ‚ŒใŸๅฐใ•ใชใƒฉใ‚ธใ‚ชใŒ้›‘้Ÿณใ‚’็ซ‹ใฆใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ๆถผใ—ใใชใ‚Šๅง‹ใ‚ใŸ็ฉบๆฐ—ใฎใชใ‹ใธใ‚ฟใƒณใ‚ดใฎๆ—‹ๅพ‹ใ‚’้€ใ‚Šๅ‡บใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅนด่€ใ„ใŸๅฅณๆ€งใŒ็ ‚ๅˆฉ้“ใธๆญฉใฟๅ‡บใพใ™ใ€‚ๅฑฅใๅคใ—ใŸ้ดใฎ่ธตใŒ่ฝใก่‘‰ใ‚’ใ‹ใ™ใ‚ใพใ™ใ€‚ๅฝผๅฅณใฏไธ€ๅบฆใ€ใใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ๅบฆใ€ใ‚†ใฃใใ‚Šใจ่บซไฝ“ใ‚’ๅ›žใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใพใ‚‹ใง่ชฐใ‹ใ‚’ๆŠฑใใ—ใ‚ใ‚‹ๅฝขใ‚’ใ€ไฝ•ใ‚‚ใชใ„็ฉบ้–“ใซใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ๅบฆ่ฆšใˆใ•ใ›ใ‚ˆใ†ใจ่จ“็ทดใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚ ็‰‡ๆ–นใฎๆ‰‹ใฏ่ฆ‹ใˆใชใ„่ชฐใ‹ใฎ่‚ฉใซ็ฝฎใ‹ใ‚Œใ€ใ‚‚ใ†็‰‡ๆ–นใฎๆ‰‹ใฏๆœ€ๅพŒใฎๅ…‰ใซๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆ้–‹ใ‹ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚„ใŒใฆ้ŸณๆฅฝใŒ้›‘้Ÿณใฎใชใ‹ใซๆถˆใˆใฆใ‚‚ใ€ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ่ธŠใ‚Šใฎ้€”ไธญใฎๅงฟๅ‹ขใ‚’ๅดฉใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅฐ้“ใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๅค•ๆšฎใ‚Œใใฎใ‚‚ใฎใŒใ€ๅฝผๅฅณใซๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆใ‚†ใฃใใ‚Šใจไธ€ๆญฉ่ธใฟๅ‡บใ—ใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่ฆ‹ใˆใŸใฎใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
#vss365 #prompt #Training Those sneakers took us all over yesterday. So today let's see how many different kinds of training we can imagine. I know I have the energy to follow you.๐Ÿ˜Š
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#vss365 #Training ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” by the time I reached the square, rain had darkened the old cobblestones. In a shallow puddle, the church tower trembled upside down. Beneath its clock, a boy raised his violin to his chin. He was training his fingers to find a path through four fragile notes. His bow slipped. The melody broke. A pigeon wandered into the silence; from a nearby cafรฉ, a spoon rang softly against a cup. Then the church bells began, their bronze voices spilling over the rain-washed roofs. The boy raised his bow once more. His uncertain notes rose into the spaces between the bellsโ€”โ€” and for one brief moment, the whole square was playing a song no one had rehearsed. ๆ—…ไบบใŒๅบƒๅ ดใซใŸใฉใ‚Š็€ใ„ใŸใ“ใ‚ใ€ๅคใ„็Ÿณ็•ณใฏ้›จใซๆฟกใ‚Œใฆ่‰ฒๆฟƒใใชใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆต…ใ„ๆฐดใŸใพใ‚Šใซใฏใ€ๆ•™ไผšใฎๅก”ใŒ้€†ใ•ใพใซๆ˜ ใ‚Šใ€ใ‚†ใ‚‰ใ‚†ใ‚‰ใจๆบใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใใฎๆ™‚่จˆใฎไธ‹ใงใฏใ€ไธ€ไบบใฎๅฐ‘ๅนดใŒใƒใ‚คใ‚ชใƒชใƒณใ‚’้กŽใซๅฝ“ใฆใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅฐ‘ๅนดใฏใ€ใŸใฃใŸๅ››ใคใฎใ‹็ดฐใ„้Ÿณ็ฌฆใ‚’ใŸใฉใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ๆŒ‡ใฎ่จ“็ทดใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€ๅผ“ใฏๆป‘ใ‚Šใ€ๆ—‹ๅพ‹ใฏ้€”ๅˆ‡ใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใใฎ้™ๅฏ‚ใฎใชใ‹ใธใ€ไธ€็พฝใฎ้ณฉใŒๆฐ—ใพใพใซๆญฉใ„ใฆใใพใ™ใ€‚่ฟ‘ใใฎใ‚ซใƒ•ใ‚งใ‹ใ‚‰ใฏใ€ใ‚นใƒ—ใƒผใƒณใŒใ‚ซใƒƒใƒ—ใซ่งฆใ‚Œใ‚‹ๅฐใ•ใชๆพ„ใ‚“ใ ้ŸณใŒ่žใ“ใˆใฆใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใฎใจใใ€ๆ•™ไผšใฎ้˜ใŒ้ณดใ‚Šๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚้’้Š…ใฎๆทฑใ„้ŸฟใใŒใ€้›จใซๆด—ใ‚ใ‚ŒใŸๅฑ‹ๆ นใฎไธŠใซใ‚ใตใ‚Œๅ‡บใ—ใฆใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅฐ‘ๅนดใฏใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ๅบฆใ€ๅผ“ใ‚’ๆŒใกไธŠใ’ใพใ™ใ€‚ใพใ ้ ผใ‚Šใชใ„้Ÿณ็ฌฆใŸใกใŒใ€้˜ใฎ้Ÿณใจ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ใ„ใ ใธใจๆ˜‡ใฃใฆใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆใ€ใปใ‚“ใฎใฒใจใจใใ€ๅบƒๅ ดๅ…จไฝ“ใŒใ€่ชฐใ‚‚็ทด็ฟ’ใ—ใŸใ“ใจใฎใชใ„ไธ€ใคใฎๆ›ฒใ‚’ๅฅใงใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
#vss365 #prompt #Training Those sneakers took us all over yesterday. So today let's see how many different kinds of training we can imagine. I know I have the energy to follow you.๐Ÿ˜Š
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#MidJourney365 #ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠ365 #poem #poetry ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” at 7:17 that evening, beneath a fading lamp, I opened my notebook to a page still carrying dust from the road. Beyond the window, a bus pulled away, bearing names I would never know. I had come to write my way out of the histories, customs, and borrowed truths that wrapped themselves around each foreign place. I gathered the unfamiliar into sentencesโ€”โ€” a street, a doorway, a voice in the rainโ€”โ€” as though the world might fit between two lines of ink. But every sentence had a border. Beyond it, someone remembered the same rain from another life, the same road from another journey. For a moment, our stories touched, their outlines softening in the dark, yet neither could speak for the other. I read the page again and heard what its narrow frame had silenced: the hours before my arrival, the footsteps that had crossed mine, the roads that would continue after I left. I knew that even the truest words could not restore what they left behind. And so I kept the words but left the margin whiteโ€”โ€” not as an emptiness to be conquered, nor a silence waiting to be filled, but as a place where untold lives might remain beyond my knowing. Perhaps this was the cleansing I had sought: not to make the world transparent, but to let my certainty grow thin until, through the spaces in my story, I could almost hear the stories that were never mine to tell. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎใ‚ใ‚‹ๅค•ๆ–นใ€7ๆ™‚17ๅˆ†ใ€‚่–„ใ‚Œใ‚†ใใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ใฎ็ฏใ‚Šใฎไธ‹ใงใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏ้“ไธญใฎๅŸƒใŒใพใ ๆฎ‹ใ‚‹ใƒŽใƒผใƒˆใ‚’้–‹ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็ช“ใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใงใฏใ€ไธ€ๅฐใฎใƒใ‚นใŒ่ตฐใ‚ŠๅŽปใฃใฆใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚ใใฎ่ปŠๅ†…ใซใฏใ€ๆ—…ไบบใŒๆฑบใ—ใฆ็Ÿฅใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฎใชใ„ๅๅ‰ใ‚’ๆŒใคไบบใ€…ใŒไน—ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฏใ€ใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œใฎ็•ฐ้ƒทใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Šๅทปใๆญดๅฒใ‚„็ฟ’ๆ…ฃใ€ๅ€Ÿใ‚Š็‰ฉใฎ็œŸๅฎŸใ‹ใ‚‰่‡ชใ‚‰ใ‚’่งฃใๆ”พใคใŸใ‚ใซใ€ๆ—…ใฎ็‰ฉ่ชžใ‚’็ดกใ„ใงใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚่ฆ‹็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใฌ่ก—่ทฏใ€ๆˆธๅฃใ€้›จใฎไธญใ‹ใ‚‰่žใ“ใˆใ‚‹ๅฃฐใ€‚ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚’ไธ€ใคใฒใจใคๆ–‡็ซ ใซๅŽใ‚ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ใพใ‚‹ใงไบŒๆœฌใฎใ‚คใƒณใ‚ฏใฎ็ทšใฎ้–“ใซไธ–็•Œใใฎใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’้–‰ใ˜่พผใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‹ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่€ƒใˆใฆใ„ใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚†ใ‚‹ๆ–‡็ซ ใซใฏๅขƒ็•ŒใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ๅดใงใฏใ€่ชฐใ‹ใŒๅˆฅใฎไบบ็”ŸใฎไธญใงๅŒใ˜้›จใ‚’่จ˜ๆ†ถใ—ใ€ๅˆฅใฎๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใงๅŒใ˜้“ใ‚’ๆญฉใ„ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใปใ‚“ใฎไธ€็žฌใ€ไบ’ใ„ใฎ็‰ฉ่ชžใŒ่งฆใ‚Œๅˆใ„ใ€ๆš—ใŒใ‚Šใฎไธญใงใใฎ่ผช้ƒญใŒใผใ‚„ใ‘ใฆใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใงใ‚‚ใ€ใฉใกใ‚‰ใ‚‚็›ธๆ‰‹ใซไปฃใ‚ใฃใฆ่ชžใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใงใใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใŒใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ๅบฆใƒŽใƒผใƒˆใ‚’่ชญใฟ่ฟ”ใ™ใจใ€้™ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸๆๅ†™ใฎไธญใงๆฒˆ้ป™ใ•ใ›ใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ‚‚ใฎใฎๆฐ—้…ใŒ่žใ“ใˆใฆใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒๅˆฐ็€ใ™ใ‚‹ไปฅๅ‰ใซๆตใ‚Œใฆใ„ใŸๆ™‚้–“ใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ่ถณ่ทกใจไบคๅทฎใ—ใŸ่ชฐใ‹ใฎ่ถณ่ทกใ€ใใ—ใฆ่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒๅŽปใฃใŸๅพŒใ‚‚็ถšใ„ใฆใ„ใ้“ใ€‚ใฉใ‚Œใปใฉ็œŸๅฎŸใซ่ฟซใ‚‹่จ€่‘‰ใงใ‚ใฃใฆใ‚‚ใ€ใใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ“ใผใ‚Œ่ฝใกใŸใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Šๆˆปใ™ใ“ใจใฏใงใใชใ„ใฎใ ใจใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏ็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ„ใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใงใ‚‚ๆ—…ไบบใฏใ€ๆ›ธใ่จ˜ใ—ใŸ่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’ๆถˆใ™ใ“ใจใชใใ€ใใฎๅ‘จๅ›ฒใซ็™ฝใ„ไฝ™็™ฝใ‚’ๆฎ‹ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ‚Œใฏๅพๆœใ™ในใ็ฉบ็™ฝใงใ‚‚ใ€ๅŸ‹ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’ๅพ…ใคๆฒˆ้ป™ใงใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚่ชžใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸ็„กๆ•ฐใฎไบบ็”ŸใŒใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฎ็†่งฃใฎๅŠใฐใชใ„ใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ€ใใฎใพใพๅญ˜ๅœจใ—็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใฎๅ ดๆ‰€ใ ใฃใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ใŠใใ‚‰ใใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ“ใใŒๆ—…ไบบใฎๆฑ‚ใ‚ใฆใ„ใŸ็Ÿฅ็š„ๆต„ๅŒ–ใ ใฃใŸใฎใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚ไธ–็•Œใ‚’้š…ใ€…ใพใง่ฆ‹้€šใ›ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใฏใชใใ€่‡ชใ‚‰ใฎ็ขบไฟกใฎ่ผช้ƒญใ‚’ๅฐ‘ใ—ใšใค่–„ใใ—ใฆใ„ใใ“ใจใ€‚ใใ†ใ—ใฆ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ็‰ฉ่ชžใซ็”Ÿใพใ‚ŒใŸ้š™้–“ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๆฑบใ—ใฆ่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒ่ชžใ‚‹ในใใ‚‚ใฎใงใฏใชใ‹ใฃใŸไป–่€…ใฎ็‰ฉ่ชžใŒใ€ใ‹ใ™ใ‹ใซ่žใ“ใˆใฆใใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ ใฃใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
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#fantaiku #CHASM #poem #poetry Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” the train enters fog; a chasm steals the last car, yet no one looks back. ๅˆ—่ปŠใŒ้œงใฎไธญใธๅ…ฅใฃใฆใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚ ๆทฑๆทตใŒๆœ€ๅพŒๅฐพใฎ่ปŠไธกใ‚’ๅฅชใ„ใพใ™ใŒใ€ ไน—ๅฎขใฏ่ชฐไธ€ไบบใ€ๆŒฏใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“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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#WriteMap 613 #HEAVY #poem #poetry ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” the mountain path climbed steeply through the thinning morning mist. A porter walked ahead of me, my heavy bag upon his shoulders, its strap digging into his skin. I asked if the weight was too much. He turned and smiled, then continued without a word. At a bend in the road, he stopped to catch his breath. Far below, a village stirred awake, thin threads of smoke rising from roofs still hidden in shadow. Perhaps someone waited for him there. Perhaps no one did. When he lifted my bag again, I reached out to help. He smiled once more, and adjusted the strap across his shoulder. For the rest of the climb, I watched the weight I had given him, wondering about the weight he had carried long before our paths had crossed. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎๅฑฑ้“ใฏใ€ๆœ้œงใŒๅฐ‘ใ—ใšใค่–„ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใใชใ‹ใ€้™บใ—ใ็™ปใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆ—…ไบบใฎ้‡ใ„้ž„ใ‚’่‚ฉใซๆ‹…ใ„ใ ่ท้‹ใณไบบใŒใ€ๅ…ˆใ‚’ๆญฉใ„ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚้ž„ใฎ็ดใŒใ€ๅฝผใฎ่‚ฉใฎ่‚Œใซๆทฑใ้ฃŸใ„่พผใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฏใ€้‡ใ™ใŽใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ใ€ใจๅฐ‹ใญใพใ—ใŸใ€‚่ท้‹ใณไบบใฏๆŒฏใ‚Š่ฟ”ใฃใฆๅพฎ็ฌ‘ใฟใ€ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ไฝ•ใ‚‚่จ€ใ‚ใšใซๆญฉใ็ถšใ‘ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ้“ใŒๆ›ฒใŒใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ€ๅฝผใฏ็ซ‹ใกๆญขใพใ‚Šใ€ใฒใจๆฏใคใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใฏใ‚‹ใ‹็œผไธ‹ใงใฏๆ‘ใŒ็›ฎใ‚’่ฆšใพใ—ๅง‹ใ‚ใ€ใพใ ้™ฐใซ้š ใ‚ŒใŸๅฎถใ€…ใฎๅฑ‹ๆ นใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€็ดฐใ„็…™ใŒๅนพ็ญ‹ใ‚‚็ซ‹ใกใฎใผใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‚ใฎๆ‘ใซใฏใ€ๅฝผใฎๅธฐใ‚Šใ‚’ๅพ…ใค่ชฐใ‹ใŒใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ„ใฏใ€่ชฐใ‚‚ใ„ใชใ„ใฎใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ๅฝผใŒๅ†ใณ้ž„ใ‚’ๆŒใกไธŠใ’ใŸใจใใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏๆ‰‹ใ‚’ไผธใฐใ—ใฆๆ‰‹ไผใŠใ†ใจใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅฝผใฏใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ๅบฆๅพฎ็ฌ‘ใฟใ€่‚ฉใซใ‹ใ‹ใฃใŸ็ดใฎไฝ็ฝฎใ‚’็›ดใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆฎ‹ใ‚Šใฎ็™ปใ‚Š้“ใงใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒๅฝผใซ้ ใ‘ใŸ้‡่ทใ‚’่ฆ‹ใคใ‚ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆๆ€ใ„ใ‚’ๅทกใ‚‰ใ›ใฆใ„ใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ไบŒไบบใฎ้“ใŒไบคใ‚ใ‚‹ใšใฃใจๅ‰ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๅฝผใŒ่ƒŒ่ฒ ใ„็ถšใ‘ใฆใใŸ้‡่ทใซใคใ„ใฆใ€‚
Please consider giving my prompt a try #WriteMap 613 Map a meaningful event or issue from your past, present or future. All writing forms are OK (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, etc.). Prompt (optional): HEAVY
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#vss365 #sneakers ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” I came home after dark, sat beside the door, and loosened my travel-worn sneakers. From a narrow groove in one sole, a tiny white pebble slipped freeโ€”โ€” one clear note in the sleeping house. It was small enough to hide beneath my thumbnail, smooth on one side, rough on the other. I turned it slowly in my palm, trying to remember which road had lent it to me. No road came back. I placed it on the windowsill. Beyond the glass, the familiar street shone faintly after rain. Inside, a small piece of somewhere else rested quietly in the dark. At dawn, a narrow beam of sunlight crossed the sill and touched the stone. The room was no larger than before, yet somewhere within it, a distant road began againโ€”โ€” as though my journey had arrived a little later than I had. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใ‹ใ‚‰ๆ—ฅใŒๆšฎใ‚Œใฆๅธฐๅฎ…ใ—ใŸๆ—…ไบบใฏใ€็Ž„้–ขใฎ่„‡ใซ่…ฐใ‚’ไธ‹ใ‚ใ—ใ€ๆ—…ใงๅฑฅใๅคใ—ใŸใ‚นใƒ‹ใƒผใ‚ซใƒผใฎ็ดใ‚’ใปใฉใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็‰‡ๆ–นใฎ้ดๅบ•ใฎ็ดฐใ„ๆบใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๅฐใ•ใช็™ฝใ„็ŸณใŒใ“ใผใ‚Œ่ฝใกใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็œ ใ‚Šใซใคใ„ใŸๅฎถใฎไธญใซใ€ๆพ„ใ‚“ใ ้ŸณใŒไธ€ใคใ ใ‘้Ÿฟใใพใ™ใ€‚ ่ฆชๆŒ‡ใฎ็ˆชใซ้š ใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใ†ใปใฉๅฐใ•ใช็Ÿณใงใ—ใŸใ€‚็‰‡ๅดใฏๆป‘ใ‚‰ใ‹ใงใ€ใ‚‚ใ†็‰‡ๅดใฏใ–ใ‚‰ใคใ„ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ๆ—…ไบบใฏใใฎ็Ÿณใ‚’ๆ‰‹ใฎใฒใ‚‰ใงใ‚†ใฃใใ‚Šใจ่ปขใŒใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ใ„ใฃใŸใ„ใฉใฎ้“ใŒใ€ใ“ใฎ็Ÿณใ‚’่‡ชๅˆ†ใซ่ฒธใ—ใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใฎใ ใ‚ใ†ใจๆ€ใ„ๅ‡บใใ†ใจใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ใ€ใฉใฎ้“ใ‚‚่จ˜ๆ†ถใซใฏๆˆปใฃใฆใใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฏๅฐ็Ÿณใ‚’็ช“่พบใซ็ฝฎใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็ช“ใ‚ฌใƒฉใ‚นใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใงใฏใ€้›จไธŠใŒใ‚Šใฎ่ฆ‹ๆ…ฃใ‚ŒใŸ่ก—่ทฏใŒๆทกใๅ…‰ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎไธญใงใฏใ€ใฉใ“ใ‹้ ใ„ๅ ดๆ‰€ใฎๅฐใ•ใชใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‰ใŒใ€ๆš—ใŒใ‚Šใฎไธญใง้™ใ‹ใซไผ‘ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅคœใŒๆ˜Žใ‘ใ‚‹ใจใ€็ดฐใ„ไธ€็ญ‹ใฎๆœๆ—ฅใŒ็ช“่พบใ‚’ๆจชๅˆ‡ใ‚Šใ€ๅฐ็Ÿณใซ่งฆใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚้ƒจๅฑ‹ใŒไปฅๅ‰ใ‚ˆใ‚ŠๅบƒใใชใฃใŸใ‚ใ‘ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใชใฎใซใ€ใใฎ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎใฉใ“ใ‹ใงใ€้ ใ„็•ฐ้ƒทใฎ้“ใŒๅ†ใณๅง‹ใพใฃใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ใพใ‚‹ใงๆ—…ใใฎใ‚‚ใฎใŒใ€ๆ—…ไบบใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ๅฐ‘ใ—้…ใ‚ŒใฆๅธฐใฃใฆใใŸใ‹ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚
#vss365 #prompt #sneakers Yesterday we all won the lottery. What great stories. Now lace up your sneakers, real or imagined, and see where you'll take off today. I'll be right there with you.
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#MidJourney365 #ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠ365 ๏ผˆๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆใฏไธ‹ใซ๏ผ‰ Mid-Journeyโ€”โ€” beneath a yellow lamp, I unfolded a map worn thin at its creases. I marked the towns where I had rested, then joined them with straight lines along the edge of a ruler. Months of wandering became a handful of quiet strokes of graphite. Not one remembered where the road had turned. Yet between those lines and the winding roads my feet remembered, another geography lay hidden. There was the hillside I climbed twice because a stranger had mistaken east for west, the doorway where I sheltered from sudden rain, the market where an old woman pressed an orange into my palm without asking where I came from. None of these had earned a dot upon the map. Yet those unmarked detours had carried me farther than the straight lines could ever tell. I laid the ruler aside. In the silence between the lines, I began to give the forgotten roads their voicesโ€”โ€” rain whispering against a roof, the warmth of an orange in my hand, a stranger calling out from a distant turning. And as the words unfolded, the roads began to open beneath my feet. The rain fell once more. The orange warmed my empty hand. Beyond the market, a narrow path appeared that I could not remember ever taking. I looked down. The map was still upon the desk, its straight lines undisturbed. The towns remained exactly where they had been. Yet somewhere between those lines, I was walking againโ€”โ€” first through places I remembered, then beyond the last turning of memory, toward a place my footsteps had never reached. I had unfolded the map to tell the story of a journey. But somewhere between its lines, the story had become a road, and I was no longer merely telling the journeyโ€”โ€” I was journeying through the story. ๆ—…ใฎ้€”ไธŠใฎ้ป„่‰ฒใ„ใƒฉใƒณใƒ—ใฎไธ‹ใงใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏๆŠ˜ใ‚Š็›ฎใฎๆ“ฆใ‚Šๅˆ‡ใ‚ŒใŸๅœฐๅ›ณใ‚’ๅบƒใ’ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚้“ไธญใง่ถณใ‚’ไผ‘ใ‚ใŸ็”บใ€…ใซๅฐใ‚’ใคใ‘ใ€ๅฎš่ฆใฎ็ธใซๆฒฟใฃใฆใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚’็›ด็ทšใง็ตใ‚“ใงใ„ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ไฝ•ใ‹ๆœˆใซใ‚‚ใ‚ใŸใ‚‹ๆ”พๆตชใŒใ€้‰›็ญ†ใงๅผ•ใ‹ใ‚ŒใŸใ€ใ‚ใšใ‹ๆ•ฐๆœฌใฎ้™ใ‹ใช็ทšใซใชใฃใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใฎใฉใ‚Œใ‚‚ใ€้“ใŒใฉใ“ใงๆ›ฒใŒใฃใฆใ„ใŸใฎใ‹ใ‚’่ฆšใˆใฆใฏใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎ็›ด็ทšใจใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฎ่ถณใŒ่ฆšใˆใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๆ›ฒใŒใ‚ŠใใญใฃใŸ้“ใจใฎใ‚ใ„ใ ใซใฏใ€ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ใคใฎๅœฐ็†ใŒ้š ใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆฑใจ่ฅฟใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Š้•ใˆใŸ่ฆ‹็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใฌไบบใฎๆกˆๅ†…ใงใ€ไบŒๅบฆใ‚‚็™ปใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซใชใฃใŸไธ˜ใ€‚็ช็„ถใฎ้›จใ‚’้ฟใ‘ใŸๅฎถใฎ่ป’ๅ…ˆใ€‚ใฉใ“ใ‹ใ‚‰ๆฅใŸใฎใ‹ใ‚‚ๅฐ‹ใญใšใซใ€่€ๅฉ†ใŒไธ€ใคใฎใ‚ชใƒฌใƒณใ‚ธใ‚’ๆ‰‹ใฎใฒใ‚‰ใซๆŠผใ—่พผใ‚“ใงใใ‚ŒใŸๅธ‚ๅ ดใ€‚ ใใฎใฉใ‚Œใ‚‚ใŒใ€ๅœฐๅ›ณใฎไธŠใซไธ€ใคใฎ็‚นใ‚’ไธŽใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใงใ‚‚ใ€ๅœฐๅ›ณใซ่จ˜ใ•ใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎๅ›žใ‚Š้“ใฏใ€ใฉใ‚“ใช็›ด็ทšใ‚‚่ชžใ‚Šๅพ—ใชใ„ใปใฉ้ ใใพใงใ€ๆ—…ไบบใ‚’้‹ใ‚“ใงใ„ใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฏๅฎš่ฆใ‚’่„‡ใซ็ฝฎใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆใ€็ทšใจ็ทšใฎใ‚ใ„ใ ใฎๆฒˆ้ป™ใฎใชใ‹ใงใ€ๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใŸ้“ใซๅฃฐใ‚’ไธŽใˆๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅฑ‹ๆ นใซ้™ใ‚Šใใใ้›จใฎใ•ใ•ใ‚„ใใ€‚ๆ‰‹ใฎใฒใ‚‰ใซๆฎ‹ใ‚‹ใ‚ชใƒฌใƒณใ‚ธใฎๆธฉใ‚‚ใ‚Šใ€‚้ ใใฎๆ›ฒใŒใ‚Š่ง’ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ‘ผใณใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹่ฆ‹็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใฌไบบใฎๅฃฐใ€‚ ่จ€่‘‰ใŒ็ดกใŒใ‚Œใฆใ„ใใซใคใ‚Œใฆใ€้“ใŒๆ—…ไบบใฎ่ถณๅ…ƒใซ้–‹ใๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ้›จใŒๅ†ใณ้™ใ‚Šๅ‡บใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ไธ€ใคใฎใ‚ชใƒฌใƒณใ‚ธใŒใ€็ฉบใฃใฝใ ใฃใŸๆ‰‹ใฎใฒใ‚‰ใ‚’ๆธฉใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅธ‚ๅ ดใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใซใฏใ€ใ‹ใคใฆๆญฉใ„ใŸ่ฆšใˆใฎใชใ„็ดฐใ„ๅฐๅพ„ใŒ็พใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฏ็›ฎใ‚’่ฝใจใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅœฐๅ›ณใฏ็›ธๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚‰ใšๆœบใฎไธŠใซๅบƒใ’ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ€ใใฎ็›ด็ทšใฏๅฐ‘ใ—ใ‚‚ๅค‰ใ‚ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚็”บใ€…ใ‚‚ใ€ๅ…ƒใฎๅ ดๆ‰€ใซใใฎใพใพๆฎ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใงใ‚‚ใ€ใใฎ็ทšใจ็ทšใฎใ‚ใ„ใ ใฎใฉใ“ใ‹ใงใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏๅ†ใณๆญฉใๅง‹ใ‚ใฆใ„ใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ ๅˆใ‚ใฏใ€่จ˜ๆ†ถใซๆฎ‹ใ‚‹ๅœŸๅœฐใ‚’ใŸใฉใ‚ŠใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€‚ ใ‚„ใŒใฆใ€่จ˜ๆ†ถใฎๆœ€ๅพŒใฎๆ›ฒใŒใ‚Š่ง’ใ‚’่ถŠใˆใฆใ€‚ ใ‹ใคใฆใฎ่ถณ่ทกใŒใ€ไธ€ๅบฆใ‚‚ใŸใฉใ‚Š็€ใ‹ใชใ‹ใฃใŸๅ ดๆ‰€ใธๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฏใ€ๆ—…ใ‚’็‰ฉ่ชžใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซๅœฐๅ›ณใ‚’ๅบƒใ’ใŸใฎใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ‚‚ใ€ใ„ใคใ—ใ‹ใใฎ็ทšใจ็ทšใฎใ‚ใ„ใ ใงใ€็‰ฉ่ชžใใฎใ‚‚ใฎใŒไธ€ๆœฌใฎ้“ใจใชใ‚Šใ€ๆ—…ไบบใฏใ‚‚ใฏใ‚„ใ€ใŸใ ๆ—…ใ‚’็‰ฉ่ชžใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆ—…ไบบใฏใ€็‰ฉ่ชžใ‚’ๆ—…ใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚
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