STORM TOSSED (photo) & ARTHRITIS ARIA (non-dream mixed format poem) by Roswila

ARTHRITIS ARIA

it’s an aria
of sorts, all this popping and whining
and sharp notes of pain
it even scrambles up a rhythm
when I’m on a straight-ahead roll

now to find a way to convince this brain
to simply accept these break out arias

there’s no silencing the stars of this stage of life
might as well let them sing my old heart plumb out


[non-dream tanka capped by two 2-liners, written 1-14-19. Photo re-post “Storm Tossed” (in 2012 folder, or earlier) 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.