'The Blessing Bringer' ~ by Lisa Graham
…with snake/squirm/soul
probing thru whole
you
awake the genetic
memory
ancestors’
scary trials
to pick up
the skein of
emotions/threads
enigmatic for
him/her
that time
to pull the edge
of the string,
let follow/roll
thru life’s
forest & villages
to satisfy
the thirst…
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Your poem has brought a thirst to my poetry quests! I like this.
ReplyDeleteAs I was reading this, my brain imagined itself doing acrobatics as described in your imagery.
ReplyDeletethere is interesting movement and linkage through your verse...between the ancestors stories and finding our own...following those strings on the skein of fate
ReplyDeleteYes, follow that string backwards and forwards.
ReplyDeleteI specially like following and letting the string flow to satisfy the thirst ~
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up with Real Toads ~ Wishing you Happy Sunday ~
Thanks for challenge, Grace!
DeleteI'd like to think we could awake the genetic memory. That would be so very interesting.
ReplyDeleteWhat came before has to balance with what is to come
ReplyDeletewith snake/squirm/soul...love that...
ReplyDeleteLovely take on the prompt, a very unique perspective
ReplyDeleteI really like your last stanza! The thought of just letting life roll with a pull of the string .
ReplyDeleteThrough life's forests and villages... a quaint look at modern life. Nice rhythm.
ReplyDeleteLove the opening line and the imagery this invokes.
ReplyDeleteWow that's very profound... Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteto pull the edge /of the string - love that image ~
ReplyDeleteI so enjoyed the coupling of this verse with the picture--so beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteGreat poetic illustration for the painting! I like the evocation of your ancestors, the idea that we can awake genetic memory but wonder at the 'scary trials'.
ReplyDeleteI like this movement, journey and the thirst....
ReplyDelete"To satisfy the thirst"---that speaks forever for it's too impossible to believe how one can ever be thirsty no more & hungry no more. It's always a lifetime chase for contentment which in reality, contentment doesn't really exist. Smiles.
ReplyDeleteIt would be cool to follow that string all the way back.......
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