ROCOCO (photo) & HOMESTEADING (non-dream mixed format poem) by Roswila

HOMESTEADING

chasing a haiku
into these wild rushes of one’s mind:
it's not here it lives,
where anything lives, only impressions
and illusions scrabble around down here

yes, an ersatz life -- like sugarless chocolate
in mansions of habit -- is often obtained here,

homesteading what one denies but deeply knows
is totally, garishly unreal and hollow at the core

be grateful for all these windows and doors,
and the eyes and limbs with which to use them


[a non-dream tanka capped by 3 two-liners written 2-7-19. I'd be remiss not to mention an emotional input to today's writing: it's the 65th anniversary of my mother's death. As I've mentioned here, probably many times, I was 10 at the time of her passing. More and more, I see how losing her has left me without some central aspect to myself. That's not to say it's an uncommon issue folk have to deal with. Trauma can and does do that. I'm simply acknowledging how that central vacuum, if you will, that I believe we all live with whether we know it or not, may be somewhat larger and more troublesome for many of us given our life experiences. And this poem is about trying to live more in all that is out there in the world, than focusing on what isn't inside myself. Photo “Rococo” (2-18-14 012v2, also tthabol) 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.