Monday, February 24, 2014

Dreams and Poems and Relativity

Poet's Sleep, 1989, by Chang Houg Ahn, image via The Mag 208


Asleep
in time’s elbow,
drifting toward
Escher’s labyrinth

the joint bends
toward
the dark,
toward
the light,

I follow
hoping
neither burn me,
knowing
they already have.



© 2014 Jennifer Wagner



For Magpie Tales

*reference to M.C. Escher, Impossible Constructions
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23 comments:

  1. JinksyFebruary 24, 2014 at 12:47 PM

    And why do your words leave me feeling uneasy? Hmm...

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  2. Optimistic ExistentialistFebruary 24, 2014 at 2:32 PM

    Powerful closing here...hopefully the burns heal and it doesn't cause a shyness away from the day or the light in the future.

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  3. RMPFebruary 24, 2014 at 4:14 PM

    ooh, I like this. first, the image is quite interesting. second, I adore MC Escher (comes from the math side of my brain).

    the idea that either way, light or dark, will burn is neat.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2014 at 6:30 PM

    This is so good, Jennifer. Escher is such an interesting artist.

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  5. UnknownFebruary 24, 2014 at 6:36 PM

    This is nice, tip toeing within a "loud" world

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  6. Brian MillerFebruary 24, 2014 at 7:01 PM

    ha. of course they have...i love escher
    and following his painitng you may end up in circles....smiles...

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2014 at 9:16 PM

    Love this, especially, 'asleep in time's elbow.'

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2014 at 10:17 PM

    wow. this is amazing, Jennifer ~

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  9. GraceFebruary 25, 2014 at 4:42 AM

    I specially love time's elbow & joints - Beautiful and sharp imagery, Jennifer ~

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  10. FireblossomFebruary 25, 2014 at 7:27 AM

    Oops, too late, girl. Ah well, just go with it!

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  11. ClaudiaFebruary 25, 2014 at 8:32 AM

    smiles yes... they already have - escher is way cool - i'm amazed at how he literally sucks you into his paintings...and poetry can do much the same...

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  12. 21 WitsFebruary 25, 2014 at 8:41 AM

    I see this too, sometimes our writing can lead us to places, for which we then discover, change... rewrite, relive! Lovely sense of truth in your poem. Bravo!
    Writing, is a love hate love kind of thing!

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  13. Juliet PolilovaFebruary 25, 2014 at 11:19 AM

    these words just amazed me.. love it!
    very nice blog by the way :)

    kisses from Russia,
    Juliet
    RUSSIAN DOLL

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  14. BerowneFebruary 25, 2014 at 1:17 PM

    Keenly sagacious; in other words, very well done.

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  15. colleenFebruary 25, 2014 at 3:08 PM

    A wonderful compliment to an Escher labyrinth. It pulled me in like Alice in Wonderland.

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  16. Audrey Howitt aka DivaloungerFebruary 25, 2014 at 3:59 PM

    Just wonderful Jennifer--and I loved the image--

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  17. MagyarFebruary 26, 2014 at 9:31 AM

    "In times elbo," but reaching out. A waking process. Nice. _m

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  18. janetldFebruary 26, 2014 at 11:11 AM

    Quite thought-provoking. A striking ekphrastic poem!

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  19. Tess KincaidFebruary 26, 2014 at 12:02 PM

    The image does have an Escher quality about it...nice...

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  20. C.C.February 27, 2014 at 12:15 AM

    "Asleep in time's elbow" is such a rich image. Glorious. Excellent post.

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  21. Ginny BrannanFebruary 27, 2014 at 6:25 AM

    "I follow
    hoping
    neither burn me,
    knowing
    they already have."

    Indeed. And yet we dare to dream, and dare to write our thoughts and share. Nice.

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  22. HelenaMarch 1, 2014 at 1:35 PM

    Magnifico! I think sleep will refreshen those words - in one way or another!

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  23. AnonymousMarch 1, 2014 at 4:17 PM

    I like the image of Escher's Labyrinth. The last line is intriguing.

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