Elemental
And if the
sea did not return
in waves, where
would it go?
into the air as clouds, to
the earth as rivers?
Would it hide
in secret below
ground, or would
it seek out
fire, a meeting destined for
disintegration?
Where is the
final resting place
for this flux
that travels
through us, anchors us to our
deep ancestral wells?
The night sky
moves on the echo
of oceans
shimmering,
a half-remembered dream. What
can contain the moon?
Instead of the NaPoWriMo prompt for today, I’ve used Linda Lee Lyberg’s dVerse prompt of water.
37 responses to “Elemental”
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- April 11, 2019 -
Living water is my thought here as I read your poem ❤
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It’s definitely alive. Thanks Jade.
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You are welcome.
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A wonderful tribute to water! Thanks for joining in the prompt.
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Thanks Linda.
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Those first 4 lines will stay with me!
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Intriguing questions from where do the waves go if they don’t return to what can contain the moon.
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Thanks Frank. The moon is always following me around (with the crows).
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Dreamy!
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Thanks Charlotte. I seem to be in that state these days.
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Oh my, I’m stunned…absolutely stunned…talent overflowing.
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Ennie, you are so kind. Thanks so much.
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Sincerity, not kindness–you’re very welcome.
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more questions to ponder… more beauty to enjoy!
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Thanks Jodi. There is always more to wonder about.
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I love the immediacy of opening with a penetrating question. Like a child’s open curiosity which pulls us deeper into philosophical pondering and further questions. Lovely!
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Thanks Victoria…we should never lose our sense of wonder.
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I love the questions specially this part:
Where is the
final resting place
for this flux
that travels
through us, anchors us to our
deep ancestral wells?
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Thanks Grace. I’m full of questions (not so many answers)
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I love a poem full of waves and water, when it’s as well-written as this.
One answer, or another piece of the question—the moon is a pearl.
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Yes, that’s just right. Thanks Jane.
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🙂
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I love the questioning and the dreaminess of this–you got in the sea and the moon! I like your watercolor, too.
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Thanks Merril. This is one case where I had the watercolor first and it inspired the words. and I’m sure the Oracle was looking over my shoulder…
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She always is. 🙂
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You keep us wondering and questioning, Kerfe…and it is a good place to be.
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Thanks Sharon. I think we are always in that place more or less.
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Loved the opening verse, it fully engaged me to read on – glad I did Kerfe! This is well written an a pleasure to read.
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Thanks Rob.
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Tides within us pulling,
pulled by,
the tides around us.
Giving.
Taking.
Never at rest.
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Never at rest.
Circles,
again, always.
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Oh goodness I love love LOVE this, and I love every single one of the lines, but especially ‘would it seek out fire, a meeting destined for disintegration?’ and the last line, ‘What can contain the moon’. I’m not sure what could contain the moon either, but if we’re talking about water, and the moon is a tear, then perhaps the sky is an eye…
Funnily enough, today mine has water in it too, except it’s furry rain!
https://shukuen.blogspot.com/2019/04/glopowrimo-day-10-furriness-of-rain.html
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Thanks Shuku. Jane suggested a pearl could contain the moon, and I think that may be true…
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I agree!
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Haunting questions in this beautiful poem. We contain the sea and it once contained us…. I love your artwork as well.
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So many have forgotten that human life is entwined with that of the rest of the Earth. Thanks.
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