NIGHT VOYAGE (photomorph) & A CRISP SALUTE (non-dream free verse poem) by Roswila

A CRISP SALUTE

oh, no, not another self-pitying poem ... well,
maybe she should just get it all out: like vomiting
she'll feel better once it's over -- even though she
knows it won't do one whit to alleviate the ultimate
cause of her nauseating state, that's unknown
(at least to her) and probably incurable as she'd
have stumbled on a fix by now (if due only to
the sheer number of tries) ... so, here goes: just
why is she still alone, no man on the horizon, or
better yet one standing clearly and willfully in front
of her at full alert or on the way, but no, a male
of the species who's got her on the hook always stands
apart altogether, or rushes on after an unavoidable
brief brush with closeness (ships passing in the night
have nothing on them) ... and given her life long
propensity to blame herself for everything,
she then wonders -- one more painful time --
what's wrong with her, even as she dreams
that her palms are weeping with the need
to touch, to explore, to raise passion
to the rafters, or failing that, to a crisp
salute to all they might have shared


[non-dream free verse poem written 1-15-18. I've mixed feelings about this poem, and the pic I've chosen to go with it. But haven't got any other poem or pic I'd rather post, so here they are: a sad pair, just like in the poem (big wry laugh). BTW, though this is not a dream-based poem, an old dream is referenced in that closing image of weeping palms. Photomorph "Night Voyage" (1-2-18 007v2b) 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]
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