Sunday, October 5, 2014

should sustain this way but..

                                                            Attribution: Couple Riding Wassily Kandinsky
Image: Courtesy of Georgia's

A shadorma:
it’s a 6-line poem of 3/5/3/3/7/5
syllables per lines respectively

Cuddly in
his arms safe from all
How she wished
forever
it should sustain this way but
alas  -  just a dream

For Bastet's hosting at
Mindlovemisery's Menagerie
with above photo prompt shared
with Mary's at Poetry Pantry # 221

29 comments:

  1. dreams are what dreams are...sigh

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  2. This is why we should cherish every moment of happiness and hold it in our hearts.

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  3. Lovely poem, delightful illustration.

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  4. oh sad... i wished she could stay in that place of comfort and love..

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  5. :( its sad when such a beautiful dream breaks................

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  6. It would be nice if all of life would be as comforting as a warm dream, but alas the morning comes.

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  7. Hang on to the dreams one never knows...

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  8. Who knows where dreams could lead

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  9. Sometimes dreaming about foreverness is just a dream... Maybe that's not to bad.. Carpe Diem ;-)

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  10. Loved this, Hank! Sigh....so sad, "alas, just a dream."

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  11. 'Alas' is such a useful word for describing the human condition, especially when dreams meet the real world. Nice job.
    Steve K.

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  12. Really beautiful Hank.

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  13. Really beautiful Hank.

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  14. A perfect pairing and that's a Kandinsky gotta look that painting up.
    Your shadorma just the right length for a whispy, drifting dream

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  15. having a happy place to stay forever, sometimes it does seem like a dream!

    stacy lynn mar
    http://warningthestars.blogspot.com/2014/10/saturday-prompt-2-starry-skies-and.html

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  16. no we must move on...from that moment...though hopefully we can find it again every so often....

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  17. The tone of your poem is dreamy too. Beautifully done :-)

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  18. it's okay to dream as long as it grants happiness and content only for a moment.

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  19. Aw. It's hard to awaken from some dreams. I like that you play with poetry forms. You do a good job.

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  20. Too bad it's just a dream --- I feel that pain!

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  21. Nice interpretation of the Kandinsky. I really like his your and your poem.

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  22. Very nice Hank though sad - just a dream,sigh

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  23. Oh my, great minds think alike...I just posted mine:) it does have a dreamy image to save for rainy days:)

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