Image: Brooke Shaden “waiting to fly”
It is the longing
That shortens our days
Taking trips around the world
In paper planes
Diving perilously over
Our own dark skies
Only to come back empty
Pilot aborted, hope distorted
Deserted dreams repeated
Making over dramatic
Emergency landings
Before take off
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For dVerse poetics, Grace introduced us to the most amazing, artistic photographer, Brooke Shaden. Her work is truly inspirational as a writing prompt.
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I get this! We cannot spend all of our days longing really. Best they be spent living. And as for one’s dark sides? I am one who likes to focus more on the light, though I know the dark sides do exist in eah of us.
🙂 Thanks for your awesome comments, Mary.
That one that struck for me was making dramatic emergency landings before the take off ~ Aren’t we full of excuses, repeating deserted dreams ~ Yours perfectly complements the surreal imagery ~ Thanks for participating ~
My pleasure! The prompt really spoke to me. Thank you for kind comments. 🙂
‘It is the longing ? That shortens our days’ – what a great start! Sometimes it take a while before we are able to take off but this does not mean the flight will be less beautiful.
Yes…or willing to take off, but there are no adventures or stories to tell if we don’t. Thanks for your comments. 🙂
great write; it certainly is the longing… doing is what makes the hours everlasting. 🙂
Absolutely! Thanks!! 🙂
Taking trips around the world
In paper planes…..love this line 🙂 a cool write.
Thank you so much, ayala! 🙂
Perfectly titled, excellently written…you captured this one expertly!
Wow, you are too kind. Thank you!! 🙂
This is a gorgeous response to the prompt!
Thanks, Audrey!! That means a lot. 🙂
Beautiful. ❤
Hey Laurie! Thanks for dropping in. 🙂
♡ Of course!
How lovely. 🙂
Thank you, Sharon. 🙂
travel journals
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the dramas
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Yes….instead of creating and living our dreams. 🙂
I got it..And so on the money for what we need to focus more on…2 thumbs UP
Thanks berna! Nice to see you. 🙂
Very emotive poem and your next post’s photo of the reflection of the tree on water is very beautiful! Thank you! 🙂
Thank you for your kind comments. 🙂
When one loses hope it is like end of the world but must rekindle it.
Yes we do. Thanks for stopping in. 🙂
Ah…the waiting…and the landings…
Good write.
Thank you, Polly! 🙂
yes we all have to face the reality of our dreams not quite meeting the reality.. there are moments when we need to land softly instead of crashing.
As long as we take off, we are already flying. 🙂
Oh, I could feel this one..the journey to find that place of our dreams..but,then reality comes crashing down on us..perhaps, we need to travel lighter..
Good advice! Thanks for your comments, Truedessa. 🙂
interesting piece…are we living in our own denial…chasing excitement to avoid the life…always travelling in someone elses footsteps….
Hi Brian, hope all is well. 🙂
“chasing excitement to avoid life”..so true!….and sometimes we are so buried in what we call life that we deny ourselves any excitement.
If we only knew the correct direction maybe we all could fly…
Well done.
Thanks for coming by.
Thank you. Great comment. 🙂
Your poem says so very much. I really like it.
Aww, thanks Gretchen….means a lot coming from you. 🙂
Making over dramatic
Emergency landings
Before take off… yes, brilliant
Thank you so much…and thanks for stopping in. 🙂
I like your”Taking trips around the world In paper planes”