chance is a timeless change

if you should have me pinpoint it exactly
you were right to trust an honest eye
the eye with much light

salt air moistening brand new poem
self-portrait cheerful and grateful

moved
further back into my psyche
jumping out of the box
crazy paint chips loudly applaud
a crisp, must-see dream

the irony, debatable
upward punchy poets must move on
sky advanced to
a crack of sunlight behind curtains

by mary ann blinkhorn

7 thoughts on “chance is a timeless change

  1. laurie27wsmith says:

    Still putting out some good poetry there Mary Ann.

  2. alvason says:

    images come and go for me, never quite staying long enough; but I think of a morning long ago spent waking up in a mud hut by the lake (which was not salt of course).

    • mypenandme says:

      A mud hut by the lake?

      • alvason says:

        Yes. This was in South-Central Africa – Malawi. In a holiday village on Lake Malawi. Of disappointing standard but in a beautiful spot. We had thought they had food there but, oh, no! Luckily, some friends had brought enough to feed us also. I remember I was very reluctant to get up that morning – I hate it when there is a lack of basic facilities, like a bathroom! (Worst experience was shaving in cold sea water on a beach in the south of France one morning a long time ago. Gee, that was tough.) There was a toilet of sorts,I think, best not remembered, obviously.

        I lay in bed and luxuriated in not getting up and the sunlight and cool breeze coming through the window. No photos, unfortunately.

      • mypenandme says:

        Sunlight and a cool breeze. Love that.

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