Thursday, April 1, 2010

my wandering imagination

during the day
the sidewalks
become home to
puddles


and i find my
imagination
drifting
into the scenes
stored inside
their muddy brown bodies


and so
imagine
my boyish joy
when
one evening
i found myself
walking alongside
a man o' war

its masts
and rigging
grazing the
march sky

21 comments:

  1. May that child-like imagination never flee!

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  2. You have such a wonderful imagination, Steven, to see such a grand sight in an ordinary pot hole filled with water. How clever you are.

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  3. kathleen - i treasure it! steven

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  4. hello elisabeth - i think everyone has the capacity for child-like wonder and appreciation of this world (and others)! steven

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  5. Wow - there it was - waiting for you to slip aboard and sail away!

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  6. Oh yes, I see it too!

    Happy Easter Steven to you and yours.

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  7. Ahoy! Anchors aweigh! We have oceans to cross!

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  8. REflections reveal alternate worlds. They are never exactly the same as what they are allegedly reflecting.

    I love what you see, Steven, and that you share it with us.

    Worlds within worlds within worlds. I love that!

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  9. This is even better than cloud gazing .... (which at the age of 68 I still do)

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  10. so cool steven. I've been so busy and so behind on visiting my blogs. these are just wonderful.

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  11. hey ellen - i'm in the same boat. i've hardly had the time to get out and visit my fave people. report cards and other paperwork and then a conference and well here i am. thanks for dropping by. steven

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  12. helen - i learned about seeing in puddles from reya over at http://thegoldpuppy.blogspot.com/ it's a cool world - cool like the clouds. steven

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  13. bonnie - when i was a young boy living in england i saw a book with big sailing ships in it and i was smitten. forever!!! steven

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  14. acornmoon - thankyou so much. have a lovely english easter!! steven

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  15. dan you're a sailor. i've been on one forty footer - railing in the sea, jenny billowing, it was wicked!!! i have to dream even if it's looking into the reflections of a puddle. have a lovely easter weekend. steven

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  16. reya - i learned to see into puddles from you. i saw but i didn't see. worlds within worlds - yes. then worlds beyond that. then nothing. i'm so glad to be able to share this with you. steven

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  17. linda sue - i have so much fun!!! steven

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  18. Hey, I can see that. Very imaginative Steven. I would never have noticed it without your pointing it out.

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  19. super cool! i'm glad your imagination has remained in tact. you made me use my imagination to see what you are seeing. i love it!

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