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Text:
The Fortune Teller
The fortune teller
took my hand
spread it palm up
to trace its lines.
My lines my life.
“You have embarked
on a journey,” she said,
“the road I see
ahead is circuitous.”
She looked up.
“Do you do nothing
directly?” She asked.
I pondered for a bit...
“No,” I whispered softly.
“I'm a poet.”
“Ah,” she said. “That
explains the slant
to the pavement.”
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How did I miss this one? Love the question, "Do you do nothing directly?"
ReplyDeleteI think that's the secret of being a "real" poet!
DeleteLoved it then, love it now! Your images work so well with this.
ReplyDeleteI love the way the colors work together. A "happy accident."
DeleteOF COURSE there's a slant. :) And curves and misdirections... thank you, Poet Diane! xo
ReplyDeleteAnd a few frost heaves and potholes, too!
DeleteI like the new background you've added, have never been to a fortune teller. I wonder what I would learn. I do love your ending, Diane!
ReplyDeleteI haven't either, but I'd give it try given the opportunity.
DeleteLove this, Diane!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tabatha!
DeleteWhat a great poem (and I love the graphics you used to present it today). I've always wanted to have my palm read.
ReplyDeleteAnd it seems like a lot of people in the late 1800s and early 1900s did, too! There were a lot of how-to manuals written back then.
DeleteDiane, I really liked your poem when you shared it on FB but now with the images encircling it, it is a visual treasure.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Carol. It's nice when words and image work well together.
DeleteI love it! That last line especially rings for me -- That explains the slant to the pavement. I love what you did with the book pages, too.
ReplyDeleteIt was a little nod to Miss Emily.
DeleteLovely and powerful... and true! Thanks so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your appreciation! ;-)
DeleteDiane -- I love that idea of switching up the image to see if it still works. It certainly does. Well done!
ReplyDeleteWell, the advantage to doing it the second way is that if something in a picture doesn't work you can cover it with something else!
DeleteOh, that slant! Truth.
ReplyDeleteThere are many ways of telling the truth! Metaphor is just one.
Delete"Tell all the truth, but tell it slant." Emily always gets it right! Love this.
ReplyDeleteYes, she does! I discovered that line a dozen or so years ago and I keep coming back to it.
DeleteOh! Oh, how I love this so. Yes, the poet never takes the easy path, but that is what adds fuel to her creative fire. :-)
ReplyDeleteOh my, I missed this one too. Thanks for sharing it and the imaginative collage you created for it. I took a Reiki workshop this morning and learned something of the importance of our hands. We hold the whole world in them. As poets, I think we see more with our hands than with our eyes.
ReplyDeleteI loved the poem when I first read it on Laura's site, but oh it's gorgeous now with your graphic images and color added–it's offering so many layers–thanks!
ReplyDeleteSounds to me like a true story! That slant to the pavement is something to be proud of.
ReplyDeleteThe slant of the pavement is perfect. The whole presentations wi beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLove the ending. We poets do see things slant. Symbols matter.
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