Evasions (Thursday Doors)

image by Teresa

They say our finite ocean is
but a minor detail–
a boat
resting on the back of Great Fish–
that our true home sets sail
below

~stars~

are where we came from—light scattered
and caught by His Eye–
arranged
into what reflects His Matters–
the opposite of sky–
held, caged

~far~

away from home—I wish to leave
this vessel, to unlock
the door–
there is so much I can’t conceive–
my mind keeps casting thoughts
ashore

~where~

I number my questions, detail
the longings between words–
what if?
and why?  Who Are You?  Can you tell
me how air flies birds–
spindrifts?

image by Erik Johansson

I’ve written a double memeuente for the Thursday Doors Writing Challenge, using an image submitted by Teresa. Serendipitously, I found an image on Erik Johansson’s website that gave me a direction for my poetic narrative. Johanson’s work was introduced to us by Mish at dVerse as inspiration for a surrealistic poem.

I’ve also used some of this week’s words from the Random Word Generator.

I’ve always thought there was a connection between fish and birds.

You can see many doors (and their stories) every week at Thursday Doors, hosted by Dan Antion.

And take a journey through alternate worlds at Erik Johansson’s website here.