FLIGHT TO THE SUN (photomorph) & THE BOY I WAS MEANT TO BE (non-dream free verse poem) by Roswila

THE BOY I WAS MEANT TO BE

the boy I was meant to be
has dark, almost black hair,
thick and curly
and short

and his energy reaches higher
than any kite, his curiosity
matching the flights
his energy urges upon him

I'd say he's courageous only
they say courage is going ahead
despite being afraid and he does
not yet know to fear his next step

he simply responds to the moment,
with full engagement or rejection,
without much thought either way,
just an intuitive aiming of the
energy that radiates from him
like the corona of a sun
around his shiny dark hair


[non-dream free verse poem, inspired by the recurring dream image I have of a young dark haired boy, written 12-11-18. See yesterday's poem post "Not Even Home" for the most recent; he also appeared two days before that in the dream poem post "Lopsided Loping." I'd initially thought to check out all the posts here over the years for dreams in which he has appeared (and there have been many since I started this blog in 2006). But then the first line to this poem burbled up. Photomorph "Flight to the Sun" (11-24-15 053v2i) 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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