besieged
gathering like fire,
these memories leave me swept
on abandoned shores–
I disintegrate in words
trying to unspell the past
For Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday, with synonyms for congregate and passion.
Memory is indeed a tricky thing.
Tags: #tanka tuesday, mandala, memory, monoprint, poetry, tanka
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Memory is a tricky thing – well said.
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Thanks. It is indeed.
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I love your art and words today. Lately, I have had lots of solitude and surprising memories are flooding back.
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Thanks Sharon. It’s funny how something can trigger a memory seemingly out of the blue. It’s like a window waiting to be opened.
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Yes, that is a very good way of describing those moments of memory.
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Can we unspell the past? Perhaps our perception of it, if that’s what is needed. Not to say that we should deny it, rather find comfort in the positive and decide not to perpetuate the negative.
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Thanks Ken. I don’t know the answer to that either. It’s not helpful to become mired in things we can’t change. But is it better to forget?
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It is not better to forget. I think it’s about a frame of mind, but how to resolve that… There’s no way to know each individual experience.
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I like that unspell could mean to unwrite or it could mean to unenchant.
Memory is a tricky thing.
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Thanks Merril. I like that language is so flexible.
So tricky.
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Wonderful words and art
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Thanks Lynn.
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trying to unspell the past……… hmmmmm
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Well, we can try…
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Looks like a beautiful cake and now I’m hungry. N.
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I too love the idea of unspelling the past. Contemplating…. 🤔
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Thanks Betty. It’s a work in progress…
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Oh I like that idea Nina!
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wonderful poetry about tricky memory !
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Thanks Aletha. It has a bag full of them!
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How marvelous! I love your artwork. Now, what was I saying? LOL! The perfect Tanka for me. 😀 ❤
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Thanks Colleen, you made me smile!
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Yea! That’s a good thing. ❤️
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Great Tanka! The last two lines are wonderful. 😀
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Thanks Vashti.
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