Tightrope Walker; Sleep Walking
Sleep walking on a steel beam
Without a net high high high
Netless over the city
Free as a bird on a wire
Pretty figure dressed in black
Gracefully walks with no care
Slight footed cat on a fence
Will she fall, that we will see
Cross our fingers, say a prayer
She's jumping down, did she fall
Far below what do we see
A fine Flying Trapeze school
On the side of Regents Park
She is there, now on a bar
Swinging she jumps to the next
And see, she stands on the ground
Those lessons were learned so well
[Jim's Photo]
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- Poem and Bottom Photo Copyright, Jimmiehov 2021 and 2013, here (poem) and 2013 (bottom photo, http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/2013/09/home-now-includes-feline-friday-picture.html ).
- Top photo from Carrie's This weekend's "Sunday Muse" link,
https://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/2021/05/sunday-muse-158.html?m=1
- NaPoWriMo (the National Poetry Writing Month folks) are saying "Thank You" and "So Long Until Next Year", https://www.napowrimo.net/so-long-until-next-year/
-> I completed writing and posting a 'poem' every day in April for NaPoWriMo, you can see them here, NaPoWriMo 2021 . Fun but almost a 'grind'.
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Never want to sleep walk on the high beam. You have captured the feelings in the image well Jim. I like the added photo of the Flying Trapeze School as well.
ReplyDeleteThose lessons were learned well! That says a lot. Thank you Jim, for introducing to this new innovative challenge :)
ReplyDeleteLife feels high-beam right now ... this turning 80 thing is for the birds. I'd best locate my balancing pole.
ReplyDeleteAll's well that ends well! I was worried there for a bit.
ReplyDeleteLand's end. (OK, I don't know what that means either...)
ReplyDeleteI like the tension you built and then followed with a happy ending. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteInteresting; the shift from nightmare to demonstration was unexpected but potent.
ReplyDeleteSleepwalking is a nightmare in this case! lol Thanks for the words and pictures plus links...
ReplyDeleteSleepwalking on a steel beam...scary, but so glad there was a safe landing.
ReplyDeleteExcellent response to the image Jim, well written.
ReplyDeleteOne of brave acts when one is free from any feelings of threats. Sleep walking can be mysteriously interesting. A good line of creativity, Dr Jim!
ReplyDeleteHank
I think her fishnet tights will save her. When she falls all she has to do is take them off and hold them underneath her feet, so that . . . . . No. that won't work. Sorry.
ReplyDeleteNice pievce of work, JIm.