Quatrains

trying my hand at this previously ignored type

Walk of Life:

Moving road underneath

not about ending the race

but then now and up ahead

and how you set the pace.

Dreams:

Passing strangers of night

shadows hung on a thread

mixed realities often turned

topsy-turvy within my head.

Memories:

Black and white snapshots 

with blurred vignette edge

scattered across the floor

in a slow panoramic blend.

Reviews

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

i really liked these three short works.
Walk Of Life is a reminder that we all need that the road is long and hard but we can choose to take our time if need be.
we don't often find poetry about Dreams recently, but these private realities should be paid attention to. they can sometimes be senseless, but at other times they are revelational.
the last one was my favourite. memories i have kept 'til now echo through the caverns of my mind and these snapshots are all i have.

[carl]

thank you once again for the read and the insight you bring to each of the pieces very much appreciated - carl

[jacob erin-cilberto]

We live life at a certain pace, including dreams to fulfill and those dreams that fill our sleep...
Making reality out of it all....leave us snapshots with blurred edges...
life can blur like our dreams...and then we feel our life is scattered in pieces.
I like how you did the form, but more than that...I found connection of all three pieces...and I found connection to them at this point in my life.
Wonderful work, carl.
j.

[carl]

Thank you so very much for the read and review, honestly I had failed to see the connection you made with the three pieces, thanks for pointing that out - it just seemed to happen at the time. -carl

[John the Baptist]

Each of these brief poems speak in their own way of the experiences of a life, and probably of many lives. Walk of Life seems to place most importance on how you live your life. Dreams deals with aspirations, which, while sincere, do not pan out. Memories describes our life experiences and how we recall them, paradoxically both scattered and blended.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I enjoyed reading these. It's nice when our snapshots and dreams come in vivid color. But those old black and white daguerreotypes sometimes just have to do. You did well, my friend. F.

[carl]

appreciate the read and review, fun experience for me to try these think I will continue a bit - carl

[Glenda]

Mr Fabian said just what I was thinking: Sometimes I look at photos of the past. Some are in color. But the most coveted are the black and whites. Less of them but more lessons learned, it seems. Awesome poem!

[carl]

thanks for the encouragement, much appreciated.

[Soren]

I love quatrains and these are good ones. I particularly loved the middle one it was so poetic in its wording and images the first two lines were sublime. As always you never disappoint.

[carl]

Thank you, Soren, something new for me, appreciate your read and review, -be well - carl