HOLDING ON TO THE LIGHT (photomorph) & AN ENDLESS LOOP (dream inspired free verse poem) by Roswila

AN ENDLESS LOOP

first, she only notices it's another dream
in which the same fragment keeps repeating
like a video scene stuck on instant replay;
then she actually registers this particular
dream's rerunning message; well, at least its
visual form -- a silhouette on white paper
of a dark shape, like an evil super hero with
two pairs of arms and a prehensile cape -- but
with no sense of what truly animates it; never
in these sorts of endless loop dreams does any
significance or purpose become known, not
even on waking analysis; so much, she thinks,
for Jung's assertion* that a symbol is a vessel
for our unconscious contents: sometimes she
can tilt that damn cup in any direction she
will and even turn it upside down and
spank it on its unyielding bottom
'til her hand hurts,
and nothing
falls out
nothing
at
all


[free verse poem inspired by a 4-13-18 dream fragment (the evil super hero image). *The psychologist C.G. Jung did actually define symbols this way. As opposed to signs, which do not point beyond themselves. Photomorph "Holding on to the Light" (11-26-17 005v2h) 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.