the lines on the palm of my hand
show a pathway leading ahead
indelibly writ why instead
do I hang here in limbo and
equivocate falling to land
unsure of the right direction
unexpected intersection
of faith and deceit derail me
careening off course dangerously
I search for a benediction
Written by mairmusic
June 8, 2013 at 11:31 am
Tagged with benediction, choice, confusion, deceit, faith, fate, palm reading, poetry
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I decided to continue on after a year, because this document had become a treasured reflective spot in my life. There are some changes in "Year 2," expanding options for my weekly poem beyond sonnet to add some other forms-- rondeau or triolet, villanelle. I added the decima in late January 2010, and the pantoum in August. Definitions of each form appear below. I continue to post a photo daily, but may post several pictures taken on one day over the course of a week if I have an interesting series. I may even post an old photo if I'm writing about something I'm thinking back to. I'll continue to have fun with this project; I hope you will too. For Year 3 I tried including other people in the self-portraits that accompany my poems, adding "Musical Sundays" to post mp3s of my music, but these petered out in a few months. This is simply a place for my daily thoughts & photos, and weekly poems in the forms I love. Onward...!
As most often is the case, a fine poem.
slpmartin
June 8, 2013 at 12:51 pm
Thanks, Charles!
mairmusic
June 10, 2013 at 10:05 am
amazing poem.
Sasha Jenna Spears
June 8, 2013 at 9:25 pm
Thanks for stopping to comment, Sasha!
mairmusic
June 10, 2013 at 10:01 am
And so it is.
Beautifully done.
Jamie Dedes
June 11, 2013 at 5:04 am
Thanks, Jamie.
mairmusic
June 11, 2013 at 8:25 am