he woke to find the world had moved
as if rent by a seizure
while he slept
where the city ran before
was the lapping of waves
the mountains there
were nearer
the distance
some way further off
everything remained familiar
but displaced
and in his mind an echo
a suggestion that he’d lived all this before
in a half-forgotten instant
that occurred while he was unconscious of it
how strange
to find his dream made real
how odd
if he should happen to be sleeping yet
the earth beneath his feet
seemed fully solid
he could feel the nothing that is air
with each breath he inhaled
every single thing the same
but everything quite altered
a playing piece unexpectedly moved
in some cosmic game
everywhere he looked
the rules had changed
© Frank Prem, 2009
I’m repeating myself…I love your poetry!
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Thank you R. That’s not something that can be said too often. Appreciated.
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Love the strange beauty of this Frank, the contradictions and the wonder, with subtlety and without judgement, and the phrasing like “the distance/some way further off.” Congrats. 💙
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Thanks Steve. Everywhere we look, the rules have changed. Glad you liked it.
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Frank, this is completely off-topic, but I just discovered that someone commented on my blog but the comment didn’t come through to me. Please excuse my asking, but has this happened to you?
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Hi Steve.
I actually found this comment just a moment ago in my SPAM box. It may be that some comments – perhaps from a first time commenter – are in your SPAM?
I know that the comment will disappear until approved by you if it’s for one of your posts. Check the SPAM.
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Thanks Frank. I checked spam, trash, everything, nothing from you this week, but I understand you did send something?
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Apologies. My schedule got away from me. I’d intended to read a second time before commenting, but it has slipped away. I’ll revisit the poem later today and get back on track!
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I should be apologising. Tamaya’s comment vanished–she thought I hadn’t approved it ☹️, and I immediately jumped to the worst possible conclusion. Please accept my heartfelt embarrassment. 😳
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All good.
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Hi Frank. Actually I think you might be right. I imagine it spammed my comment because it used a certain phrase (that I won’t repeat).
Maybe the folder was full and it it didn’t add the vanished comment. Anyway I’m not moderating them anymore, just in case. Keep writing. 😃
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Oh, those certain phrases! Yes, I can’t seem to stop, so the steady stream will continue on.
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Brilliant one!
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