Lighthouse in the Desert
In a tale of discernment,
not desperation,
a heart lost on a barren plain
thirsts for love.
Dismissing pretenders,
with their bent ways
of drinking the light of others
to feed their own dark nature,
it seeks one that also seeks
a love that is both nurtured
and shared, finding that balance
in the one true lighthouse in the desert.
This poem was inspired by “Desert Horizons I,” a watercolor by Jason Hugger of Phoenix, Arizona. Jason says that discarded objects inspire his surrealistic desert landscape paintings. “The types of objects I select to use as reference for my paintings are usually heavily rusted and broken pieces of metal. Often I am not able to identify them and I find that intriguing. Reusing them gives them a second life and a beauty they may not have originally had as tools or other useful items.” (click image for larger view in new tab)
The prompt for NaPoWriMo.net for Day 22
is to write a poem that engages with another art form.
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ken, i saw the old gouge right away. the quest for love is like nothing else, and the only thing worth anything.
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That it is!
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Absolutely wonderful Ken. That Lighthouse is indeed true.
miriam
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Thank you, Miriam!
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Very nice! I used to be the sort who sought the lighthouse. These days, I prefer the desert.
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To each their own. 🙂
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“it seeks one that also seeks” – deep.
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Thank you.
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I like the balanced tension and opening out of both image and words. (K)
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Thank you, Kerfe.
I’ve been wanting to write something since I acquired the watercolor last year, and it came to me today.
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It’s a beautiful painting.
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It is.
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Your verse pairs perfectly with the Art, Ken. Well done!
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Thank you, Charlotte. 🙂
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