CUP OF LIFE (photo) & BEYOND THE RIM (free verse dream poem) by Roswila

BEYOND THE RIM

over and over, I show them
how to properly fill
an etched glass
chalice

one, I say, keep looking
at it, letting neither your eyes
nor your inner gaze wander
as you slowly
grasp it

two, hold firm, not tight,
but firm, to its roundness
as you raise it to the light
(even what's not fragile
can be broken by
carelessness)

three, listen to the sounds
that trill through it as it fills
with your appreciative attention
(it's a subtle music but
music nevertheless)

then, steps four and five:
when you're ready, and the cup
full, raise this shapely chalice
slowly to your lips

it's odd hourglass of liquid
exists now only for this: for you
to drink your fill, as the aroma,
sweeter than finest wine,
wafts beyond the rim,
like responding fingers

now, that's not so hard, is it?
did you take notes?
or should I run it all by you
one more time?

OK, first you look at
the chalice you wish to fill,
truly look at it ...


[free verse poem on a dream of 9-30-17. Photo "Cup of Life" (2-19-10 19966v2) 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), 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 blog (dedicated to her photos only, i.e. no poetry or other writing; daily post); TRYING TO HOLD A BOX OF LIGHT.