path
Things could have turned out very differently.
It's about choice. A fork in the road. Strangers coming together. Call it fate, or destiny. And, as in a recent poetry prompt, "we are all interconnected."
artist unknown
image from visipix
path
were it
not
for
you
coming
to me
on one
sweet summer's night
(
my path would have been lined with knives
(
no soothsayer would
i need
to tell
me
how
my
world
would collide.
30/04/2011
**********
"We should meet in another life, we should meet in air, me and you.”
― Sylvia Plath
This poem was written for NaPoWriMo 2011 at my other blog. There were little eyeballs on it then. I would like to share it on Poetry Pantry #169 at Poets United.
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ) 2013
It's about choice. A fork in the road. Strangers coming together. Call it fate, or destiny. And, as in a recent poetry prompt, "we are all interconnected."
image from visipix
path
were it
not
for
you
coming
to me
on one
sweet summer's night
(
my path would have been lined with knives
(
no soothsayer would
i need
to tell
me
how
my
world
would collide.
30/04/2011
**********
"We should meet in another life, we should meet in air, me and you.”
― Sylvia Plath
This poem was written for NaPoWriMo 2011 at my other blog. There were little eyeballs on it then. I would like to share it on Poetry Pantry #169 at Poets United.
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ) 2013
posted by dsnake1 at 10:36 PM
13 Comments:
i like the layout.......and the flow of words......
nice...amazing how those little touches in our lives shape who we become...and take one away and our life would be very different....
A sweet path, rather than one with knives. Wonderful!!!!!
powerful... I too have felt that, a person met at just that point... and that has made all the difference, as the poet said
It has a nice shape to it, and I don't mean just how you arranged the words on the screen. Thanks for sharing it.
soothsayer... how your world would collide.. i like that.
This poem seems to be one of thankfulness for one's blessing of connections. Always great to see you in the Pantry.
Short and to the point (no pun intended). "my path would have been lined with knives" creates an interesting and gritty visual. You can feel the threat of their points. Nice work.
Sumana,
thank you! :)
Brian,
it is amazing, how someone or some action elsewhere can shape one's life.
Sherry,
i was once mixing with the wrong company..:(
rudyan,
thanks for visiting! glad you shared that sentiment too. :)
Nissa,
good to see you again. to me, the layout and shape of the poem are just as important as the words. :)
Natasa,
thank you! :)
Mary,
yes, it is also about thankfulness. for not going off on a tangent.
it's my pleasure to share my poems at the Pantry. :)
thank you, coordinatedmayhem. :)
this was written for NaPoWriMo and usually for this event my poems tend to be quite short.
To meet someone who makes us a better person, such a blessing. Love this poem.
another speck-tac=queler`~~write...U humble us.
ZQ
Lisa,
indeed, that was the theme of the poem. :)
ZQ,
i am flattered! :D
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