4-days left... Deadline midnight PDT 17 July.
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
4-days left... Deadline midnight PDT 17 July.
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
A personal reflection, more than a poem on the novel To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Towards the Lighthouse
"Tomorrow, if the weather is fine,
we are going to the lighthouse",
says Mrs. Ramsay.
My family life, my friends,
our worries, desires and tensions...
Our small epiphanies are the threads
I weave
into an unfinished pattern.
And tomorrow, tomorrow
We are going to the lighthouse.
(The tides of war washing away
our aims,
washing away our lives...
"The nights are now full of wind and destruction;"
The wind rattles wildly at the windows
of an empty house.Decay. Desolation.
Where are you?
And you?
Mr. Ramsay stretching out
his empty arms
After his dead wife.
after his dead son)
At last we are here
We survivors
Here we are
And there is the lighthouse.
"I have had my vision".
Last edited by Danik 2016; 08-17-2017 at 12:33 PM.
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Two wonderful entries ! and hours left to go... ( ~ 10 1/2 hours to be imprecise )
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
Yes/No... My favorite lines: "Rocky shores hold mysteries / From deadly seas. / They lead astray / When night hides day."
Danik 2016... Enjoyed the poem adapted from Virginia Woolf. My favorite lines: "At last we are here / We survivors / Here we are / And there is the lighthouse. / "I have had my vision"." (corrected typo in "lighthouse")
And the winner is: Danik 2016
Congratulations !
Last edited by tailor STATELY; 08-05-2017 at 08:13 PM.
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Thanks, Tailor, also for calling attention to the typo.
Our next subject is: The Wheel of Fortune
Deadline is to be determined, as usual, after the first post
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
I Meditate
A mandala has imprinted upon my mind -
truly a wheel of fortune - one eternal round
Center - the tree of life with all its purity
Lehi's vision made manifest welcomes my thought
I reflect upon my burial in water -
upon my gift of fire - a reluctant saint
no longer I would aspire to the innocence -
the faith of the humble man from Cupertino
to feast upon His perfect love - life eternal
8/17/2017
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
Last edited by tailor STATELY; 08-17-2017 at 04:53 PM. Reason: format
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Great entry, Tailor!
Hoping for more so that we may have a contest.
Let´s name as deadline the last day of August.
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Change is what will never change.
There’s some new change tomorrow.
Each street and alley rearrange
As joy takes turns with sorrow.
There is no randomness to see.
There’s nothing that was forced to be.
The choosers chose and choice arose.
The dancer ever on fresh toes
Spins on with Love eternally.
My blog: https://frankhubeny.blog/
Thanks, Yes/No. Now we have two special entries and a contest!
Hoping for more as we still have more than ten days to go!
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
One more week to go.
Who else wants to take his turn on "The Wheel of Fortune"?
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Wheel of fortune
If I spin the wheel of fortune
Will my life become care free,
Will my pockets never empty,
Will my wife come back to me,
Will this pain I suffer leave
and will my heart sing once again?
Said the old man to the trav’ler
As he sheltered from the rain.
Nay, don’t touch the wheel of fortune,
Spake the trav’ler, deep and low,
For ‘tis fickle as a lady,
And your purse it cannot fill,
Nor those bones of yours stop aching,
Or the hurt you bear subside.
If you spin that wheel of fortune,
I fear death is all you’ll find.
Welcome back, Cassie! Three wonderful entries, now!
And there is still a week left for new ones!
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
One day more to go- Deadline 1. September because of the local time differences.
There is still time for new posts!
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Three very interesting interpretations of the theme:
tS:The symbol of the mandala as a lead to a meditation on faith, death and life.
Yes/No- One can hear the wheel turning in a cadence where joy alternates with sorrow on the wheel turned by love.
Cassie: One can also hear the wheel turning in this dialogical poem. It´s hard truth is clad in a graceful form.
Congrats all!
And the winner is Cassie!
Last edited by Danik 2016; 09-01-2017 at 10:54 PM.
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Congratulations Cassie Hughes !
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Congratulations, Cassie!
My blog: https://frankhubeny.blog/
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