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Thursday, 5 February 2026

Shelter

The prompt for What's going on is shelter



 







Shelter

I snuggle up on the couch
whispers drift, 
now and than
through the room

We left the noise outside
and locked the door

Sometimes the outside world
finds an entrance,
crawling out of our gadgets

Today we silence them

We let our shelter
fold around us
hug us like a warm
sweater

12 comments:

  1. So very true! Those darned gadgets manage to bring too much of the outside world inside. But, like you, I try to snuggle on the couch with a book and a dog as much as I can threse days. Silence is good!

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  2. Dear Marja, the image and poem are so beautiful!

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  3. What a homely and warm reflection of your shelter - feels like a lovely place to be - Jae

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  4. What wonderful shelter you have. I love the photo, and love even more that your shelter hugs you like a warm sweater.

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  5. A good shelter can save the day. Locking the door is essential.

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  6. Lindo,Marja e precisamos preservar muito bem esse nosso cantinho de abrigo...
    Linda poesia! beijos, chica

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  7. So true! We just had a new front door installed and that alone cut down on some of the noise. The wind still whistles in the dryer vent though!

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  8. Helemaal waar: we kunnen onze gadgets het zwijgen opleggen; net zoals de herrie buiten. We hoeven niet altijd 'aan' te staan. Jouw shelter klinkt als een veilige schuilplaats waar het goed toeven is.

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  9. "crawling out of our gadgets"
    I got a picture of mice or bugs crawling into my apartment! I have to shut them out more often. Such a friendly love of a poem.

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  10. Yes, silence them - they bring only fear and anger, lust and greed.

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  11. Silence those gadgets especially news feeds that bring bad news each day. We need to seek shelter and find joy from the noise outside.

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  12. With the door and gadgets locked away, the warm sweater will always work. Beautiful, Marja!

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Thank you!!