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19 April 2016

Downside-Up

Depths down, I float in clouds.
I twist but I can't see.
Sky enters the river.
There’s nowhere else to be
but this cave of blind white
where I find no life, only me.
No fish nor weed nor insect –
just me, tree-deep, sight-free.
















Another for dVerse Quadrille – 7: twist, doubling as response to Turns of the Tale: Poetic Surprise at 'imaginary garden with real toads'. Come at something from a new angle, they invited. I frequently rhapsodise about rivers and celebrate clouds – but not quite like this. 


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17 comments:

  1. Sherry Blue Sky19 April 2016 at 13:37

    I LOVE this!!!!! Wish I had thought of it, LOL.

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  2. brudberg19 April 2016 at 14:50

    Love the thought of that twist.. When you stand there, the world turns upside.

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  3. grapeling19 April 2016 at 16:37

    well turned, Rosemary ~

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  4. Sumana Roy19 April 2016 at 17:10

    aha...that was a great twist...

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  5. Kim M. Russell19 April 2016 at 17:53

    Brilliant twist!

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  6. Ellecee19 April 2016 at 21:37

    I love your twist, I have often thought the same when looking at reflections, wondering at that underground world. You have painted it for me,,,

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  7. Grace19 April 2016 at 22:22

    This is a world upside down, very surreal when : Sky enters the river.

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  8. ✿19 April 2016 at 22:57

    I like this very much ... especially this line: "Sky enters the river."

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  9. De Jackson19 April 2016 at 23:44

    Love this so much, Rosemary!
    "Sky enters the river."
    Also:
    "tree-deep, sight-free." (I also see "sigh-free.) :)

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  10. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.com20 April 2016 at 03:05

    Caught in the upside down world of reflection....let me reflect on that! :) Excellent!

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  11. PattiKen20 April 2016 at 04:50

    A trip to the hidden world beyond the reflection... what a great idea.

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  12. Petru J Viljoen20 April 2016 at 18:40

    I tried describing the above in a haiku and failed miserably. I'm sure the following haiku inspired me to start writing poetry, it took ages to get the self confidence to start: A trout leaps high- below him in the river bottom, clouds flow by. By Onitsura, translated by Harold Henderson. I'm going to try again! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  13. Bekkie Sanchez21 April 2016 at 01:07

    Oh yes!
    Bekkie

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  14. Victoria21 April 2016 at 10:54

    Sky enters river--I love that image. Such a delightful moment in time.

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  15. Truedessa21 April 2016 at 11:18

    Just me tree deep - love that line..the world from another perspective.

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  16. Anonymous25 April 2016 at 16:43

    Wonderful first line..."Depths down, I float in clouds" and "cave of blind white"
    I really enjoyed this.

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