No map in hand
No lay of the land
The way forward is blocked
I thought I knew
How the future grew
The truth leaves me shocked
I can go right
No changes in sight
Into a future most locked
Or left for me
A path hard to see
In the fog it is socked
Easy, if plain
Or to rewards, with some pain
Either way seems pocked
So it is decision time
To go on without rhyme
To choose my path across the trackless sand
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(Ha, I bet you thought I was going to end it with “clocked” or “mocked” or “flocked” or “knocked or… but didn’t I say I was going forward without rhythm or rhyme? ;) (technically, “sand” rhymes with “hand” from the first line))
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Written for Sue Vincent‘s #write photo prompt. See this week’s prompt here.
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Yes, a little different than my usual #writephoto post…
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Nice poem, Trent.
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Thanks.
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Like it Trent. Neat finishing line.
I did a similar format a few years ago entitled Because She Could.
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Thanks. Appropriate name. This was pure following the muse and the muse said to end it this way, so….
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It worked very well.
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I always enjoy originality and spontaneity in poetry and yours has both. Thank you.
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Thanks! I usually try to take my own path, no matter what is on the signpost ;)
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Tricky, tricky!
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Well, if I chose a direction, it’s going to be my own, no rules attached ;)
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Great poem, Trent and great decision to take a different direction.
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Thanks. It is always good to try a different way….
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A fabulous ending, Trent. Congratulations.
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Thanks, Robbie.
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Good job on a new direction.
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Thanks, Tessa.
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I like this Trent great poem 💜
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Thanks, Willow!
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💜
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Nice to see you taking a ‘new’ direction,Trent ;)
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Oo, clever ;) Thanks, Sue.
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