sleights of memory roil in eyes thick with tears and ganglia strung around the body open their mouths without permission deep ache -- the long tail of a huge creature slips away in darkness go / go without asking – without asking anymore why or how or what to do let mind and body’s angels work -- involuntary together a delicate mystery -- contained / containing ocean / and its creature leviathan together the sea-strong pull of this idea – this adventure is everyone’s unwilled unwanted feeling forgotten the extraction unmeasured space outside / and the pull of this idea follow home
poem by Jo Mariner / image by Christopher Michel , CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What a powerful opening line to this thought-provoking poem, Jo. To me it reflects upon life’s patterns. Interesting and calls to be read over and over again.
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Thanks Barbara.. I so appreciate your always careful reading. Jo.
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Superbly read Jo
I felt a real sense of adventure in your words.
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thank you Lynda. I know you are an adventurer!
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