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Poet's Sleep, 1989, by Chang Houg Ahn, image via The Mag 208
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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
23 comments:
And why do your words leave me feeling uneasy? Hmm...
Powerful closing here...hopefully the burns heal and it doesn't cause a shyness away from the day or the light in the future.
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.
This is so good, Jennifer. Escher is such an interesting artist.
This is nice, tip toeing within a "loud" world
ha. of course they have...i love escher
and following his painitng you may end up in circles....smiles...
Love this, especially, 'asleep in time's elbow.'
wow. this is amazing, Jennifer ~
I specially love time's elbow & joints - Beautiful and sharp imagery, Jennifer ~
Oops, too late, girl. Ah well, just go with it!
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...
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!
these words just amazed me.. love it!
very nice blog by the way :)
kisses from Russia,
Juliet
RUSSIAN DOLL
Keenly sagacious; in other words, very well done.
A wonderful compliment to an Escher labyrinth. It pulled me in like Alice in Wonderland.
Just wonderful Jennifer--and I loved the image--
"In times elbo," but reaching out. A waking process. Nice. _m
Quite thought-provoking. A striking ekphrastic poem!
The image does have an Escher quality about it...nice...
"Asleep in time's elbow" is such a rich image. Glorious. Excellent post.
"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.
Magnifico! I think sleep will refreshen those words - in one way or another!
I like the image of Escher's Labyrinth. The last line is intriguing.
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