THE RIVER'S GIFT (photo) & ON TURNING 72 YEARS OLD (non-dream free verse poem) by Roswila

ON TURNING 72 YEARS OLD

the lifeline on her palm itches intensely
as if cutting ever deeper like an old river
suddenly raised in altitude by a quake,
no longer meandering along
in its shallow groove,
but reclaiming some of its surging
energetic youth to carve a deeper,
more lasting impression upon the earth


[non-dream free verse poem written 1-20-16. Photo "The River's Gift" (9-14-10 10004ev2) by Roswila]

PLEASE NOTE: in most browsers you can click on the above image for a larger version. Also, the photo accompanying a post is not necessarily meant to illustrate it, but to reflect some small, even slant aspect of the verse, similar to Japanese haiga (illustrated haiku).

There are many other sorts of posts on this blog. I indicate which are about or influenced by dreams. Some non dream focused posts are book reviews, "regular" poems (some by other writers, as the above is), scifaiku, writing exercises, Tarot haiku, photos, haiga, and so on. However, most of those are in much older posts. There's a listing by month going back to early 2006, at the end of the sidebar.

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until next time, keep dreaming,





[a/k/a Patricia Kelly]
**** If you wish to copy or use any of my writing or poems, please email me for permission (under “View my complete profile”). Roswila's other blogs: ROSWILA'S TAROT GALLERY & JOURNAL

; ROSWILA'S TAIGA TAROT; TRYING TO HOLD A BOX OF LIGHT; and THE MARKER TAROT.