Going Somewhere
A little digital art project for me and subsequent poem, Untethered Dreamer.
Somewhere I'll go, to where will I blow
Will my wishes burst like pricked balloons
Or the path be strewn with luscious delights
Swaying to celestial tunes at starry heights
Someplace I'll go, to where will I race
Will my flights be chased into unlit holes
A hapless wanderer, maplessly floundering
Untethered dreamer once chained to a goal
Somehow I'll go, to where I don't know
Will my trip deflate into an ominous fate
A slippery ride with steep highs, deep lows
Or can I pull the string, impact something
Somewhere I'll go …
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Love this image! Take care, have a happy day and a great new week!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful and evocative image
ReplyDeleteThat is lovely!
ReplyDeleteOh don't publish that previous comment -- I just scrolled down and will read the poem now that goes with this lovely picture. (I'm catching up, behind times as usual).
ReplyDeleteSallie, I caused confusion because I added the poem and then took it away for a slight rewrite. :))
DeleteA beautiful observation about Life. We hapless, mapless wanderers can be surpised by where we go. :)
ReplyDeleteMother Earth's good health is a must ~ Lovely poem and photos ~ Xo
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Beautiful poem. Reminds me of a vision I have every so often of being a cloud and drifting across the landscape seeing everything that is going on.
ReplyDeleteLove the image and poem - "Untethered Dreamer" :) Very nice. As a "meanderer I can relate :)
ReplyDeleteMaria - the Earth as a balloon, untethered - that has many layers of meaning. And your poem added even more depth. We are privileged to be on a journey of discovery all of our lives - if only we take advantage of the opportunities to explore and learn!
ReplyDeleteLife, the world, and our paths in them can be full of uncertainty, often too loose for plans. I'm always hoping for a guiding string--something, someone--to keep me on track. Maybe, we'll get lucky and get where we need to go... happily and safely.
ReplyDeleteUntethered dreamer once chained to a goal - love this- ..evokes a sense of freedom.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your poem. Life is like the soap bubble and the dandelion seed. Lots of possibilities at the beginning and more along the way. Bubble-like it can burst at any time but like the dandelion seed it keeps drifting along until its flight comes to an end. I'm where I won't be disappointed at that landing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for peeking in on mine. For a long time after I posted it I would get criticized about the poor critter living a caged life. But all the comments have disappeared except for one who criticized only that the cage should have been smaller. I put it on and now has had more than 2600 views. a couple are approaching ten times as many. My beagle dog thought. she was a different kind of human, she has the most. I haven't posted for a looong time.
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I love this flight of fancy – and the fact that you have portrayed yourself as the 'visitor' from the P&SU prompt.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem! Life is full of ups and downs and happy dreams. Take care, enjoy your weekend.
ReplyDeleteThe positivity!
ReplyDeleteThe balloon is beautiful but looks fragile. It looks free without a string but could crash anywhere. I like the positivity in your poem that our life is in the process of reaching somewhere instead of reaching nowhere.
ReplyDeleteIs your wrist all right? Take care and have have happy days ahead.
Yoko
Hello, Yoko. Thanks for asking about my wrist. Still in pain but getting better. Actually, have an appointment with doc later today to make sure it is healing in the right way. :)
DeleteI love the structure and the ongoing balloon theme. I hope the planet doesn't float away!
ReplyDeleteFabulous, poem and art, quite telling.
ReplyDelete"A hapless wanderer, maplessly floundering" - maplessly is a very descriptive expression. I will borrow this one! I like your observation on my poem - unexciting and thrilling do not go together and perhaps they do. Only experience can tell. Thanks for visiting my poem-site.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. I like playing with words as you do. I enjoyed the visit … one of the nicer parts of my Going Somewhere theme. :)
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