Tuyet Van Do

midnight silence

on the power line

a still possum

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checking emails

in the kitchen

the clock ticking

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catch up with old friends

on the verandah

kookaburras laughing

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Tuyet Van Do

red tinsels 

on neighbor's fence 

wind chimes tinkling 

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Tuyet Van Do

sipping ginger tea

as I read the newsfeed

a new president
 

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garage sale —

in the garden corner

Buddha's grin

Tuyet Van Do

Tuyet Van Do

Orange sun

outside the nursing home

paramedic sirens

Tuyet Van Do

Tuyet Van Do

paramedic class

students stand in line

sterilizing hands


Tuyet Van Do

Tuyet Van Do

Buddha's Day festival

guarding the temple entrance

dragon statues

Tuyet Van Do

Tuyet Van Do

a new winter

a new journey

without you

Tuyet Van Do

Tuyet Van Do

first day back

I walk into

an empty classroom

Tuyet Van Do

Tuyet Van Do

afternoon drive

in the passenger seat

fur baby

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Tuyet Van Do

music pumping

in the skating rink

a dog on wheels

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morning sun

among the golden fields

colored umbrellas

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casting worries

in the open sea

a lone fisherman

Tuyet Van Do

Tuyet Van Do

underground rumbles ...

on the cracked pavements

deserted vehicles

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Tuyet Van Do

hide and seek

a wagging tail

under the bed

Tuyet Van Do

Tuyet Van Do

work party

a colleague arrives

wearing an elf costume


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Tuyet Van Do

birthday celebration

strands of silver

in her hair


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full moon

shining in the front yard

queen of the night

Tuyet Van Do

Tuyet Van Do

parenthood —

in my arms

fur baby

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Tuyet Van Do

Operating room –

in the corner the doctor

checking his phone

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Tuyet Van Do

morning walk —

on the footpath

victim's belongings

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Tuyet Van Do

blurry moon halo

on the compost wall

garden slugs

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Tuyet Van Do

mid-day rain

in carport corner

an empty nest

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Tuyet Van Do

empty nest —

on the ground

her lifeless body

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