Tuesday, July 21, 2015

What to make of it


Image: Courtesy of MLMM (here)

What to make of it
When the air is filled with balloons
Each with an enclosed secret within
Blown stretched and bloated
Charting its own destination
Upwards skywards not knowing
Perhaps not bothered
Perhaps lost

What to make of it
Man and his dreams
Gathered around him
All in colored euphoria
Has he not been thinking
To color his life having fun
Instead of being cooped up
alone in the room

What to make of it
Perhaps to stimulate better thinking
With lots of balloons around his head
Perhaps some brilliant ideas might pop up
Is it a desire or is it a craving
Or just a lucky break awaited for

For Marian's hosting at The
Tuesday Platform at Real Toads and
MLMM's Photo Challenge #70  -  balloons
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17 comments:

  1. Alex J. CavanaughJuly 21, 2015 at 9:27 AM

    He needs to pop some of those balloons and chase some dreams. Well done, Hank.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 21, 2015 at 9:34 AM

    Love them balloons!! This goes well with a balloon poem I wrote some time ago: https://thotpurge.wordpress.com/2015/03/01/breathless/ :)

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  3. Pat HattJuly 21, 2015 at 9:40 AM

    Need to get out a pin and pop a few taking the ideas for a spin.

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  4. nashvillecats2July 21, 2015 at 9:54 AM

    Well done Hank on a most enlightening poem, the message coming over very well.
    Yvonne.

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  5. Buddah MoskowitzJuly 21, 2015 at 1:03 PM

    Unexpectedly delightful - I loved this.

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  6. colleenJuly 21, 2015 at 1:04 PM

    I kept waiting for the word POP but not as in ideas popping up.

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  7. Robyn Proctor July 21, 2015 at 2:28 PM

    Love this! It flows so well.

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  8. Blue GrumpsterJuly 21, 2015 at 2:44 PM

    Maybe they reminded him of a birthday party he'd been hoping for when he was a kid.

    Hi Hank

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  9. EllaJuly 21, 2015 at 8:07 PM

    Hank, I love this one~ And your ending is smashing~ Bravo

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  10. Vandana SharmaJuly 21, 2015 at 11:25 PM

    Very true, so many thoughts and reams doing the rounds!

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  11. Marcoantonio Arellano (Nene)July 22, 2015 at 1:29 AM

    quite intriguing. my ideas pop up like balloons.

    gracias

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  12. MarianJuly 22, 2015 at 3:54 AM

    Couldn't we use a lucky break? Or is it going to be a pop? This is really intriguing.

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  13. Sanaa RizviJuly 22, 2015 at 5:18 AM

    Loved the closing lines :D such a wonderful poem :D

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  14. Sweeper of DreamsJuly 22, 2015 at 5:19 PM

    lovely. reminded me of an incident when a glider caught a balloon floating in the sky, later popping it to find a letter from a child to her dead pet in heaven. your poem floats before the finding out. i like that.

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  15. Susie ClevengerJuly 22, 2015 at 10:09 PM

    Oh we need better thinking..thinking on what is good, what we can do in our little corner of the world to bring unity, peace. Beautiful poem!

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  16. AmberJuly 22, 2015 at 11:42 PM

    I love the symbolism you have used in defining the relevance of the balloons!

    mindlovemisery

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  17. Gillena CoxJuly 23, 2015 at 8:49 AM

    luv the resident question "what to make of it" we can remain clueless sitting on our butts, or rise and pop a few adventures into dynamism

    well penned, luv this so much

    thanks for dropping in to read mine

    much love...

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