In the middle of now
-Kerfe Roig
Jane Cornwell
One step forward, round and round,
the labyrinth circles—go or stay?
In the in-between, are answers found?
Past finds future. What is the way?
The labyrinth circles—go or stay?
She’s a shadow figure lost in blues,
Past finds future. What is the way?
Where are the clues?
She’s a shadow figure lost in blues
in her mind-forests, she searches dreams–
where are the clues?
Nothing here is as it seems,
in the in-between. Are answers found
in her mind-forests? She searches dreams–
but nothing here is as it seems–
just one step forward, round and round.
For Paul Brookes’ Ekphrastic Challenge. I decided to change it up a bit, so I wrote a pantoum this time to reflect the circles of Kerfe’s work. I revised it a bit from the one posted on Paul’s site–but these are all rough drafts. I couldn’t quite work in John Law’s work for this one. You can see all the art and read all the poems here.
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The pantoum is the perfect form for this poem! The medium is the message . . .
Thanks so much, Liz!
You’re welcome, Merril!
Wow it was good read as well as a learning experience
Thank you. 😀
Very nicely linked
Thank you very much, Derrick.
I do love the pantoum form, and you’ve woven this one beautifully to fit Kerfe’s image!
Thank you very much, Ingrid!
Nicely done, Merril.
Thank you, Jill!
I had the same thought as I read this Merril: this form is perfection for this image and the message. Brilliant choice, flawlessly delivered.
Thank you so much, Ron. ! 💙
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Perfect choice to do a pantoum to go with these two images!
Thank you! 😀
My pleasure!
I love the way this circles, and the repetition of mind-forest is so like someone wandering lost in the mists. You didn’t need a third image anyway 🙂
Thank you so much! I was trying not to use the word mist. 😀
You created the atmosphere without having to 🙂
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The circles and questions in your pantoum go with Kerfe’s image so well… it’s that roundabout, merry-go-round feeling that I instantly picked up on. Brilliant, Merril. ❤
Thank you very much, Colleen! 💙
At the risk of repeating what everyone else has already said, the pantoum goes perfectly with Kerfe’s image, and I like how you blended Jane Cornwell’s image in too. Love the meditative quality of the poem 🙂
Thank you so much, Marie! I’m so pleased it worked.
Like the present, trying to find clues in past and future — past subject to perspective and future out of reach.
Thank you–yes, exactly right, it is.
Jane Cornwell’s image works so well with the idea of a labyrinth. And…well you know how I feel about pantoums. (K)
Thank you very much, Kerfe. 😀
I love the questioning and the meandering, as in walking the labyrinth …the graphics – and words – are so perfect, thank you!
Thank you so much, Susan!
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