Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Abandoned and Vying for Freedom

                          
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Image: To Fend for Oneself

lost in the woods
ditched in the middle
of nowhere
not wanting to make light
of rumours garnered through
the grape-vine 
what happened?
 
nothing was
more frustrating than to
hear tell the truth

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Image: Looking Down on Others

the might of the flight hungry
free to scour the Universe
not to be seared at the seams
but still rarely being held back 
from roaming up high

knowing one's freedom is a potent ally
not to anticipate but gathering
one's strength through the storm

Mish at d'Verse - Poetics, a Tale of Two Images                                                                                                     

4 comments:

  1. Especially like this line...."knowing one's freedom is a potent ally"

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  2. being lost is a kind f freedom and yet how different the emotional response you have drawn here between flight and fright

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  3. Interesting handling of both poems. The juxtaposition of frustation and freedom
    Thanks for dropping by my blog

    Much love

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  4. "not wanting to make light
    of rumours..."
    I like the unexpected turn of phrase here, Hank.
    There is strength to be found in the storm--thank goodness!

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