DARK GARDEN (photomorph) & "the vending machine..." (non-dream tanka) by Roswila

the vending machine
drones along in the dark hall
with my aching joints
may this just be the overture
to a starbright symphony


[non-dream tanka written 8-6-18. Another "meh" poem in a recent string of "mehs." Ah well, this too shall (probably) pass. Note that parenthetical "probably," though. The older I get (and boy howdee, am I getting old) the more I realize things passing takes time. And, well, time is in shorter and shorter supply. Of course, time can always be very limited, at any age (my mother died when she was 34, a young boy I raised as my son was killed just before he turned 15, and so on). However, chances are still greater that we have more time ahead of us when young and less and less as we age. I'm closing in on 75. And maybe my difficulty with embracing getting so much older is effecting my writing (and photo work). I'd never have thought I'd age so ungracefully. Well, secretly ungracefully. I don't talk about it. Accept to the walls of my rooms. Maybe this is another case of "this, too, shall pass." And then I can get down to just being with whatever lands on my plate. Or falls off it. Photomorph "Dark Garden" (5-13-18 034v2r) 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.

PATHS THROUGH THE DAY (photomorph) & RAGGED (non-dream tanka) by Roswila

RAGGED

BAM! not a gunshot?!
and just like that, the day's golden peace
gets blown to tatters
she gathers the shreds of the morning
around her again, a ragged comfort


[non-dream tanka written 8-5-18. Another one like yesterday's: no great shakes. But it's something to post and was quite a startling experience. What I don't go into in the tanka is that the "shot" was right behind me as I was sitting under my favorite willow tree and deep into thought. And I wasn't able to discern what it had been. Car backfire? Fireworks? Or even an actual gun shot. BTW, I'm not sure why I felt pulled to cast the tanka in a "her" voice. Just felt right. Hm, and this may actually be true, maybe I wanted to distance myself from that frightening experience. Photomorph "Paths Through The Day" (3-2-15 005v15h) 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.