EXPLORING THE LIGHT (photo) & "the fully open ..." (non-dream tanka) by Roswila

the fully open bird
of paradise hefts a budding one
with its long beak:
there are many different ways
to be lifted to the light


[non-dream tanka written 10-9-17 (posted 10-9-17). That "fully open" blossom also lifted me as I spotted it early in my walk, when I was in pretty bad space. It made me chuckle and I realized that if I can still notice such things and even laugh over them, then all is most definitely not lost! Photo "Exploring the Light" (9-5-17 005v2) 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.