Elsewhere
you say
elsewhere but where is elsewhere you say
anywhere but
here maybe over there or over there
to shop to be
shopped days spent
over there
shopping the old records set on the curb taken away
what an idea you
wanted them or are you talking about
the records of
days the clock in the hall ticks hands spin
someone keeps
track elsewhere sitting at the computer
time for you to go or stay marks the calendar
collects the
mail from the mailbox opens letters
one can run or
walk there is no getting away
wherever you
go there you will be that is the way of things
still you open the
book silently look for the answers ...elsewhere
the little fly
catcher gently calls to his mate as she sits on her nest
June 28, 2015
17 comments:
I enjoyed reading this lovely piece, really imaginative. Have a nice week!
I always used to think 'anywhere but here'..but essentially you cannot leave or depart your thoughts, your being or your experiences - however dark they maybe..doing the everyday things..looking for 'answers'..some might call it unrealistic..i think it is necessary..a way of moving forward to the next morning and the one after that xo
We make the most of where we are it we will always be looking for elsewhere.
Yes!! We can try as we may to be 'anywhere but here' but we will always be wherever we go! Insightful in its simplicity.
"wherever you go there you will be "...and there's no escaping that...
A lot of depth in this incredible poem.. no doubt that we can never escape and go elsewhere..away from our troubles.. it would be better if we remained where we were and faced them head on! Beautifully executed :D
Lots of love,
Sanaa
A lot of depth in this incredible poem.. no doubt that we can never escape and go elsewhere..away from our troubles.. it would be better if we remained where we were and faced them head on! Beautifully executed :D
Lots of love,
Sanaa
Grreat!
ZQ
I wonder if there is ever an elsewhere, if there is a somewhere to flee... I think even if we managed to find a new place we would still have something with us....
I think most of what we need to know is within us already. Yet, we seek elsewhere for answers. Good write Annell.
We really can't hide from ourselves...where we go there we are with all our baggage...wonderful write!
As always your unique voice sings :)
Yes, there is no getting away....there you will be. That definitely is the way things seem to work in this life.
I love the little flycatchers at the end of this poem, who have no problem just Being where they are.
Elsewhere is a constant thing to go to, after all the grass is greener on the other side. Great poem.
cool form ... love the weave of the poem and wondering where it will take me ... up and down .. left and right. The reflections guide the reader along the path ... from elsewhere to the nest
What an interesting concept.. and your words and phrases give much poetry and thought to the idea of 'elsewhere'
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