The heart resides in fragmented nests,
each beat a rhythm of its own desire;
we search for wholeness between breaths,
haunted by longing – a secret fire –
a quest for knowledge to lift us higher.
(Written for dVerse pub, hosted by Grace who challenges us to write a quintain. Image from personal collection.)
I also really liked the line “we search for wholeness between breaths”–it captures how a second can seem timeless or how time can seem to stop. There’s a lovely flow to this and the rhymes seem very natural.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you so much.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I’m all for a poem that lifts the head and this is lovely. My fav line :’ we search for wholeness between breaths’
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you, Vivian
LikeLiked by 1 person
🙂
LikeLike
There is a simple gestalt about your post, the image and the words. Beautifully done, VJ!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Jilly.
LikeLike
I love the image of the heart residing in many different nests. So true.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Judy.
LikeLike
Oh… I too think that it’s the silence between that’s the most important.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes, I agree.
LikeLike
Sometimes one doesn’t realize that life is a quest until the soul feels something missing…something that one is destined for, tugging at the heart. Lovely treatment of the photo, V.J.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks, Olga. I know you love to play with photos too.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes I do. It brings a creative aspect to photography. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Nice line: “we search for wholeness between breaths,”
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Frank.
LikeLiked by 1 person
This one sounds effortless. You really caught the rhyme and rhythm and flew with it.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Jane.
LikeLike
🙂
LikeLike
life is a well worth journey when we dont stop. 🙂 love this line, Ma’am: longing – a secret fire
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank yoy
LikeLiked by 1 person
You*
LikeLiked by 1 person
you’re welcome, Ma’am!
LikeLiked by 1 person
a quest for knowledge to lift us higher…i.love this line VJ
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks
LikeLiked by 1 person
Seems like all of life is between the beats! Very well done!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Dwight.
LikeLiked by 1 person
This really hits me where I live. Indeed we search for wholeness between breaths. That line alone is a poem onto itself. 🙂
LikeLike
lovely capture of complicated feelings
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you
LikeLiked by 1 person
the heart and mind on the same quest, love the feeling you bring to your words V.J, it captures a moment in time, the image is beautiful
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks, Gina – the image was my inspiration.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I need that too , to start a poem.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes, something visual. This is a photo from the ferry in B.C. – brought back memories of being there, and missing aspects of it.
LikeLiked by 1 person
When I look at old photos it does the same
LikeLiked by 1 person
A quest that will take a lifetime. I specially like this line:
we search for wholeness between breaths
LikeLiked by 1 person
Definitely a lifetime…thanks Grace.
LikeLike