I welcome the opportunity to write a poem for Poetry Potluck #13 at Jingle Poetry. This week we are offered the subject of Dreams, Visions, and Reveries. Somehow, for me, they all melt into one....
ORIGAMI
I am paper in the dream,
white and flat,
hoping for some fancy calligraphy
to be inscribed
as I hold my breath.
I'm ready for some
ornamental letters
to dance across my face
till I am sated,
by a saintly hand
or Shakespeare.
Instead, origami folds me
into a bird.
A bright spark
points me
towards a hole in the sky,
whispers the message:
Wrap your wings
around your soul.
Ascend.
Dedicated to the memory of Sri Daya Mata/ Self-Realization Fellowship.
January 31, 1914- November 30, 2010
@copyright/all rights reserved/2010
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Cool! Here's mine http://thelunaticsdiary.blogspot.com/2010/12/midnight-demon.html
ReplyDeleteLyn, this is absolutely stellar. What a great metaphor. THank you.
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Lyn, this is beautiful, metaphorical writing. I love what you've done with it.
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"...wrap your wings around your soul."
ReplyDeleteLovely work.
I didnt know someone could be so creative, and make a poem on the origami itself..well done
ReplyDeletelove the paper wing...
ReplyDeleteyour perspective is live, magical, and beautiful,
admirable entry,
Happy Potluck!
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Hi Shigune Matsui-
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Hi liv2write2day-
ReplyDeleteLovely thing to say...thank you!
Hi giovannicucullo-
ReplyDeleteSo happy that you enjoyed this...thanks for visiting!
Soul getting wings!!! Ah, I find myself soaring..and that's the power of this poem. Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteHi budh.aaah-
ReplyDeleteHow nice of you..thanks so much!
Hi Jingle-
ReplyDeleteA+ from you...wonderful!! Thank you...
I can just imagine Shakespeare wrting some fancy calligraphy on this paper then folding it into a origami bird and letting the bird fly free, I enjoyed this imagery very much.
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Hi Windsmoke-
ReplyDeleteYou have a great imagination...thanks!!
Lovely, Lyn. I adore the notion of ascending through a hole in the sky.
ReplyDeleteHi Tess-
ReplyDeleteThis feels good, Ms. Kincaid! Thanks for your lovely comment....
its lovely how a paperfold could hold so much! here's mine- http://fiveloaf.wordpress.com/2010/01/15/head/
ReplyDeletewow, a gorgeous piece! loved it from beginning to end...
ReplyDeleteEvery stanza was crafted with thought and each word fit in each line like a piece of art... a very enjoyable read! Thank you for sharing.
Hi fiveloaf-
ReplyDeleteIsn't poetry an interesting process? Thank you!!
Hi Helena-
ReplyDeleteYou are most kind..I really appreciate your comments..thank you so much!!
such a wonderful poem very nice
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Hi Scott-
ReplyDeleteLovely words to lift my heart!
wonderful.
ReplyDeletegorgeous poem. Simply divine!
ReplyDeleteHi David-
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting, and your comment!
Hi Kathew-
ReplyDeleteThat is so nice..I really appreciate your kind words!
Lovely...an origami dream...
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Hi Talon-
ReplyDeleteVery nice comment..thanks!
Its a lovely poetry.. I enjoyed it throughly... thanks for sharing...
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Om Namah Shivaya
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Hi Shashi-
ReplyDeleteI can always count on you to say something uplifting...thanks!
Om Namah Shivaya
Another one that thwaks you upside the head when you're dreaming in another direction. I need to pay attention to you!
ReplyDeleteHi William-
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind words..I think poetry surprises me too!