There is light in unknowns –
at least I project it there –
caught between the current
ashen landscape and the achings
of a solitary childhood…
I like to think faith guides me
but she is muted like the gardens
of my dreams, more ethereal
than palpable and I need concrete
have waited too long for that train
of certainty to carry me away…
course it never comes, there is no easy
just a slow, steady plodding: a pace
that age has settled on; so I turn
to inner landscapes, imagination
remembering colour…and yes, light.
(Image my own creation)
beautiful lines VJ
❤️
”caught between the current
ashen landscape and the achings
of a solitary childhood…”
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Thanks Cindy. Appreciate your feedback!
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it’s a joy to read you.. you’re so welcome! 💞
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Your image is perfect for this eloquent poem, VJ. I read the poem slowly, savoring your beautiful word choices – in a pace age (or savoring) has settled on.
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Thanks LuAnne!
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Beautifully written and read, VJ! Let your imagination take you to places where you want to be.
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Yes! Thanks Eugi
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Most welcome, VJ.
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The image is arresting. I think we all end up “coloring my world” to some extent. You seem to have graced yours with an exquisite rainbow.
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Thanks Elaine. I like the thought of an “exquisite rainbow”.
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The poem, the reading, and your image all work together beautifully!
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Thank you Liz.
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You’re welcome, VJ.
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Introspection is filled with if onlies but you give it voice beautifully.
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Thanks so much!
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My pleasure.
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Strong opening! Amazing reading! Amazing poetry!
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Thanks Benjamin!
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Welcome!
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This is very bitter sweet 💗
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Yes. Thank you
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