IT'S A MATTER OF PHEROMONES (photomorph ) & "in this special corner... (mixed format, non-dream poem) by Roswila

in this special corner
of my rapidly aging world
even ants are welcome:
these small but profuse signs that
life goes on, season after season,
and that I am still here to engage it all
in yet another round of who'll survive


[non-dream tanka with capping two-liner, written 7-27-18. Yeah, I usually put a line space between a tanka and any subsequent form. But this one reads a great deal better as one piece. BTW, written after a run in with our yearly tiny ant invasion (i.e., ants tiny, invasion huge). And for the first time I wasn't annoyed at noting them crawling across that outdoor chair cushion ... Photomorph "It's A Matter Of Pheromones" (5-18-15 044v2d) 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.