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The Telescope - Magritte

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I cannot scream at the laws of the universe nor begin to understand their impact on me but I'm here ~ whilst the sun shines ~ placing my feet and mind in all the places assigned fearing all the while I'm just the sliver of darkness an unclaimed piece not from the scene trying to forget what reigns beyond this calm I don't control the ancestral line into my veins or know its harm protect my peace, protect my peace whilst inner chaos screams and screams there is a window there is a door hinges there to ensure I can escape if I wanted to there is light it gifts a dose shows I'm not lost but I know I'm close

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Sotto Poet

Date: 3/30/2025 7:42:00 AM

Wow, such a soulful poem with wonderful great layers of imagery. Congratulations on your win

Di11y Da11y
Date: 3/30/2025 7:47:00 AM

Thank you Sotto, appreciated

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 3/29/2025 7:19:00 AM

Engaging and insightful Di11y. Your last lines are magic. Congratulations! :)

Di11y Da11y
Date: 3/29/2025 7:22:00 AM

Hi Linda! Thank you so much :)

Sara Kendrick

Date: 3/29/2025 5:17:00 AM

Congratulations on your winning work in Brian's contest. Way to go. Thanks for sharing your talent with us. Sara K

Di11y Da11y
Date: 3/29/2025 5:45:00 AM

Thanks Sara

Ink Empress

Date: 3/26/2025 8:20:00 AM

Dear DD, this is such a deeply moving and soulful take on the artwork. I always find art or prompts on doors very inspiring and quite funny and scary it is i got locked in my room the other day, lol had to literally break the door. I really love the ending in this as well as lines such as “ I don't control the ancestral line into my veins or know its harm” made me think somethings are beyond our control but somethings like peace should be prioritized! The last lines are soul hitting! Best wishes always! Sending you light

Di11y Da11y
Date: 3/26/2025 10:58:00 AM

Thank you Ink! Gosh I'm not fan of being locked in. Luckily when that happened to me my husband hadn't yet left the house and it opened from the other side (but he was just about to leave for a business trip and it was before we had children) haha I would have had to climb out of the window or something. I got pretty deep into this painting for some reason, it's strange how it works. Thank you so much for your supportive comment x

John Lawless

Date: 3/26/2025 5:54:00 AM

..."shows I'm not lost but I know I'm close" that final couplet...the funnel through which the poem flows had my mind doing cartwheels.....we'll at least thinking about cartwheels...beautifully written DD

Di11y Da11y
Date: 3/26/2025 6:45:00 AM

Thank you John, I wasn't sure if I'd ruined it as I kept changing sections. At one point it was becoming a song to the tune of Diamonds and Rust, then in the edit it fell back into the form of poetry. Ha, just sang it and it half fits the tune. Thank you for your kind words, I appreciate you connecting with this one.