Saturday, March 12, 2022

Week in Seven Words #580

This covers the week of 2/28/21 - 3/6/21.

compulsions
We're caught in traps of compulsive behavior – web surfing, phone scrolling, screen watching.

deceptively
What looks like ice on the lake is only the glare of sunlight.

enlarged
The eyes always come out too large in the drawings. Large, placid ellipses.

held
His body shakes with his need to talk, to have someone listen.

liquefy
A land melting into mud and puddles that seem like ponds.

retrospect
Months from now, I sense this worry will seem superficial, a distraction from larger problems.

warmth
A golden retriever finds us as we sit shoulder-to-shoulder on the sunlit bench.