Consider a pen, with its tip dipped in water.
Observe obsidian dreams flowing on paper
its colors swirling as though cirrus clouds,
are nothing more than ephemeral thoughts.
We live our lives in motion, as moments
both dismal and blithe meld, like fusion
of two or more atoms, resulting in binding
energy. Believe, that energy alone controls
what we bring into this world.
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58 Responses
I love the truth in those strong closing lines. Very cool poem.
Thank you so much, Sherry ❤️ so glad you liked it 😀
Oh I can easily see that quill with ink in water. An excellent way to set things in motion
Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 for the inspirational prompt ❤️
Well done. I liked all of it very much from the imagery of obsidian dreams to the analogy that all being is of energy.
Definitely❤️ thanks for stopping by, Ann 🙂
Really well done, Sanaa!
Thank you so much, MZ 😀 good to see you ❤️
Indeed. Energy is the one important factor on which lives thrive. Have a Happy New Year too, Sanaa!
Thank you so much, Maliny ❤️ Happy New Year to you too 😀
Such beautiful opening lines, Sanaa! Happy New Year!
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 Happy New Year to you too ❤️
You present the debatable: the divide between determinism and random movement. So long as we keep the energy alive, all is well.
Definitely ❤️ thanks for stopping by, Kerry 😀
You bid us consider a beautiful analogy. So well done and lovely choices of words.
Thank you so much, Debi ❤️ so glad you liked it 😀
xo
Sanaa, I’m adding this one to my list of favorites by you. The first line does something to the psyche–it’s impossible to ignore that pen, the inked water…
Wonderful!
Awww!❤️ Thank you so much, Magaly 😀 I’m so honored!❤️
How gorgeous — especially the opening lines.
Thank you kindly, Cello 🙂 good to see you ❤️
Lovely, and I love that you paired it with Starry Night.
Thank you so much, Mary 😀 so glad you liked it❤️
Beautiful Sanaa!
Thank you so much, Audrey 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Indeed, Sanaa! Well said, friend. I too, love that artwork.
Thank you so much, Bekkie 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
Yes, all energy,
Elizabeth
Definitely❤️ thanks for stopping by, Elizabeth 🙂
I like the analogy you propose here. A fine contemplation to begin the new year.
Thank you so much, Steve 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Happy new year Sanaa! Let’s all find that energy n keep moving.
Definitely❤️ Happy New Year to you too 😀
A fascinating expression of life in motion – wonderful words cascading onto the page.
Thank you so much, Wendy 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
So well done, and clever, Sanaa. Love the artwork as well.
Thank you kindly, Sara 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
powerful and cautionary closing lines, specially when we know that “We live our lives in motion”….ha i love to read ‘in motion” as e-motion…lol
Thank you so much, Sumana 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
I like how you’ve woven the imagery of motion and energy through the motion and energy of the pen and ink creating your words. Very clever writing. 🙂
Thank you so much, Paul 😀 so glad you liked it❤️
What a beautiful thing to consider – pens are the beginning of magic..particularly if they are blue – happy new year to you Sanaa
Most definitely❤️ Happy New Year to you too Jae 😀
Happy New Year, Sanaa
Writing is continuously flowing like the stream. Keep writing and sharing your poetry to all of us
it could be very well a metaphor for life
Thank you so much, Totomai 😀 so nice to see you ❤️ Happy New Year! 🙂
Well we’ll, what a lovely vision, the science of poetry to create the right fusion of beautiful words.
Happy New Year Sanaa ?
Thank you so much, Gillena 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Happy New Year to you too! ?
brilliant write!
never underestimate the energy of an atom. or the power of a pen. 🙂
Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, dsnake ❤️
Beautifully profound. Makes me take responsibility for the energy I create, the thoughts I put in motion.
Have a wonderful New Year Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Myrna 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Happy New Year to you as well ?
I believe you have expressed in words the mystical truth Van Gogh intended to convey in this painting.
Thank you so much, Rosemary ❤️ so glad you liked it 😀
one must understand that energy is consciousness and consciousness ‘moves’ all.
Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Marco-antonio.
One never knows what sort of magic will happen when one takes up a pen—something, surely!
Most definitely ❤️ thanks for stopping by, MMT 🙂
I enjoyed reading your piece!
Thank you so much, Annell❤️ so glad you liked it 😀