It’s Poetics time at the dVerse Poets Pub! Tonight, our prompt is “looking out the window.”
Peering through the window
of my mind’s eye
now smudged thick
with the fingerprint
of time,
distorted
by memories
of trying to remember.
Still I see you
and me
the way we were
all those years ago.
And I smile
through
the blur.
Aww, this is very beautiful. I love how you included the theme of time through that window, and especially imagination. We can see our memories through different windows as the scenery changes. That’s a brilliant meaning from this poem. Lovely piece, yet again. It’s a fascinating take on today’s prompt! Love it. ❤
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Wow. Thanks, Lucy! 🙂 You’ve swelled my head and made my day!
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What a remarkable image you’ve chosen – time, erasing and forgetting and in your verse, despite it all, finding that memory to hold on to and find comfort. Thanks for joining in today with such a creative response.
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Thank you so much. I appreciate your kind words. 🙂
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This is so delicately written. Thank heaven we have our memories , even though they’re a bit blurred!
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Agreed. Where would we be without them? Thanks for your comments, Beverly!
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Poignant, sweet memory. Love the smudge/blur metaphor.
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Nostalgic! lovely use of imagery 🙂
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Oh those distorted memories. Loved it.
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Thanks so much, Bill. 🙂
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My pleasure.
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How lovely it is to carry those moments… beautifully captured. Thanks for writing
Here’s mine on that window if you’d like to read
https://mindfills.wordpress.com/2020/08/05/window-a-senryu/
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Beautiful work!
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