I gave you
butterflies and
a freedom compass
a sure route to
the North Star
a desert of sugared sands
to sweeten the fallout
from the bitter winds
We journeyed to find
shades of truth
beyond finite borders
and inkblot pages
unveiling the recipe
for disappearance
lodged inside
the Bermuda triangle
Then glided serenely
on the vertices
spinning there
on the golden strings
of fantasy.
How romantic!
Thanks Marissa!
Lovely poem, Lana. I tried to pick out a favorite part and would have had to copy the whole poem. <3
Thanks, Diana. The Rock Guy asked me what the heck did it mean. I told him it was a poem and to go with it 😀
Ha ha ha. That sounds like something my husband would ask. 🙂
“sugared sands”. I wonder what they’re like? 🙂
Jim, I imagine they would be sticky, something like brown sugar 😀
Lana, a beautiful, slightly whimsical, poem that cheered my heart! The line of :
‘We journeyed to find
shades of truth
beyond finite borders’
Struck me particularly – it’s a miraculous moment when you feel you’ve reached those truths …beyond actual words..
Ahh..I love this song and the accompanying video was magical and dreamy…a lovey start to my Monday morning. Hugs xx
Well thanks so much, Annika. I’m glad it cheered you on a Monday morning, sometimes those mornings can be rough. I think it is good to take a mystical journey here and there. Hugs back to you, hope your week is going wonderfully! xo
More than slightly whimsical! Loved so many of the images but “sugared sands” and golden strings of fantasy” stood out. Happy Monday to you! I guess your school is out for the Thanksgiving holidays.
Thanks Jo! I’m always up for a fantastical journey 😀 I hope you had a great Monday also. Alas, school is not out. I’m working half day tomorrow, then beginning the cooking process. I also have bookwork to do over the holidays (insert moaning and groaning here), but at least I’m home. I hope you have a terrific week and a wonderful holiday! xx
“we journeyed to find shades of truth” I love it Lana, a very beautiful poem. But I wonder if sugar sands was really sweet or bitter in the end! Thank you for posting, I really loved this poem.
Oh Juli, you know, those sugar sands will turn out differently depending on whomever is travelling them, for some people, they may stay sweet, for others, they will turn bitter. It also depends on the journey, a different journey, possibly a different outcome. What a poignant question that you asked to explore different paths. I always enjoy how poetry means different things to different readers. That is exactly what it is supposed to be, an individual experience. Thank you for reading and for your insightful comment, Juli. Have a beautiful week! xx
Thank you Lana, I thought exactly same as you mentioned here. But I really enjoyed your poems last night. I have been sick with the bug for some days and I couldn’t come round to check what’s been going on at yours haha! Take care now
I hope you are feeling better, Juli! Thank you 😀
Your word pictures are amazing, Lana — thank you for sharing these verses! They kind of make me want to pack the car with no destination in mind and hit the road!!
Thank you, Debbie for the lovely compliment. I think as creative people that we like to ponder mystical and beautiful journeys. We have to deal with so much of the terrible in this world that it would be nice to escape if only briefly. xx
This is gorgeous, Lana. I love the photo! Looks like the Northern Lights. Great visual words here: the sugared sands, inkblot pages, and spinning vertices. I need to find my freedom compass. 🙂
Thank you so much, Joan. I am busy looking for my freedom compass right this minute, ha ha! 😀
Lovely Lana. I could go for some sugared sands about now. 🙂
Thanks Debby! Yes for sure, I think many of us would like to vanish for a while into those sugared sands or small rays of infinity. 😀
Oh ya! 🙂
Aww – the golden strings of fantasy! Wonderful poem, Lana, just wonderful! 😄😚
Thank you so much, Sarah. It would be nice to escape into an enchanted night, I’m just sayin’ 😀
This is so beautiful!!
Thank you so much!
Amazing poem I love it! 🙂 kisses!!
Thank you so much! xx