A practical woman
builds her hearth and home
with skin from her body,
bones from her dreams,
and circles it with
salt from her tears.
© Nancy Botta, 2019
A practical woman
builds her hearth and home
with skin from her body,
bones from her dreams,
and circles it with
salt from her tears.
© Nancy Botta, 2019
Rusted Honey 
Words of power!
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These are powerful words. I love “bones from her dreams”.
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How true! You have accurately described the emotional fabric of a woman on a prairie homestead.
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So good Nancy.
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This is very nice! Thank you for sharing it.
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Another take on the “blood, sweat and tears” that the pioneers used to carve a home out of the wilderness… well done!
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Very evocative imagery!
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Nice Post!
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Beautiful vivid imagery! 🙂
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Very good
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