Monday, May 1, 2023

Mapping out a Poem

                                                                                                      Author: Pakeha
Image: Adventure ill-defined within  (here)

A map unfurls its folds 
and lays a world of secrets 
Paths that twist 
with mountains tall 
and rivers wind

With compass, we set our course,
guided by its magnetic force.
It is more than ink and lines but 
a promise of adventure ill-defined
(44 words)

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7 comments:

  1. Excellent. We just go where the words tell us to, sometimes. ;)

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  2. I think we need to read beyond the map to find adventures

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  3. Hank, didn't you just love those road maps that we used to have!! We were in the need of one today, we wasted time on directions given the first time we stopped for some advice. The second worked really well.
    I would loved to have had the neat ride that your writer had, sounds really good. If it was the mountain territory in your picture, driving there may be a challenge.
    Liked the poem, deeper than the words themselves hold.
    ..

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  4. Those are the adventures of the best kind! Nicely worded. I enjoyed your thoughts.

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  5. I love the images and ideas this elicits.

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  6. The promise of adventure in your poem made me think of George Harrison's song, "Any Road." Have you heard it?

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