Wednesday, 19 January 2011

I lost that map
















I lost that map
I had put red dots on the places
my books are scattered
my papers so smudgy
and I lost that map
In my quest for it
I find this photograph
in between some old books
not related to anyone I know
so surreal that I find it now
just when I lost that map
at some strange sound
I look out of my window
watch the snow descent
I look at that photograph again
now I try to decipher the symbolism
all the while trying to kill my imagination

"one map I lost, and I found an old world, 
one I don't recognize, but I will keep" 
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24 comments:

  1. anthonynorth19 January 2011 at 06:49

    A strange exchange, but I suspect worthwhile.

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  2. uma.a19 January 2011 at 07:18

    Interesting and Strange...you are some kind of quest :)

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  3. altonian19 January 2011 at 08:36

    Wait and see. It is said a butterfly settling on a flower in Tasmania will affect the weather in Peru.
    Be aware of connecting changes.

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  4. flaubert19 January 2011 at 08:46

    Very interesting one-sided conversation, Gautami.
    Pamela

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  5. Elizabeth19 January 2011 at 09:54

    Perhaps the map was not as important as finding that surreal world from another age. The photo begs questions, the map was already marked with places known.

    Elizabeth

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  6. Kim Nelson19 January 2011 at 11:06

    I read a lot into this. A lost map, particularly one well-used and oft-marked is a great loss indeed. Well done.

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  7. Tweety19 January 2011 at 11:28

    maybe something was hidden behind that picture too...liked it..

    here is mine
    http://thehope-life.blogspot.com/2011/01/i-am-murderer.html

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  8. Tess Kincaid19 January 2011 at 11:28

    I love when synchronicity takes its hand in having me find something quite out of the ordinary, while on the quest for something else.

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  9. Fear Not the Darkness but What lies Within19 January 2011 at 11:30

    Sheialgh Lee said :I love that there might be a connection between the map lost and the photograpgh found.Well writtten

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  10. Jingle19 January 2011 at 11:32

    interesting ending,
    well penned.
    Happy Writing...

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  11. Trulyfool19 January 2011 at 12:00

    Gautami,

    The maps lost are maps we wind up redrawing. My symbolism changed to yours during the reading. My eyes, yours. Where did I go? You've told me.

    Trulyfool

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  12. ms pie19 January 2011 at 12:56

    i really like this g.... i thought altonian answered it best!

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  13. lightverse19 January 2011 at 15:23

    I liked the 'conversation' because it made me think about its direction. Very interesting!

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  14. ladynimue19 January 2011 at 15:24

    dreamy and strange too !! liked this :)

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  15. Just someone19 January 2011 at 16:33

    That was a really engaging piece! I was left worrying about the map and trying to figure out the photograph!

    symbolism indeed; there is something to it

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  16. Reflections19 January 2011 at 20:37

    Interesting piece, several layers here as is the clothing of the ladies. Nice representations.

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  17. Ramesh Sood20 January 2011 at 08:08

    Delightful..

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  18. Ren Thompson20 January 2011 at 14:12

    Wonderful flow of words.

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  19. Jannie Funster20 January 2011 at 14:17

    Maps lost, memories fuzzy. Places faded. Paths worn down.

    Loved it!!

    xoox

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  20. Cad21 January 2011 at 07:46

    Isn't it strange, the things we can find by accident?

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  21. ThomG22 January 2011 at 08:31

    I like strange, and I really liked this.

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  22. signed...bkm22 January 2011 at 09:25

    Very nice...like the pull from what was looked for by what was found....how often it happens...well written..bkm

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  23. Julie Jordan Scott23 January 2011 at 11:50

    hmmm. love the unlikely nature of this... I think this IS the map.

    :-)

    Great read, like always!

    to read my magpie, visit here.

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  24. Bone24 January 2011 at 10:01

    I had put red dots on the places

    For some reason that was my favorite line. Just thinking about the places marked and the memories they might have held.

    The entire piece was captivating.

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