Journeys can bring happiness, but not destinations
While grabbing halos, we pull ourselves up,
meeting Morpheus in gracious prospect,
changing the resonance of memories within
A boundary with no limits,
micro specks in concavus hands,
like a comatose flower lying in itself … sleeping
Journeys can bring happiness, but not destinations
Theories of converged information
quieted by cacophonies of distance;
epiphytes drinking air and rain, sustaining
While grabbing halos, we pull ourselves up
Dancing in tilted galaxies,
ruby poppies surround Hypnos; senses
incongruous amidst curves and folds,
meeting Morpheus in gracious prospect
Shattered suns on unfolding wings capture
shadows in profiles
of faulted madness,
changing the resonance of memories within
Red Wolf Journal Spring 2014, and a fresh start
10 years ago
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There's a lot to ponder in this one, Pamela.
ReplyDeleteI love 'cacophonies of distance'.
Beautifully done, and very nice ending line!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the cascade! I love the line "of faulted madness". Made me think of Lear, Othello, Macbeth...
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, Pamela. I like "Journeys can bring happiness, but not destinations."
ReplyDeleteI struggled with this one, Tilly. I wanted to write a cascade for Margo's site, and decided to combine it with we write poems. It is a bit of a drafty draft.
ReplyDeleteThanks Annell.
ReplyDeleteMargo, thank you! I am still surprised I actually managed to write one. It was a good exercise for me, breaking out of my safe zone. Though it is very much a draft. I think I will come back to it, at a later date.
ReplyDeleteMary, thanks, and they can, can't they?
ReplyDeleteI like those air-drinking epiphytes, they stand up well with the comatose flower and the poppies.
ReplyDeleteAlso like the halos line--makes me think of carosel golden rings
cascade is a nifty form
Really, really like this Pamela, hope you don't change much of it. Like the inclusion of Hypnos and Morpheus along with the poppies. This really flows as a cascade should. Wonderful,
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Barb, orchids are beautiful, and imagine a flower that exists on the air and rain, fascinating. I hadn't thought about the association of the halos and carousel rings, but now that you mention it, yeah. I am glad I wrote a cascade, it was a good exercise for me.
ReplyDeleteMaybe a tweak here or there, Elizabeth. In Greek mythology Hypnos carries a single red poppy, though I am not sure of the significance. Thanks.
ReplyDelete"Journeys can bring happiness, but not destinations." This is the story of so many of our lives, and a phrase I wish I had written. But no actual jealousy here, you know that! Love the mythic vibe of this work, Pamela. Amy
ReplyDeleteNow here's a funny for you from ABC Weds:
http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/sarahs-schnooks/
That is so very true, Amy. Thanks for the chuckle over at your site. I got a kick out of the poem.
ReplyDeleteI like this Pamela (or do you go by Pam?) Now I have to go be reminded about the cascade poem form. I find it very difficult to do form. I enjoy your work as always.
ReplyDeleteThanks Peggy, it was a challenge, but I am glad I did it.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, the reference to poppies. Hypnos is the god of sleep (that's why poppy) and Morpheus the god of dreams. The line "While grabbing halos, we pull ourselves up" I like.
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ReplyDeleteOf course, that is why the poppies. They are Hypnagogic flowers. Thanks, Irene.
ReplyDeleteSomewhat, Janet.
ReplyDeletePamela, doing a cascade for this prompt - inspired! This is so well constructed. I keep rereading some of your lines; I can't choose a favorite. This poem is one of your best. Thank you.
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