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:
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ใฎ้ไธ 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
ใฎ้ไธ โ
ใใใถใๅใๅคงๅญฆ้ขใงใใฏใฏๆ
ใจ็งปๅใซใคใใฆ็ ็ฉถใใฆใใพใใใ
ใงใใใใฏ็่ซใ ใใงใฏใใใพใใใงใใใๅฎ้ใซๆ
ใใใชใใใ็งปๅใๅข็ใใใใฆๅฐใใชๅบไผใใไบบใฎ็ๆดปใใฉใๅฝขใฅใใใฎใใ่ฆใฆใใพใใใ
ใใฎๆ่ใฏใใใฆใTwitterใซๆธใๅฐใใชๆญ็ใธใจๅคใใฃใฆใใใพใใใ
ใฉใฎๆญ็ใๅใ่จ่ใใๅงใพใใพใใ
ใๆ
ใฎ้ไธใ
ๅ
จ้จใง365ใใใพใใใใใใใฏ2023ๅนดใซไธๅใฎๆฌใซใชใใพใใใ
ใใใฆไปใใใฏใฏใใฎ้ใใใไธๅบฆๆญฉใใใใใใ่ฉฉใธใจๆธใ็ดใใฆใใพใใ
12ๆ31ๆฅใพใงใๆฏๆฅใฒใจใคใ
365ใฎ้ใฎๆญ็ใ
#vss365 #travel
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
somewhere between Vienna and Prague,
our night train stopped
at a station half-buried in snow.
Beneath a solitary yellow lamp,
an elderly woman straightened her husband's scarf.
He took the paper bag from her hands
and brushed the snow from her sleeve.
No grand gesture,
no words I could hearโโ
only the quiet tenderness
of two people who had learned
each other's smallest needs.
Inside the carriage, strangers slept.
As the train pulled away,
their shadows remained joined upon the snow.
Travel had taught me
how to leave.
And there, on a nameless platform,
stood everything
I had never learned to stay for.
ๆ
ใฎ้ไธใๆ
ไบบใฏใฆใฃใผใณใใใใฉใใธๅใใๅค่กๅ่ปใซไนใฃใฆใใพใใใใใฎๅ่ปใใ้ชใซๅใฐๅใใใ้ง
ใซๅใพใใพใใใ
่ป็ชใใใใใฃใไธใคใฎ้ป่ฒใ่ก็ฏใฎไธใงๅนด่ใใๅฅณๆงใๅคซใฎใใใฉใผใ็ดใใฆใใใฎใ่ฆใใพใใใๅคซใฏๅฆปใฎๆใใ็ด่ขใๅใๅใใๅฝผๅฅณใฎ่ขใซ็ฉใใฃใ้ชใๆใ่ฝใจใใพใใใ
ๅคงใใใชไป่ใใๆ
ไบบใฎ่ณใซๅฑใ่จ่ใใใใพใใใงใใใใใใซใใฃใใฎใฏใ้ทใๅนดๆใใใใฆไบใใฎใใใใใชๆใฟใพใง็ฅใใใใซใชใฃใไบไบบใฎใ้ใใชๅชใใใ ใใงใใใ
่ปๅ
ใงใฏใ่ฆ็ฅใใฌไบบใ
ใ็ ใฃใฆใใพใใใ
ๅ่ปใๅใๅงใใฆใใไบไบบใฎๅฝฑใฏ้ชใฎไธใง้ใชใฃใใพใพใงใใใ
ๆ
ใ้ใญใใชใใงใๆ
ไบบใฏ็ซใกๅปใใใจใๅญฆใณใพใใใ
ใใใฆใๅใใชใใใผใ ใฎไธใซใฏใๆ
ไบบใ็ใพใ็็ฑใจใใฆๅญฆใณๆใญใใในใฆใฎใใฎใ็ซใฃใฆใใพใใใ
#WriteMap 619 #DESIGN #poem #poetry
Mid-Journeyโโ
at a loom in Oaxaca,
two women passed a red thread.
Neither held the whole design.
Each changed what the other
could weave next.
The pattern appeared
where neither hand
could reach alone.
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ใฎ้ไธใใชใขใใซใฎ็น็ฉๅทฅๆฟใงใไบไบบใฎๅฅณๆงใ่ตคใ็ณธใๅใๆธกใใฆใใพใใใ
ใฉใกใใใๅฎๆใใๆจกๆงใฎๅ
จไฝใไธไบบใงๆฑบใใฆใใใใใงใฏใใใพใใใ
ไธไบบใฎ็นใๆนใๅคใใใฐใใใไธไบบใๆฌกใซ็นใใใจใฎใงใใๆจกๆงใๅคใใฃใฆใใใพใใ
ใใใใฆใไธไบบใงใฏๆฑบใใฆ็ใฟๅบใใชใใฃใๆจกๆงใใไบไบบใฎๆใ้ใใฆๅฐใใใคๅงฟใ็พใใฆใใฃใใฎใงใใ
Please consider giving my prompt a try
#WriteMap 619
Map a meaningful event or issue from your past, present or future. All writing forms are OK (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, etc.).
Prompt (optional): DESIGN
#vss365 #taper
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
the dining car swayed
beneath its amber lamps.
Across from me, an old man
steadied his wife's bowl of soup
whenever the train rounded a bend.
Beyond the window, village lights
began to taperโโ
three, then one, then none.
Without looking up,
she broke her bread in two
and gave him half.
Half a continent from home,
I watched the life I might have lived
pass quietly
from one hand to another.
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ใฎ้ไธใ็ฅ็่ฒใฎใฉใณใใฎไธใง้ฃๅ ่ปใฏๆบใใฆใใพใใใ
ๅใใใซๅบงใ่ไบบใฏใๅ่ปใใซใผใใๆฒใใใใณใซใๅฆปใฎในใผใใฎๅจใๆฏใใฆใใพใใใ
็ชใฎๅใใใงใฏใๆใฎ็ฏใใๆฌก็ฌฌใซใพใฐใใซใชใฃใฆใใใพใใไธใคใใใใฆไธใคใใใใฆไธใคใใชใใชใใพใใใ
ๅฆปใฏ้กใไธใใใใจใใชใใใใณใไบใคใซๅใใๅๅใๅคซใซๆๆธกใใพใใใ
ๆ
้ทใใๅคง้ธใฎๅๅใ้ขใใๅ ดๆใงใๆ
ไบบใฏใ่ชๅใ็ใใใใใใใชใไบบ็ใใ้ใใซใไธใคใฎๆใใใใไธใคใฎๆใธๆธกใใใฆใใใฎใ่ฆใฆใใพใใใ
๐ข A Note to My Poetry Friends
Lately, some of my replies seem to vanish
somewhere between my page and yours.
They remain visible on my profile,
but not always beneath the words they answer.
So if my voice is missing beneath your poem,
please don't mistake it for indifference.
I'm still here on the journey,
reading with gratitude,
carrying your words with me,
and hoping mine will find their way to you.
Some messages, perhaps,
must travel a longer road. ๐
#vss365 #Miles
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
after two hundred miles
of desert and wind,
a gas station appeared
beneath a flickering OPEN sign.
The pumps stood silent.
Inside, an old radio sang
through a veil of static.
A woman in a faded yellow apron
set a chipped blue mug before me.
Behind the counter, a little girl
was drawing a house
on the back of a receiptโโ
a porch, two chairs,
a crooked figure in one,
and a yellow light above the door.
"How far are you going?"
the woman asked.
Through the dusty window,
I could see my car,
its windshield pale with desert dust,
its nose pointed down the highway
like a creature trained to leave.
"I don't know," I answered.
She smiled and filled my cup again.
For a while, neither of us spoke.
The radio played a song
I almost remembered.
When I finally drove away,
the station dwindled in my mirror
until its light became another star
above the darkening desert.
But for miles afterward,
I kept seeing the little girl's drawingโโ
the porch, the yellow light,
the second chair,
and the man who might have sat there,
watching the desert turn to night
while the miles
went on without him.
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ใฎ้ไธใไบ็พใใคใซใใฎใใใ ็ ๆผ ใจ้ขจใฎไธญใ่ตฐใ็ถใใๆใฆใซใๆๆป
ใใOPENใฎ็ๆฟใฎไธใงใฌใฝใชใณในใฟใณใใๅงฟใ็พใใพใใใ
็ตฆๆฒนๆฉใฏ้ใพใ่ฟใฃใฆใใพใใใๅบๅ
ใงใฏๅคใใฉใธใชใ้้ณใฎใดใงใผใซใฎๅใใใงๆญใฃใฆใใพใใใ
่ฒ่คชใใ้ป่ฒใใจใใญใณใฎๅฅณๆงใๆฌ ใใ้ใใใฐใซใใใๆ
ไบบใฎๅใซ็ฝฎใใพใใใใซใฆใณใฟใผใฎๅฅฅใงใฏใๅฐใใชๅฅณใฎๅญใใฌใทใผใใฎ่ฃใซๅฎถใๆใใฆใใพใใใ็้ขๅ
ใฎใใผใใไบ่ใฎๆค
ๅญใไธ่ใซๅบงใไธๆ ผๅฅฝใชไบบๅฝฑใใใใฆๆใฎไธใซใฏ้ป่ฒใ็ฏใใ
ใใฉใใพใง่กใใฎใงใใ๏ผใใจๅฅณๆงใๅฐใญใพใใใ
ๅใซๆใฃใ็ชใฎๅใใใซใฏๆ
ไบบใฎ่ปใ่ฆใใพใใใใใญใณใใฌใฉในใฏ็ ๆผ ใฎ็ ๅใง็ฝใ้ใฟใ่ปใฎๅ
็ซฏใฏใ็ซใกๅปใใใจใๆใ่พผใพใใ็ใ็ฉใฎใใใซ่ก้ใฎๅ
ใๅใใฆใใพใใใ
ใๅใใใพใใใใจๆ
ไบบใฏ็ญใใพใใใ
ๅฅณๆงใฏๅพฎ็ฌใใงใใใไธๅบฆใณใผใใผใๆณจใใงใใใพใใใ
ใใฐใใใฎใใใ ใไบไบบใจใ้ปใฃใฆใใพใใใใฉใธใชใใใฏใใใๅฐใใงๆใๅบใใใใชๆใใใๆญใๆตใใฆใใพใใใ
ใใใใ่ปใ่ตฐใใใใจใในใฟใณใใฏใใใฏใใฉใผใฎไธญใงๅฐใใใชใใใใฎ็ฏใใฏๆฎใใใ็ ๆผ ใฎไธใซๆตฎใใถใใไธใคใฎๆใซใชใใพใใใ
ใใใฉใใใฎใใจไฝใใคใซ่ตฐใฃใฆใใๅฅณใฎๅญใๆใใ็ตตใ็ฎใซๆตฎใใณใพใใใใใผใใจ้ป่ฒใ็ฏใใใใใฆไบ่็ฎใฎๆค
ๅญใ
ใใใซๅบงใฃใฆใใใใใใใชใใใไธไบบใฎๆ
ไบบใใ็ ๆผ ใๅคใธใจๅคใใใฎใ็บใใฆใใพใใใ
ใใฎไบบใ็ฝฎใๅปใใซใใฆใใใคใซใ ใใใฉใใพใงใ็ถใใฆใใใฎใงใใใ
#vss365 #Miles
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
at three in the morning,
the airport belonged
to people between lives.
A cleaner pushed her cart
past the sleeping gates.
Beyond the glass,
aircraft moved through the rain
like ships searching for a shore.
Across from me, a father
held his sleeping daughter.
One small hand rested
against the collar of his coat.
Whenever an announcement sounded,
he gently covered her ear
without waking her.
Above us, the departure board
changed the names of distant cities
as though the world
were rearranging its possibilities.
I wondered where they were going,
what ordinary mornings awaited themโโ
a kitchen fragrant with fresh bread,
a little coat hanging by the door,
her sleepy voice calling him
from another room.
Then their flight was announced.
He rose without waking her,
carrying a whole world
that did not yet know
it was being carried.
My own flight left an hour later.
And somewhere above the clouds,
a thousand miles from that quiet gate,
I saw in the dark window
the reflection of my empty armsโโ
still curved around
the life
I had never held.
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ใฎ้ไธใฎๅๅไธๆใ็ฉบๆธฏใฏไบบ็ใจไบบ็ใฎใใใ ใซใใไบบใ
ใฎใใฎใซใชใฃใฆใใพใใใ
ๆธ
ๆๅกใใซใผใใๆผใใฆ็ ใฃใฆใใใใใชๆญไนๅฃใฎๅใ้ใ้ใใพใใใใฌใฉในใฎๅใใใงใฏใ่ช็ฉบๆฉใ้จใฎไธญใ้ฒใใงใใพใใใๅฒธ่พบใๆขใๆฑใใ่นใฎใใใซใ
ๅใใใฎๅธญใงใฏใ็ถ่ฆชใ็ ใฃใฆใใๅจใๆฑใใฆใใพใใใๅฐใใช็ๆใ็ถ่ฆชใฎใณใผใใฎ่ฅใซ่งฆใใฆใใพใใใ
ใขใใฆใณในใๆตใใใใณใซใ็ถ่ฆชใฏๅจใ่ตทใใใชใใใใซใใฃใจใใฎ่ณใ่ฆใฃใฆใใใพใใใ
้ ญไธใฎๅบ็บๆกๅ
ๆฟใงใฏ้ ใ่กใฎๅๅใๆฌกใ
ใจๅ
ฅใๆฟใใใใพใใงไธ็ใ่ชใใฎๅฏ่ฝๆงใไธฆในๆฟใใฆใใใใใงใใใ
ไบไบบใฏใฉใใธๅใใใฎใงใใใใใใฉใใชใใใตใใๆใๅพ
ใฃใฆใใใฎใงใใใใใ็ผใใใฆใฎใใณใฎ้ฆใใซๆบใกใๅฐๆใๆใฎใใฐใซๆใใใใๅฐใใชใณใผใใๅฅใฎ้จๅฑใใ็ถ่ฆชใๅผใถใพใ ็ ใใใชๅจใฎๅฃฐใ
ใใใฆไบไบบใฎไพฟใๆกๅ
ใใใพใใใ
็ถ่ฆชใฏๅจใ่ตทใใใใซ็ซใกไธใใใพใใใ่ชๅใ้ใฐใใฆใใใใจใใใพใ ็ฅใใชใไธใคใฎไธ็ใใใฎ่
ใซๆฑใใชใใใ
ๆ
ไบบใไนใไพฟใฏไธๆ้ๅพใซๅบ็บใใพใใใ
ใใใฆใใใฎ้ใใชๆญไนๅฃใใๅใใคใซใ้ขใใ้ฒใฎไธใงใๆใ็ชใฌใฉในใซๆ ใฃใฆใใใฎใฏๆ
ไบบใฎ็ฉบใฃใฝใฎ่
ใงใใใ
ไธๅบฆใๆฑใใใจใฎใชใใฃใไบบ็ใไปใใชใๆฑใใใใใๅฝขใฎใพใพใงใ
#vss365 #Miles
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
in a basement jazz club in Montrรฉal,
snow blurred the street-level windows
while a muted trumpet held a blue note
as though unwilling to let it go.
Amber light trembled
in half-empty glasses.
Across the narrow aisle,
a woman in a dark green coat
slipped a train ticket
between the pages of a worn paperback.
When the music stopped,
our eyes met.
For a moment,
the few steps between our tables
seemed farther than all the miles
that had brought me there.
I could have asked where she was going.
Perhaps we would have talked
until the bartender turned out the lights,
then walked together through the snow,
inventing a city
in which we might have belonged.
But the drummer lifted his brushes.
The trumpet began again.
She lowered her eyes.
And I remained where I was.
Outside, I walked for miles
through streets erased by falling snow.
By morning, every footprint
had disappearedโโ
except the few
I had never taken.
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ใฎ้ไธใฎใขใณใใชใชใผใซใฎๅฐไธใฎใธใฃใบใฏใฉใใงใฏใ้ชใ้ใใซ้ขใใ็ชใ้ใพใใใใฅใผใใใคใใใใฉใณใใใใๆๆพใใใจใๆใใใใฎใใใซใฒใจใคใฎใใซใผใใผใใๅฎใซ็ใใฆใใพใใใ
็ฅ็่ฒใฎๅ
ใ้ฃฒใฟใใใฎใฐใฉในใฎไธญใงๆบใใฆใใพใใใ็ญใ้่ทฏใฎๅใใใงใฏใๆทฑ็ท่ฒใฎใณใผใใ็ใๅฅณๆงใๅ่ปใฎๅ็ฌฆใ่ชญใฟๅคใใใๆๅบซๆฌใฎใใผใธใซๆใใงใใพใใใ
้ณๆฅฝใ้ๅใใใจใใไบไบบใฎ็ฎใๅใใพใใใ
ใใฎไธ็ฌใไบไบบใฎใใผใใซใ้ใฆใใปใใฎๆฐๆญฉใใใใใธ่พฟใ็ใใพใงใฎไฝใใคใซใใฎ้ใฎใใใใฏใใใซ้ ใๆใใใใพใใใ
ใฉใใธ่กใใฎใๅฐใญใใใจใใงใใใฏใใงใใใฒใใฃใจใใใจใใใผใใณใใผใ็ฏใใๆถใใพใง่ชใๅใใใใฎใใจไบไบบใง้ชใฎไธญใๆญฉใใชใใใ่ชๅใใกใๆฎใใใใใใใใชใ่กใๆใๆใใฆใใใใใใใพใใใ
ใใใฉใใใฉใใผใใใฉใทใๆใกไธใใพใใใใใฉใณใใใใๅใณ้ณดใๅงใใพใใใๅฝผๅฅณใฏ็ฎใไผใใพใใใใใใฆๆ
ไบบใฏใใใฎๅ ดใใๅใใพใใใงใใใ
ๅคใซๅบใใจใ้ใใใใ้ชใซๆถใใใฆใใ่ก่ทฏใไฝใใคใซใๆญฉใใพใใใ
ๆใพใงใซใใในใฆใฎ่ถณ่ทกใๆถใใฆใใพใใใ
ใใ ใ่ธใฟๅบใใใจใฎใชใใฃใใใฎๆฐๆญฉใ ใใๆฎใใฆใ
#vss365 #doubt
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
above the last stand of pines,
the path narrowed between pale rocks.
Each step sent a little gravel sliding downhill;
the air smelled of resin and cold stone.
I knelt to retie my boot
and noticed a fossilized seashell embedded in the rock,
its delicate ridges opening like a fan.
I ran my thumb along them.
Fine dust gathered beneath my nail;
for a moment, I almost expected the scent of salt.
Far below, clouds drifted through the ravines,
curling around the dark shoulders of the mountains
like a tide returning to an ancient shore.
My map called this place land,
but the stone remembered the sea.
I looked from the fossil to the distant peaks,
wondering how many oceans had risen and vanished
before these mountains learned to touch the sky.
I began to doubt the borders we draw
between what is gone
and what remains.
Then the wind passed through the mountain grass.
One blade bent, then another,
until the whole hillside answered
in long, quiet waves.
ๆ
ใฎ้ไธใฎๆพๆใ้ๅใใใใใซไธๆนใงใๅฑฑ้ใฏ็ฝใฃใฝใๅฒฉใฎใใใ ใ็ธซใใใใซ็ดฐใ็ถใใฆใใพใใไธๆญฉ่ธใฟๅบใใใณใซๅฐใใช็ ๅฉใๆ้ขใๆปใ่ฝใกใ้ขจใซใฏๆพ่ใจๅทใใ็ณใฎๅใใๆททใใฃใฆใใพใใ
ๆ
ไบบใฏ้ด็ดใ็ตใณ็ดใใใจ่ใใคใใๅฒฉใซๅใใใ่ฒใฎๅ็ณใซๆฐใฅใใพใใใใฎ็น็ดฐใช็ญใฏใๆใๅบใใใใใซ็พใใๅปใพใใฆใใพใใ่ฆชๆใงใใฃใจใชใใใจใ็ชใฎไธใซ็ดฐใใชๅใใใพใใพใใๆ
ไบบใฏไธ็ฌใใใใใๆฝฎใฎ้ฆใใๆผใฃใฆใใใฎใงใฏใชใใใจๆๅพ
ใใฆใใพใใพใใ
ใฏใใ็ผไธใงใฏใ้ฒใ่ฐท้ใๆผใใๅฑฑใ
ใฎ้ปใ
ใจใใ็จ็ทใๅ
ใฟ่พผใใใใซๆตใใฆใใพใใใพใใงๅคไปฃใฎๅฒธ่พบใธๆปใฃใฆใใๆฝฎใฎใใใงใใๅฐๅณใฏใใฎๅ ดๆใ้ธใจๅผใใงใใพใใใ็ณใฏๆตทใ่ฆใใฆใใใฎใงใใ
ๆ
ไบบใฏๅ็ณใใ้ ใใฎๅฑฑไธฆใฟใธใจ็ฎใ็งปใใใใฎๅฑฑใ
ใ็ฉบใซๅฑใใปใฉ้ซใใชใใพใงใซใใใฃใใใฉใใปใฉใฎๆตทใ็ใพใใฆใฏๆถใใฆใใฃใใฎใ ใใใจๆใใพใใใใใฆใๅคฑใใใใใฎใจใใใพใๆฎใฃใฆใใใใฎใจใฎใใใ ใซใ็งใใกใๅผใใฆใใๅข็็ทใ็ใๅงใใพใใ
ใใฎใจใใ้ขจใๅฑฑใฎ่ใใใๅนใๆใใพใใไธๆฌใฎ่ใใชใณใใ็ถใใฆ้ฃใฎ่ใๆบใใพใใใใใฆๅฑฑใฎๆ้ขๅ
จไฝใใๅนพ้ใซใ้ฃใชใ้ใใชๆณขใจใชใฃใฆๅฟใใฆใใใฎใงใใ
#MidJourney365 #ๆ
ใฎ้ไธ365
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
at dusk I passed beneath the arch,
still carrying home in the way I looked.
A woman took the washing in.
Someone called a child indoors.
The stones held the day's last warmth,
worn smooth by footsteps not my own.
I searched for something familiar,
some sign that I might belong.
Then I let the search fall silent
and allowed myself to remain a stranger.
A latch clicked. Two neighbors lingered.
A lamp came on behind a curtain.
Nothing here was meant for me;
nothing was too small to matter.
This road was new only to my feet.
Others had carried bread and sorrow
along its bends, had hurried home
through rain, had grown older
between one return and the next.
I knew nothing of their years,
only that this hour passed through them
as it passed through me.
The gate was far behind me.
Only then did I cross it.
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ใฎ้ไธใฎ้ปๆใๆ
ไบบใฏ็ณใฎ้ใใใใใพใใใใพใ ๆ
้ทใฎใพใชใใใๆบใใใพใพใงใใ
ๅฅณใฎไบบใๆดๆฟฏ็ฉใๅใ่พผใฟใ่ชฐใใๅญใฉใใๅฎถใฎไธญใธๅผใณๆปใใพใใ็ณ็ณใซใฏไธๆฅใฎๆๅพใฎใฌใใใใๆฎใใๆ
ไบบใฎ็ฅใใชใไบบใ
ใฎ่ถณ่ทกใซ็ฃจใใใฆใใพใใใ
ๆ
ไบบใฏ่ฆๆ
ฃใใใใฎใๆขใใฆใใพใใใใใใซ่ชๅใฎๅฑ
ๅ ดๆใใใใจๆใใใไฝใใฎใใใใใใใใฉใใใใฆๆขใๆฑใใๅฟใ้ใใใใ่
ใฎใพใพใงใใ่ชๅใๅใๅ
ฅใใพใใใ
ๆใ้ใ้ณดใใไบไบบใฎ้ฃไบบใ็ซใก่ฉฑใ็ถใใฆใใพใใใซใผใใณใฎๅใใใซ็ฏใใใจใใใพใใใใใใซใใใใฎใฏไฝไธใคใๆ
ไบบใฎใใใซใใใฎใงใฏใใใพใใใใใใงใใๅใใซ่ถณใใชใใใฎใชใฉไธใคใใใใพใใใงใใใ
ใใฎ้ใๅใใฆใชใฎใฏใๆ
ไบบใฎ่ถณใซใจใฃใฆใ ใใงใใไบบใ
ใฏใใณใๆฒใใฟใๆฑใใฆใใฎๆฒใใใใญใฃใ้ใๆญฉใใ้จใฎไธญใๅฎถ่ทฏใธใจๆฅใใๅธฐ้ทใๅนพๅบฆใ็นฐใ่ฟใใใกใซๅนดใ้ใญใฆใใใฎใงใใ
ๆ
ไบบใฏๅฝผใใ็ใใฆใใๆญณๆใไฝใ็ฅใใพใใใใใ ใใใฎใฒใจใจใใๅฝผใใฎไธญใ้ใๅปใใใใซใๆ
ไบบใฎไธญใใ้ใๅปใฃใฆใใใใจใ ใใฏๅใใใพใใใ
้ใฏใใใใฏใใๅพใใซใใใพใใใใใฎใจใๅใใฆใๆ
ไบบใฏใใฎ้ใ่ถใใใฎใงใใ
#WriteMap 618 #BECOME #poem #poetry
Mid-Journeyโโ
a stranger traces my route
on the bus window misted by our breath.
The lines vanish before my stop.
Still, I follow what is no longer thereโโ
and find that even who I become
bears the touch of another's hand.
ๆ
ใฎ้ไธใฎ่ฆ็ฅใใฌไบบใใ็งใใกใฎๆฏใงๆใฃใใในใฎ็ชใซใ็งใฎ่กใ้็ญใๆใงใชใใฃใฆใใใพใใ
้ใใๅ็ๆใซ็ใๅใซใใใฎ็ทใฏๆถใใฆใใพใใพใใ
ใใใงใ็งใฏใใใฏใใใใซใชใใใฎใใใฉใ็ถใใพใใ
ใใใฆใใใใใ็งใไฝ่
ใซใชใใฎใใใใฎๅงฟใซใใใไป่
ใฎๆใฎใฌใใใใๅฎฟใฃใฆใใใใจใซๆฐใฅใใพใใ
#WriteMap 618
Map a meaningful event or issue from your past, present or future. All writing forms are OK (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, etc.).
Prompt (optional): BECOME
#vssromance #source #poem #poetry
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
at the end of your street,
a baker was placing warm loaves
behind a window clouded with steam.
Your door was smaller than I imagined,
its brass bell dulled
by years of rain and countless hands.
I stood there with the old ticket,
creased like a map
of all the places I had been afraid to go.
Then the door opened.
A thread of silver caught the morning light
beside your temple.
You looked at my face,
then at the faded curve
on the ticket in my hand.
For a moment,
the years stood quietly between us.
Then you crossed them.
Your hand found mineโโ
without hesitation this time.
Behind you, a kettle began to sing.
I had come looking for the source
of all the roads I had taken.
You stepped aside
and made room for me
in the morning.
ๆ
ใฎ้ไธใใใชใใฎไฝใ้ใใฎ็ซฏใงใฏใใใณๅฑใๆนฏๆฐใงๆใฃใ็ชใฎๅใใใซใ็ผใใใฆใฎใใณใไธฆในใฆใใพใใใ
ใใชใใฎๅฎถใฎๆใฏใๆณๅใใฆใใใใๅฐใใใ็้ฎใฎๅผใณ้ดใฏใ้ทๅนดใฎ้จใจๆฐใใใใชใไบบใ
ใฎๆใซ่งฆใใใใฆใใใฃใใ่ผใใๅคฑใฃใฆใใพใใใ
็งใฏใใฎๅใซ็ซใฃใฆใใพใใใๆใซใฏใ่กใใใจใๆใใฆใใใในใฆใฎๅ ดๆใ่จใใๅฐๅณใฎใใใซๆใ็ฎใฎใคใใใใใฎๅคใๅ็ฌฆใๆใฃใฆใ
ใใใฆๆใ้ใใพใใใ
ใใชใใฎใใใใฟใซใฏใๆใฎๅ
ใๅใใฆ่ผใไธ็ญใฎ้่ฒใฎ้ซชใใใใพใใใ
ใใชใใฏ็งใฎ้กใ่ฆใคใใใใใใ็งใฎๆใฎใชใใฎๅ็ฌฆใซๆฎใใ่ฒ่คชใใๆฒ็ทใธใจ็ฎใ็งปใใพใใใ
ใใฐใใใฎ้ใไบไบบใฎ้ใซใฏๆญณๆใ้ใใซไฝใใงใใพใใใ
ใใใฆใใใชใใฏใใฎๆญณๆใ่ถใใพใใใ
ใใชใใฎๆใ็งใฎๆใ่ฆใคใใพใใใไปๅบฆใฏใใใใใใใจใใชใใ
ใใชใใฎ่ๅพใงใฏใใใใใๅฐใใๆญใๅงใใพใใใ
็งใฏใใใพใงๆญฉใใงใใใในใฆใฎ้ใฎๆบใๆขใใฆใใใใพใงๆฅใใฎใงใใใ
ใใชใใฏใใฃใจ่ใธๅฏใใๆใฎๅ
ใฎใชใใซใ็งใฎใใใฎๅฑ
ๅ ดๆใใคใใฃใฆใใใพใใใ
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
#fantaiku #CHASM #poem #poetry
Mid-Journeyโโ
at the chasm's edge,
my footprints rise from the dust
and cross without me.
ๆทฑๆทตใฎ็ธใซ็ซใคใจใ
ๆ
ไบบใฎ่ถณ่ทกใๅๅใใๆตฎใใณไธใใใ
ๆ
ไบบใ็ฝฎใใฆๅใใๅฒธใธๆธกใฃใฆใใใพใใ
Thank you for still staying on and playing.
#fantaiku prompt word for the week is...
CHASM
#writingcommunity
#poetrycommunity
#fantasy
#haiku
#senryu
#vss365 #doubt
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
inside a ruined temple,
afternoon light entered through a broken arch,
catching dust above the restorer's table.
A cup of cloudy water stood beside her brushes;
grains of fallen plaster lay on the cloth.
She leaned toward a face worn almost smooth.
Only one eye had survived,
and the faint line where a smile might have been.
With the tip of a brush,
she followed the edge of a missing cheek,
then stopped, as if listening.
A bead of water spread into the plaster.
For a breath, the old pigment deepened;
a shadow gathered at the corner of the mouthโโ
not quite a smile, not quite its absence.
I began to doubt where the ancient painter's hand
ended and hers began.
She lifted her brush, and in the narrow space
between its bristles and the wall,
centuries seemed to hold their breath.
When she touched the plaster again,
the distance between those two hands
narrowed to the width of a single brushstroke.
ๆ
ใฎ้ไธใฎๅปๅขใจใชใฃใๅฏบ้ขใฎๅ
้จใซใๅดฉใใใขใผใใ้ใใฆๅๅพใฎๅ
ใๅทฎใ่พผใใงใใพใใไฟฎๅพฉๅธซใฎไฝๆฅญๅฐใฎไธใซใฏๅใ่ใใ็ญใฎๅใใซใฏ็ตตๅ
ทใงๆฟใฃใๆฐดใฎๅ
ฅใฃใๅจใ็ฝฎใใใฆใใพใใๆทใใใๅธใฎไธใซใฏใๅฅใใ่ฝใกใๆผๅฐใฎ็ดฐใใชๆฌ ็ใๆฃใใฐใฃใฆใใพใใ
ไฟฎๅพฉๅธซใฎๅฅณๆงใฏใใปใจใใฉ่ผช้ญใๅคฑใใใ้กใซ่บซใๅฏใใพใใใใใใใฆๆฎใฃใฆใใใฎใฏ็ๆนใฎ็ฎใจใใใคใฆๅพฎ็ฌใฟใ ใฃใใใใใใชใๆทกใ็ทใ ใใงใใๅฅณๆงใฏ็ดฐใ็ญใฎๅ
ใงๅคฑใใใ้ ฌใฎ็ธใใใฉใใพใใใใตใจใไฝใใซ่ณใๆพใพใใใใใซๆใๆญขใใพใใ
ไธๆปดใฎๆฐดใๆผๅฐใซๆใฟ่พผใฟใพใใใปใใฎไธ็ฌใๅคใ้กๆใฎ่ฒใๆฟใใชใใๅฃๅ
ใซๅฝฑใๆตฎใใณไธใใใพใใใใใฏๅพฎ็ฌใฟใฎใใใงใใใใๅพฎ็ฌใฟใงใฏใชใใใใงใใใใพใใ
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ไบบใฏ็ใๅงใใพใใๅคไปฃใฎ็ปๅฎถใฎๆใฏใฉใใง็ตใใใ็ฎใฎๅใฎๅฅณๆงใฎๆใฏใฉใใใๅงใพใใฎใงใใใใใๅฅณๆงใ็ญใๆใกไธใใใจใ็ญๅ
ใจๅฃ้ขใจใฎใใใใช้้ใงใๅนพไธ็ดใใฎๆญณๆใพใงใใๆฏใๆฝใใฆใใใใใซๆใใใใพใใ
ๅฅณๆงใๅใณๆผๅฐใซ็ญใ่งฆใใใจใใไบไบบใฎๆใ้ใฆใฆใใ้ๆนใใชใๆ้ใฏใใใฃใใฒใจ็ญใฎๅน
ใซใพใง็ธฎใพใฃใฆใใใฎใงใใ
#MidJourney365 #ๆ
ใฎ้ไธ365 #poem #poetry
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
I traveled west, where footsteps
fell between the beats
my body had mistaken for the world.
Strangers spoke in rhythms
I could neither follow nor dismiss;
even silence kept a different time.
I tried to walk in my old measure,
but each unfamiliar pause
made room for something I had never heard.
I listened without knowing
where the next beat would fall.
When I returned east,
the streets were where I had left them.
The same doors, the same passing faces,
the same familiar beat beneath my feet.
Yet within its steady measure
other rhythms roseโโ
a hesitation in a stranger's voice,
a face I had passed without seeing.
The measure had never changed.
Only the silence between its notes
was no longer empty.
I had traveled west
to hear what the east
had always been saying.
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ใฎ้ไธใฎ่ฅฟใธๅใใ้ใงใฏใ่ถณ้ณใใใใพใง่บซไฝใซๆใฟใคใใฆใใๆๅญใฎๅ้ใซ่ฝใกใฆใใใพใใใ่ชๅใไธ็ใใฎใใฎใ ใจๆใ่พผใใงใใๆๅญใจใฏ็ฐใชใใชใบใ ใง่ฆ็ฅใใฌไบบใ
ใ่ชใใใใใใฎ่จ่ใซใคใใฆใใใใจใใ่ใๆตใใใจใใงใใพใใใงใใใๆฒ้ปใใใใใใใงใฏ้ใๆใๅปใใงใใใฎใงใใ
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ไบบใฏๆ
ฃใ่ฆชใใใ ๆๅญใงๆญฉใใใจใใพใใใใ่ฆๆ
ฃใใชใ้ๅใใฎไธใคใฒใจใคใใใใใพใง่ใใใใจใฎใชใใฃใใใฎใๅใๅ
ฅใใไฝ็ฝใ็ใฟๅบใใพใใใๆฌกใฎๆใใฉใใซ่ฝใกใใฎใใๅใใใชใใพใพใใใ ่ณใๆพใพใใฆใใใฎใงใใ
ๆฑใธๅธฐใใจใ่กไธฆใฟใฏๆ
็ซใคๅใจๅคใใฃใฆใใพใใใงใใใๅใๆใๅใ่กใไบคใไบบใ
ใ่ถณๅ
ใซ้ฟใๅใ้ฆดๆใฟๆทฑใๆๅญใใใใใใใฎๅคใใใฌๆๅญใฎๅ
ๅดใใใๅฅใฎใชใบใ ใ็ซใกไธใใฃใฆใใพใใใ่ฆ็ฅใใฌไบบใฎๅฃฐใซๆฝใใใใใใไฝๅบฆใใใ้ใใชใใ่ฆใใใจใใใชใใฃใ้กใ
ๆๅญใฏๅใใใๅคใใฃใฆใใชใใฃใใฎใงใใใใ ใ้ณ็ฌฆใจ้ณ็ฌฆใฎ้ใซใใๆฒ้ปใฏใใใฏใ็ฉบ่ใงใฏใชใใชใฃใฆใใพใใใ
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ไบบใ่ฅฟใธๅใใฃใใฎใฏใๆฑใใใฃใจ่ชใ็ถใใฆใใใใจใซ่ณใๅพใใใใใ ใฃใใฎใงใใ
#WriteMap 617 #LOYAL #poem #poetry
Mid-Journeyโโ
at dawn, I watched the last train
disappear beyond the mountains.
It carried everyone who knew where they were going.
I stayed beside the empty platform,
loyal not to a promise I had made,
but to a possibility
I had not yet learned to name.
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ใฎ้ไธใฎๅคๆใใๆ
ไบบใฏๆ็ตๅ่ปใๅฑฑใฎๅใใใธๆถใใฆใใใฎใ่ฆ้ใใพใใใ
ๅ่ปใซใฏใ่กใๅ
ใ็ฅใฃใฆใใไบบใใกใไนใฃใฆใใพใใใ
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ไบบใฏ่ชฐใใใชใใชใฃใใใผใ ใซๆฎใใพใใใ
ใใคใฆไบคใใใ็ดๆใซๅฟ ๅฎใงใใใใใงใฏใใใพใใใ
ใพใ ๅๅใใ็ฅใใชใๅฏ่ฝๆงใซๅฟ ๅฎใงใใ็ถใใใใใงใใใ
Please consider giving my prompt a try
#WriteMap 617
Map a meaningful event or issue from your past, present or future. All writing forms are OK (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, etc.).
Prompt (optional): LOYAL
#fantaiku #CHASM #poem #poetry
Mid-Journeyโโ
my map shows no bridge;
the chasm opens below,
yet my feet walk on.
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ไบบใฎๅฐๅณใซใฏๆฉใใใใพใใใ
่ถณๅ
ใซใฏๆทฑๆทตใๅฃใ้ใใฆใใพใใ
ใใใงใๆ
ไบบใฎ่ถณใฏๅใธ้ฒใฟ็ถใใพใใ
Thank you for still staying on and playing.
#fantaiku prompt word for the week is...
CHASM
#writingcommunity
#poetrycommunity
#fantasy
#haiku
#senryu
#vss365 #Commitment
Mid-Journeyโโ
in a library far from home,
a world map lay torn along a border.
Under amber light, the librarian
smoothed thin paper beneath the tear.
Dust crossed the border.
Her commitment: to hold the world together
without asking either side to disappear.
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ใฎ้ไธใๆ
้ทใใ้ ใ้ขใใๅณๆธ้คจใงใไธๆใฎไธ็ๅฐๅณใๅฝๅข็ทใซๆฒฟใฃใฆ็ ดใใฆใใพใใใ
็ฅ็่ฒใฎ็ฏใใฎไธใๅธๆธใฏ็ ดใ็ฎใฎไธใซ่ใ็ดใใใฃใจๅทฎใๅ
ฅใใใชใงใคใใพใใ
ๅกตใฏใใฎๅฝๅขใ่ถใใฆใใใพใใใ
ๅฝผๅฅณใฎ็ฎ่บซใจใฏใใฉใกใใฎๅดใซใๆถใใใใจใๆฑใใใไธ็ใใฒใจใคใซใคใชใใจใใใใจใ ใฃใใฎใงใใ
#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 & โค๏ธor repost their stories. Oh, and have fun.
#vss365 #Commitment
Mid-Journeyโโ
rain tapped the waiting-room window.
Whenever the departure board flickered,
a woman translated each change.
When the last train sighed to a halt,
she smiled, then turned toward the rain.
Her commitment was to a journey
she would never take.
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ใฎ้ไธใฎ้จใๅพ
ๅๅฎคใฎ็ชใ้ใใซๅฉใใฆใใพใใใ
็บ่ปๆกๅ
ๆฟใๆๆป
ใใใใณใซใไธไบบใฎๅฅณๆงใๅคใใฃใ่กจ็คบใๆ
ไบบใซ่จณใใฆใใใพใใใ
ใใใฆๆ็ตๅ่ปใใใๆฏใใคใใใใซๅ่ปใใใจใๅฝผๅฅณใฏๅพฎ็ฌใฟใ้จใฎใปใใธใจๅใ็ดใใพใใใ
ๅฝผๅฅณใ็ฎ่บซ็ใซ่ฆๅฎใฃใฆใใใฎใฏใ่ชๅใงใฏๆฑบใใฆไนใใใจใฎใชใๆ
ใ ใฃใใฎใงใใ
#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 & โค๏ธor repost their stories. Oh, and have fun.
#vss365 #Commitment
Mid-Journeyโโ
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 meโโ
two borrowed lights
keeping time with my breathing.
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ใฎ้ไธใฎ็ฐๅฝใฎ่ฌๅฑใงใ็ฏใใไฝใๅธใใชใใๆ
ไบบใฎ่จ่ใฏๅฝนใซ็ซใกใพใใใงใใใ
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏ่ฌใฎ่ขใซๅคช้ฝใจๆใๆใใๆ
ไบบใใใชใใใพใงใใใไธๅบฆใใฎ็ตตใๆใงใชใใฃใฆใใใพใใใ
ๅฝผๅฅณใฎ็ฎ่บซใฏๆ
ไบบใจใจใใซๅฝๅขใ่ถใใๅใๅใใไบใคใฎๅ
ใจใชใฃใฆใๆ
ไบบใฎๅผๅธใซๅฏใๆทปใใชใใ้ใใซๆใๅปใฟ็ถใใใฎใงใใใ
#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 & โค๏ธor repost their stories. Oh, and have fun.
#MidJourney365 #ๆ
ใฎ้ไธ365
๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ช็ใฏไธใซ๏ผ
Mid-Journeyโโ
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 openedโโ
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 ribsโโ
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.
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ใฎ้ไธใฎๆๅใฎใใกใฏใๆ
ไบบใฏๆใ็ณใใ ๅฐๅณใฎใใใซๆ
้ทใๆบใใฆใใพใใใใใฎๆใ็ฎใซใฏใ่ฆๆ
ฃใใ้ใใฎ่จๆถใๆใใใๅปใพใใฆใใพใใใใในใฎ่ป็ชใๆตใใ่ฆ็ฅใใฌ็บใ
ใฏใใฉใใ็ฝฎใใฆใใๅ ดๆใฎ่ฒใๅธฏใณใๆ
ไบบใซใจใฃใฆใๅบ็บใฏใใคใ้ๅปใธใจๅใใฃใฆใใใฎใงใใ
ใใใฆใๆ
ไบบใฏ็ฐ้ทใซใจใฉใพใๆฅใ
ใ็ต้จใใพใใ้ง
ใฎใใฐใฎใใผใใซใงใไธไบบใฎๅฅณๆงใ่ชๅใฎใซใใใฎ้ฃใซใใไธใคใฎใซใใใ็ฝฎใใฆใใใพใใใใตใใใฏ้ๅใใใกใช่จ่ใไบคใใใใใฎๅ้ใฎๆฒ้ปใซใฏใใฉใกใใฎ่จ่ชใซใๅใใใใจใฎใงใใชใไฝใใ่กใไบคใฃใฆใใพใใใใใฎ็บใ้ขใใฆใใใ้ทใ้ใๆ
ไบบใฏใตใจๆฐใฅใใฎใงใใ่ชๅใใใคใใใใใฎๅฅณๆงใจๅใใใใซๆฒ้ปใธ่ณใๆพใพใใใใใซใชใฃใฆใใใใจใซใ
ใใๆใ7ๆ17ๅใ็ฝใฟๅงใใ็ฉบใฎไธใงใๅ่ปใใใใใซ้ใใฆใใพใใใๅนผใ้ ใใ็ฅใฃใฆใใๆ
้ทใฎ้ใใจใ็ฐ้ทใงๅบไผใฃใๅฅณๆงใฎ็ฟป่จณใงใใชใๆฒ้ปใใๆ
ไบบใฎๅ
ๅดใงๅบไผใใพใใใฉใกใใๆถใๅปใใใจใฏใใพใใใใใฎ้ใใช็ทๅผตใฎใชใใใใไธใคใฎๅข็ๅใๅงฟใ็พใใพใใใใใใฏไบใคใฎๅฝใ้ใฆใ็ทใงใฏใชใใใฉใกใใไธๆนใฎๅฃฐใ ใใงใฏ่ชๅใฎใใฎใจใใใใจใฎใงใใชใๅ ดๆใงใใใ
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ไบบใฏใใใใพใงๆ
้ทใจใฏๅใใชใใใฎใ ใจไฟกใใฆใใพใใใใฉใใชๆ
ใฎๆใฆใซใใๅธฐใใๅพ
ใฃใฆใใๅ ดๆใชใฎใ ใจใใใใใใใผใ ใใใฃใใใจ้ ใใใฃใฆใใใจใใใฉใใชๅฐๅณใซใใพใ ๅๅใฎใชใๅฝใใๆ
ไบบใฎ่ธใฎๅฅฅใงๅใๅงใใพใใใใใใฏๅนพๅบฆใใฎๅบ็บใจๅๆณใซใใฃใฆๅฝขใฅใใใใๆฑบใใฆไธใคใซๆบถใๅใใใจใใชใไบใคใฎๅฃฐใซใใฃใฆ็ใใใใฆใใพใใใ
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ไบบใฏๅใใฆใ่ชๅใๆ
้ทใๅพใซใใฆใใใฎใงใฏใชใใใจใซๆฐใฅใใพใใ
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้ทใใฎใใฎใใๆ
ใๅงใใใใจใใฆใใใฎใงใใ





