solo adventure

artwork by carol schiff "in a world of her own"

in the dreary domain
of a rainy sunday
i trample a path traveled ten times
     and then ten times
          or perhaps more
as my creaky cranky joints complain
               suddenly
                    just to escape it all
my mind swims off in a puddle
to some destination secret to even me
nowhere near the realm of reality
and here i sit
stagnant in sunday’s existence
impatiently waiting
for my mind to impart tales
of its solo adventure

Reviews

[Sarai Lee]

I love the idea of "a rainy Sunday" and the imaginative trampling of paths back and forth to create adventures. I like the image of your mind wandering away as you sit and patiently wait for it to come back with stories to tell. As if it can be the only one to reach those secret destinations. Our imaginations often go to places that we couldn't possibly reach, like dreams that can't be understood in the waking world. I really love the images you create with your well-chosen words!

[Lydia Shutter]

Sara, your reviews are very special. You really drink in my words and that makes me very happy. Thank you once again. Lydi**

[Sarai Lee]

I drink in the words because you pour them so beautifully! Thank you for sharing them!

[Corset]

daydreaming :) little mind adventures, how the mind loves to go a wandering, :) Hard to make it stay put sometimes :) I enjoyed this one very much. Lydia

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you very much for your review. Lydi**

[Valeigh Starr]

I love this! I have no idea how many times I've sat down to do something and blinked an hour later, the thing still undone. And yet, I wouldn't call that time wasted, at least not all the time. Many great ideas and lyrics come when I'm "zoning out."

[Lydia Shutter]

There's no doubt...that time is creative time. thank you so much. Lydi**

[Seashell]

Sundays are a tad like this..I wonder why !! We seem to spend the day planning what to do and never get it done.
Sweet write
Thank you
Babs x

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you so much, Babs. Lydi**

[redzone]

Now here is a strange thought that came to me as I read your words Lydi: "give me the beat, boys to free my soul, I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away" and you Lydi, pen what a "stagnant Sunday" allows as a mind "drifts away"- poetic "adventures"... it seems Lydi, that even on rainy days, you can do nothing less than create beauty... cool. And very "nice" ~~redzone

[Lydia Shutter]

Bill Withers would be happy I evoked thoughts of his music! Always did love that song....so that is a compliment for me, Curt. Thanks for stopping by with this "nice" comment. Hope your Sunday was not stagnant, my friend. Lydi**

[Susie Q]

Your words capture a rainy Sunday very well. Especially about the creaky joints & the mood it creates. I like the art work.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you so much for the review...and for noticing the artwork. Lydi**

[Sanober]

Ahh...nothing beats the wanderings and adventures of the human mind. It is a wonderland in itself. yes, it may be "nowhere near the realm of reality"...but everything makes perfect sense there. What a great poem Lydi...your poetry is my escape. :)

[Lydia Shutter]

Sanober, I am always honored to find your words on my page. Thank you so much, my friend. I hope all is well. Lydi**

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A wasted day penned in by rain so to speak. Sometimes we just want to do stuff and doing nothing feels restrictive. this expressive poem captures a mood.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, John. Lydi**

[Ruth]

Beautifully spun...Sunday's always seem to make me want to live, so to speak, all too easy to become stagnant, but we do lol Lovely work hon x

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks for stopping by, Poppy. Lydi**

[Karen]

I love the way this poem unfolds to reveal that the thoughtful machinations of the mind are sometimes a mystery to us, as if they were some kind of disconnected extension of us and we are simply a vessel that carries it. I also love the images of a rainy Sunday in which your mind tramples a path when you, in fact, are sitting stagnant waiting for the mind to reveal its secrets. Great poetry, as usual!

[Lydia Shutter]

You are very kind, Karen. Thank you so much. Lydi**

[Sami Khalil]

We need those private moments to replenish our minds and souls and go back to face the world in its harsh reality...This was great as usual...:)..................
The art work is too...:)....................

[Lydia Shutter]

I appreciate your review, Sami. Thank you very much. Lydi**

[Sami Khalil]

My pleasure...Any time...:).................