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Navigating the landscape
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Navigating the landscape |
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jjote Senior Member
since 2002-12-25
Posts 1088Ontario, Canada 
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 [from my nephew's travel photo collection] Lush, mossy greens cling to rock mountains looming at shore edges like guarding towers blotting out the sun beyond them. The boat I ride navigates around this landscape not really looking for a hideaway from life nor to let the gloom beneath consume me. There is no wind shrieking into the stillness All is calm, and so my life should be but why this debilitating sense of euphoria? This feeling clings to me with such tenacity lurks under the surface of my own landscape it's hopeless to blend into its vagaries. Everything I touch is mere papery veneer that turns grey as I age not so gracefully every corner I turn brings me to a cul-de-sac. I carry around a montage of jumbled thoughts like chains it bogs me down and so I search for other landscapes to bring me scraps of hope. @jjote 02/16/2017 |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Oh yeah, I know about that change very, very well, jjote. I've coped with it pretty good, but I'm sorta getting weary of it. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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jjote Senior Member
since 2002-12-25
Posts 1088Ontario, Canada |
Yes life gives you a chance to "change", but often any change is as worse as status quo. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
nice picture and writing combo...james |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
everything but calm reigns in your words, we have i guess to be humble and seek for others thoughts or explanations, that is what i feel here and now , nicely done yann |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Absolutely loved this line "as I age not so gracefully every corner I turn brings me to a cul-de-sac." Beautifully put, as was the rest of the piece too. Much enjoyed and tell your nephew I LOVED the photo. j. |
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Poet In Pink Senior Member Posts 1066 MI |
Hello JJ  Lovely picture and expressed sentiments....Ah but if we could only stay forever young ~ Much enjoyed your thoughts ~ Alana |
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jjote Senior Member
since 2002-12-25
Posts 1088Ontario, Canada |
Thanks to all the kind comments. Afraid have been away too long and not took the time to look up old friends/poets to give meaning to my petty efforts to write. |
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