daily
she collects stones
placing them in her pockets
and each day her walk
becomes more difficult
the
pockets grow heavier
matching the sadness that
has enveloped her heart
she
hears a nearby stream
pondering whether to go there
or towards the warm light
placing them in her pockets
and each day her walk
becomes more difficult
matching the sadness that
has enveloped her heart
pondering whether to go there
or towards the warm light
- Written for dVerse Quadrille #137: Throwing Poem Stones
Photo by Yana Druzhinina on Unsplash
Wow, this is a powerful image. I find myself wandering down to the stream with her, perhaps to toss those stones in one by one, making wishes...rather than wading in with them in pockets to chose another fate.
ReplyDeleteHow heavy those stones must be. How sad that she has to come to this point.
ReplyDeleteThe stones of our life do weigh us down and hold us back. I love the choice of going to dump them into the stream!
ReplyDeleteSo mamy of us walking around with pockets overloaded, contemplating rivers that seem to call more loudly every day, these days...
ReplyDeleteMarvelous quadrille, M
Such beauty and reality in this poem and yes,, it is all our choice.
ReplyDeleteit makes me wonder if going to the stream is so bad... it really depends on what she does there, doesn't it, Arcadia?
ReplyDelete-David [ben Alexander]
I feel the heavy sadness of the heroine of your poem, but I am glad she still has the option of turning towards the light!
ReplyDeleteSuch an image of depression. I can feel the weight she's carrying. I hope she's able to turn toward the light.
ReplyDeletei wish she throws the stones away as she walks along.
ReplyDeletenice poem
She has gathered those stones. And, there are so many actions that can come into play. Luv this analogy.
ReplyDeleteMuch💜love
This made me think of the suicide of Virginia Wolf
ReplyDeleteThose kinds of stones need to be tossed back in to let the river roll them down stream...
ReplyDeleteI can feel the heavy burden she carries. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of people who have a very difficult time seeing the positive. Each negative they consume, regurgitate, affects them and pulls them down. There is an adage to be sure and surround yourself with positive people. There's a reason for that.
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