Thursday, June 12, 2014

Fixed ideas

 Photos by 'Sandcastle Matt'
Photo by 'Sandcastle Matt'


I saw you as if metamorphosis
lower part - me, top - yours
lifting the pebbles, shells,
crabs’ claws
building the castle of
self imprisonment.

I've watched it forceless to stop,
heard your say:
what the talents we hide…

Really…who said
it must be from stone,
while
the better ideas - from sand…



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12 comments:

  1. sand is shifting...stone is solid...all depends on your foundation wanted you know...
    self imprisonment///not a whole lot of fun...better once we escape that

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  2. Can create much from sand and the cat gets use out of it too lol

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  3. I hope that a sand 'castle of self-imprisonment' can be shattered and more solid foundations replace it.

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  4. Eventually the stone will crumble into sand... but sometimes when you are imprisoned it better be a castle of sand.

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  5. to continue Bjorn's comment....
    and then the sand can be turned into glass, and you can at least look out, before venturing out of this self imposed prison.
    Just a matter of time.

    I love the 'crumbliness'' [ is there such a word?] of your poem's form..
    Or graininess maybe.

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  6. That is an amazing sand sculpture! Intriguing poem. I like "building the castle of self- imprisonment."

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  7. I will think all day about the better ideas that come from sand. I so much enjoyed the photo which accompanied your poem. Amazing!

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  8. You always come out with some interesting perspective ~ I love the idea of castle of imprisonment, what we build up, what we destroy ~

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  9. it's good that the castle is made of sands and the moment of freedom's not far away...so many thoughts are arising...a lovely poem

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  10. One builds enclosures around oneself choking developments but these cannot stop talents from blooming. True for the die-hards and the brave for they move forward despite difficulties! Wonderful write humbird!

    Hank

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