Written for
The Sunday Whirl
Wordle 120
gravity, plans, thread, landscape, salt,
breath,shadow, shoes, bread, sense, sends, head
In The Vast Landscape of Myth..
In the vast landscape of myth
His headless shadow
Got stuck to the earth
Such was the power of gravity
In the vast landscape of myth
And then he planned for the real world
Hunger added salt to his wounds
Bare feet burnt in sun
Should he buy bread or shoes
Ah, his plans for the real world
And now each breath hangs him
With a thin thread of hope somewhere
Between myth and the reality
Fear sends shivers down his spine
Oh, he senses, he is not spineless
And realizes he can stand
And knows he wants to
And decides he will
And then he does, yes..
RS:)
We should all make plans for the real world...
ReplyDeleteI love the first two lines of your last stanza. Beautiful writing.
ReplyDeleteBrenda
Making the decision to stand (or to do anything) is half the battle won!
ReplyDeleteWhirling with Robert and Me
Choice is an everyday reality and too many choose to see it as myth. I'm glad he stood up in the end.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
yes. the choice is ours. bread or shoes. silence or voice. well-done - thought provoking poetry.
ReplyDeleteThis flowed so beautifully for me, down the page, effortlessly! Lovely!
ReplyDeleteAlmost every decision we make is akin to the choice between bread and shoes. Need opposed to luxury, but which is which?
ReplyDeleteWonderful writing...!!
ReplyDeleteexistentialism
But does he remember how to truly stand in the end. ? Great poem
ReplyDeletehttp://thequietone.net/2013/08/04/wordle-120/
Love the way you weave philosophy so effortlessly Rameshji. Life is always about our choices or so we believe and hope so that we can look forward to it...
ReplyDeletethe summation of this poem's process, if its okay to call it that; is ripe with positive growth hope and determination; really enjoyed reading
ReplyDeletemuch love...