OUT OF DARKNESS (photo) & IN THE DARK (free verse dream poem) by Roswila

IN THE DARK

there's been an explosion and the tree-tall young
man who manages the buildings in this area
announces it was the electric lines in the walls
of the rooms, and that another blow up may happen
at anytime; and so he stands watch to warn us,
arms crossed like a latter day Paul Bunyan,
outlined against a huge full moon, scanning
this big city crossroads for any hint of electric
trouble; as I watch him, watch over the apartment
buildings, I'm relieved to recall the one in which
I live is in no danger: our power lines were blown
out in the last explosion; and for once, I'm grateful
that the active lines of power go right around me,
leaving me in safety, if also in the dark


[free verse poem on a dream of 12-13-18. Photo "Out of Darkness" (10-27-15 022v6) 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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