Packed energies
Pull the string
Turning red, while
Focusing
Unrelenting
Free!
To explore
Recede with the wind, at times
Alone, yet
Not lonely
On an endless sojourn
Till it shrinks
Back to its elements, slowly
Such is this journey – LIFE!
Written for Poetics on DVerse by Kelvin S.M. where I missed trhe Linky deadline and now sharing it here - Open Link Night - 85
...life, indeed, is an endless journey... and like the balloon no one knows who will hold your string at the beginning... sometimes the hold will be firm & gripping... and as you go along all the gripping hold will loosen & maybe time for you to fly... fly an, yes, own the sky as long as you can... and when you're settled, fulfilled.... go down and back to your elements... thanks for the insightful read & glad you participated... come Tuesday & link this on OLN & get the reads your poem deserves... smiles...
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Deletethank you so much. sorry for coming in so late to respond. Glad that I could respond to your post and now have shared it on OLN too!! :)
Alone, but not lonely.
ReplyDeleteOnly the brave!
Thanks Akila, enjoyed this 'missed the link' offering. Always happens to me. I write anyway...
Cheers!
Ninotaziz!
Deletewelcome to my space. Well, all for the love of writing...have shared this on OLN!
I love this. Wonderful response to Kelvin's poem. Makes me want to fly.
ReplyDeleteVictoria!
Deleteglad that you loved this piece. I too wanted to fly...a thought that triggered the poem. :)
So very true! Life indeed is a sojourn....a unique journey until it finally ends!
ReplyDeleteMary!
Deletevery true...every word! :)
alone yet not lonely...i like that...as it can def happen....and life is def a journey...thanks for sharing a bit of it with us...
ReplyDeleteBrian..
Deletealone yet not lonely. yes it is! Loneliness is only a state of mind. Glad to see you here.
I liked the light feel of the poem and how its form matched that of the picture
ReplyDeleteFrank
Deletethank you for the visit. Glad that you liked it! Happy to have done some justice to Kelvin's pic!
free to explore...i like the image of the balloon for our journey through life..sometimes in big crowds, sometimes just drifting on our own, not necessarily lonely though..a playball to the wind at times.. yeah..sounds like life..
ReplyDeleteNicely done...enjoyed this!
ReplyDeleteBright and illuminating , Chris http://velvetmedia.wordpress.com/
ReplyDeleteGood one Aki.. Want to fly like a balloon freely after reading this!!
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