Just before his surgery, Ric took me for a drive to “show me something”. We turned off the main route and travelled down a dirt road lined on either side by tall trees. “Should see it any moment,” he teased as I eagerly craned my neck for whatever “it” was. And then the tree line […]
In anticipation of hubby’s return from hospital, I had it all planned: get him settled, run prescriptions to the pharmacy, pick up a pre-roasted chicken and salads, then home to nurse him to wellness. Except, the chickens were sold out and the salads picked over, and the pharmacy backed up, and when I finally got […]
Too naive to understand … constant runwe watched the grains of sand dwindlelost in vast dimensionslearn…leapto purpose reasona simple understandingtransition…imminent…the path is notconquered by having a why (Once again I have borrowed from the brilliant minds of this week’s contributors to create a found poem. The author of each line is listed in the order […]
I so love the title VJ..
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Thanks Mich. I literally feel as if this piece needs an ending that I could not access, lol.
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Lol…maybe in time you will have its ending..a happy ending to write
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I hope so!
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Very well scribed! The photo was perfect for your poem! 🙂 ❤
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Thanks Deborah.
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Fade to black…
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Well that is an ending.
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…the vulnerable naked and blind, fade to black. Its as clear as the classics!
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Lol.
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This drawing is so haunting and well matched with your words💗
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Thanks so much.
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I always enjoy your line breaks, the flow; I can picture you reading this one. And the words have such breadth. I agree, too: Great title!
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Thanks. No possible ending?
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Sunset. Sunrise.
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Lol! Good one.
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Such an apt title; I would so love to be able to write myself an ending for the status quo. I love your image; it reminds me a favorite book illustrations from what I read I a kid.
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Thanks Liz. The answers are not easy
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No, they’re not. And it seems they get harder by the day.
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Yes!
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The picture and the words are haunting – powerful. Love the lines ‘Ego fiercely defends status quo / perceives movement as a predator’ Wow!
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Thanks V.
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Wow! The title itself is compelling and your words are haunting. Your image is the icing on the cake and adds clarity to the mood of your masterpiece. Brava! Thank you so much for joining in.
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Thanks so much Eugi. And thanks for sharing.
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You’re most welcome, VJ. 😉
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But if we can admit our poverty, nakedness and blindness then we will have help from a much Higher Source than ourselves.
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Yes. I like this as ending – or at least as a next step.
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INdeed!
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