recurring dream
lucid, this vision, my one
remaining connection
his face pale,
in shades of charcoal
fading, even as I wake
a blank page, waiting
for darkness to return,
the years erased
This is my response to The Secret Keeper’s Weekly Writing Prompt #175,
with the words charcoal, shade, pale, wake & lucid.
Image source: worthpoint.com
charcoal drawing by Vincent van Gogh
(edited here)
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Strange. The words evoked the same sort of response from me. I like the fading out, like blurring the charcoal image.
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Thank you, Jane. Once I saw the words, it just fell together.
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I can see that.
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Beautiful.
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Thank you, Jazz.
I wish I was better at channeling this energy without needing a prompt as a kick start.
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Everything is a prompt, I think, in life, just depends where it comes from. The key unlocks the door? I like this poem very much, the sense of seeing clearly only for it to fade, again and again, and the role of memory and dreaming.
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I like how Claudia said that. The poem has a dreamy feel that matches the subject. I also like it very much. The last two lines are poignant.
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Thank you, Merril.
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Very nice Ken… Is this poem about your father?
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Thank you, Dwight.
Yes, I wrote it with him in mind, but the concept was inspired by the prompt.
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I am guessing you did the great sketch as well! Very nice !
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That sketch is part of a charcoal drawing by van Gogh. A link near the bottom of this post will take you to the original (full) drawing. 🙂
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Very cool!
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Beautiful. Those faces, even awake, become dreamlike. We can’t quite catch them, and yet they linger. (K)
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Thank you.
So true.
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Some say there are messages in dreams. Perhaps they are just memories?
Nice use of the words 🙂
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Thank you, Jules.
And sometimes, the memories we wish we had.
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