Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs, Philadelphia
West Deptford Public Library
West Deptford Public Library
The sky is sunny, the sky is grey
thoughts fall like rain within my brain
but fan into a rainbow bright
and dance in dreams later at night.
I walk past statues, I see stories,
in shadows and art, love and hearts
rise, fall with martyrs. I hold books,
(sacred) as nymphs slide into brooks
rippling pools and startling robins
that rise in song, and before long
my thoughts come ‘round, circle in flight
from darkness swayed to soar in light.
Anmol’s prompt on dVerse asks us to walk and observe. Those who follow my blog know that I do this often. There has been a lot on my mind lately–and there has also been a lot of rain– and this poem combines a few walks in Philadelphia and in S. Jersey.
WP seems to be possessed again. I hope the photos show up.
Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings 
I enjoyed this, Merril, as I love to meander. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.
Thank you so much, Jill. I appreciate it.
Everything shows up grand! I’m having snags too online today. I hope we both see rainbows today!
Thank you, Marian. I wouldn’t mind a rainbow, but I don’t want more storms! (We had a tornado watch yesterday afternoon till 10:00 PM). Fortunately, nothing here. The photos showed up twice when I looked at the preview, so I deleted the photo. Then it looked like there was nothing in my draft, but when I went to preview, it showed up. Wacky!
Enjoyed your walk. Like that it ended with a lift in spirits.
Your comment box sits in the middle of your comments, still kooky. WP is having a moment:))
Pat
Oh weird. I can’t see that. Sorry, but thank you Pat for your lovely comment.
Love this: “thoughts fall like rain within my brain.” We went for a bike ride on Sunday (my first in a couple of months) and that happened. Thoughts poured down like rain, although I couldn’t have described it that way at the time. Fortunately I brought a small notebook and could jot down some of those thoughts when we took a break (and some of those thoughts led to my post about Teddy). Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers, as always.
Thank you so much, Marie. That’s a lovely comment. I appreciate your kind thoughts.
You certainly got some wonderful touching thoughts during your bike ride.
The photos show 🙂 I like the meandering rhyme in this, and the undecided start, the sky is sunny, the sky is grey…
Thank you very much! 🙂
There was a difference between what I was seeing in my draft and what I was seeing in the preview. WP demons messing about again, I guess.
Yesterday, I was irritated to see that WP had stuck an ad right in the middle of Anmol’s poem. There were two more ads at the end, but to break a poem in half with an ad for cheap air flights is so disrespectful!
I just went to that post, but I don’t see it. Sometimes in the e-mails I see ads that appear at the bottom, but not on the web page. There was one that was very annoying, so maybe I saw it, too, yesterday.
I told him about the ad in a comment and the time for me to write it the ad had disappeared. Crafty. Those ads in the emails are so uninteresting. Someone should tell them that a photo of a computer keyboard is so boring nobody is going to click on it, or ads for acne cures etc.
I don’t understand how any of that ad stuff works. 🙂
Nor do I, except that we get it, like it or not.
Photos fine – I walked along with you
How lovely, Derrick. I appreciate the pleasant company. 🙂
My draft and the preview were not the same. WP gremlins at it again!
The rhymes are particularly delightful in this verse — the entire coming around of thoughts is relatable and that soaring in light is such a lovely way of ending it. The “books/brooks” analogy and sound made me smile. 🙂
Thank you for your lovely comment, Anmol!
Monuments martyrs meanderings – thank you for observing and musing Merril –
Thank you, Susan!
What a wonderful write Merril. I vote the way you take us through your meanderings.
Thank you very much, Linda. That’s a lovely comment!
Well, vote was supposed to be love- lol. Crazy Spell check!
I assumed that’s what you meant. 🙂
I did think of your when I saw that prompt. You are always a close observer. (K)
Thank you so much, Kerfe. 🙂
A kaleidoscope of visuals you have created here Merill – wonderful to read!
Thank you so much, Rob. I’m pleased you enjoyed it!
love how you wove your thoughts with your wander!
Thank you so much, Kate!
I love this kind of walk… especially in the company of books.
Thank you very much! 🙂
I enjoyed the meandering rhyme in this poem, Merril, and love the stories in statues, shadows and art – and those startling robins!
Thank you so much, Kim!
Funny how thoughts swirl in and out like that – dark to light – wandering as we walk. Wonderful – I wonder where in S Jersey you were. What a cute ‘reading girl.’
Thank you. The reading girl is in front of West Deptford Public Library. 🙂
Ah! Near my hometown of Pitman.
Well, not too far (but not as close as Heritage Winery or that candy store) 🙂
Close enough, huh? 🙂
🙂