Sunday, 30 June 2013

A Solitary Reaper Retold

I toil in the meadow
a solitary figure
in that lane
I walk miles
not fearing the wild bear
which comes from that other side of bridge
what it is looking for I wouldn't know
that bear is as lonely as I am
I may seem fragile and unstable
but I have enough insight to survive
I will rest on a rock for a while
before I retreat to my island of peace
that bend you see is what I am seeking
in no time I will fly away like fallen bird
he knows his place is the sky

"the clouds will touch my feet in no time
persuading me to go with them"
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19 comments:

  1. A Daft Scots Lass30 June 2013 at 10:38

    I often retreat to my private island.

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  2. Granny Smith30 June 2013 at 13:05

    38This is lovely and insightful!

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  3. Linda Jacobs30 June 2013 at 13:46

    This is exactly how I feel right now! You captured the feeling perfectly!

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  4. Gillena Cox30 June 2013 at 13:47

    a really nice ekphrastic poem

    much love...

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  5. flaubert30 June 2013 at 15:11

    Very pretty write, Gautami. Excellent use of the words.

    Pamela

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  6. Jacqueline Howett30 June 2013 at 17:10

    Lovely poem Gautami! The mood and style is beautifully written, with great depth!

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  7. Sherry Blue Sky30 June 2013 at 17:18

    OMG, kiddo, this is so beautiful. And that bird! who "knows his place is the sky". Wow. Loved it.

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  8. Sabra Bowers30 June 2013 at 18:29

    I toil in the meadow...interesting image. So is bear is as lonely as I am and fallen bird he knows his place is the sky. Fine wordle.

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  9. izzy1 July 2013 at 05:06

    Love the bear idea! he would be out scavenging for berries! tingling-

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  10. brenda w1 July 2013 at 05:15

    I love the image of the fallen bird..and how it knows it belongs to the sky. Lovely work.

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  11. Nimue1 July 2013 at 05:46

    interesting take on the solitary reaper :)
    I liked this..

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  12. oldegg1 July 2013 at 23:44

    I can imagine her walking and allowing those thoughts enter her mind to make the journey quicker and to compare herself with life all around her. It is so easy to do alone, to commune with nature.

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  13. Nanka2 July 2013 at 09:06

    Like how her thoughts keep racing into her mind in all that solitude!! A lonely figure indeed but making the best of life on earth and so well prepared for all else thereafter!!

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  14. himani rawat nayal2 July 2013 at 22:56

    lovely insight into her world Gautami.

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  15. Abhra3 July 2013 at 06:17

    Gautami, It is wonderfully retold I must say. Loved your poetry.

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  16. Sandra3 July 2013 at 16:41

    nice!

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  17. Jinksy5 July 2013 at 00:58

    A bear may be a good metaphor for doom and gloom, but I think real bears inhabit a landscape far different from the one in this photo...

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  18. Heidi5 July 2013 at 05:47

    This is a lovely write.

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  19. Suzy6 July 2013 at 20:40

    The picture perfectly depicted but somehow I got the feeling you were taking a spiritual view and depicting the journey of life.
    Very nicely done.

    Dropping by from OSI
    http://ilasoulpoems.blogspot.co.nz/

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