I have begun to think my left knee carries a double grievance — a meniscus quietly torn, a tendon inflamed and unyielding — conspiring to still me for months. What once moved without thought now hesitates. Each step feels negotiated, each staircase a small summit. There is a dull sorrow in enforced stillness, in watching distance exist where ease once lived.
And yet, on a wall in Chippendale, a painted Australian magpie stands poised in permanent balance. Its form, bold against brick, holds both grace and defiance — a creature ready to stride, to claim its perch, to sing into open air. I find myself drawn to its style: sharp lines, confident posture, colour laid down without apology.
While my own movement narrows to careful increments, the mural keeps its effortless stance. It is a reminder that strength can exist even in stillness, that even when grounded, there is presence — and perhaps, eventually, flight.
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Linking Mural Monday
...By George Hambov, also known as Apeseven, was born in 1974 who grew up in Sydney, Australia.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bird and a great mural. Happy Sunday, enjoy your day and the new week ahead.
ReplyDeleteTo me, that magpie looks "trapped" as well. It may not have given up, but that's certainly not an easy position to escape from! --- I know that feeling all to well, as you express it: "What once moved without thought now hesitates." (It's the left knee for me, too...)
ReplyDeleteI am sorry to hear about your sore knee. Hope it heals quickly. That is a fine looking mural of this fine bird. Too bad about the surrounding graffiti.
ReplyDeleteUn bonito y original mural. Aunque siempre hay alguien que lo intenta estropear.
ReplyDeleteI love this mural! I had a badly torn meniscus. At times the torn flap would stick and almost cause me to fall. I finally got arthroscopic surgery on it to have the torn part cut away and trimmed and it worked wonderfully! Only about a four-day recovery with a walker.
ReplyDeleteJa em som dos i no li donem importància fins que no podem moure'ns... i és quan ens fixem més amb l'equilibri dels altres, en aquest cas el de la hurraca.
ReplyDeleteSalutacions!
I'm sorry about your sore knee. I just hope it improves quickly.
ReplyDeleteYour knee news isn't great. I hope it mends soon.
ReplyDeleteWhile colours are wrong for our magpies, it is a wonderful work of art.
I really like that magpie, and you take care of yourself, get better soon but these things take their own sweet time.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about your knee problems. My brother called from Barcelona yesterday. He walked out the door on Friday, had a fall, ambulance to the ER. Bruises everywhere. Arms, face, you name it. When he came back home, his wife, a trained nurse, told him to get out walking again as soon as possible and that's when he called me.
ReplyDeleteThe magpie is wonderful--- I wish the taggers would find something else to pass the time. Ballance is more my problem these days. Ah well... I figure that if I wake up some morning and nothing hurts, somebody better check my pulse.
ReplyDeleteSorry about the sore knee. Hopefully you will find something to ease the pain soon. The mural is quite pretty. Thanks for participating in Monday Murals.
ReplyDeleteUn interesante mural en forma de puzle, ya que le separo la cabeza del cuerpo el cual me parce interesante.
ReplyDeleteEspero te restablezcas pronto de tus dolencias, aunque se que tal y como nos dices son de largo recorrido.
Saludos.
Great mural! We have a ton of magpies here in Alberta too -- in fact, the magpie is the "official bird" of my city, Edmonton. I don't mind magpies except when they are screaming raucously outside my bedroom window at dawn.
ReplyDeleteIt comes to the point where I don’t go out for a walk. It’s a hobble. 😎
ReplyDeleteThat is a good one.
ReplyDeleteLooks good :-D
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