In 15 Words or Less
Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 07:01AM 
Restrained by branching fear,
Pursued by tides of fear
Cold and gray--
This is loneliness.
A dreary poem for a dreary day, which belies my own mood. It is gray here, too, but I heard the birds singing this morning before the sun was fully up and I'm meeting a friend I haven't seen in a long time for coffee this morning. I've had my coffee and I'm feeling cheerful and optomistic, so it seems a strange thing that this image should so quickly evoke such a depressing poem. But that's the way In 15 Words or Less Poems work--the image that Laura provides each week is the jumping off point. I give myself the additional challenge to only spend 5 minutes or less on the poem, so I don't have too much time to think about it, therefore, I did not take the time to run this poem through my "cheerful filter." Which is a good thing, don't you think?
Reader Comments (4)
Your words perfectly fit the scene. Beautiful!
Looks like I'd type the same thing the Arthur clan did! It really does fit the mood of the photo...
I do love the picture and the poem. Happy Valentines Day!
Five minutes?! I'm impressed!