Familiar Partings
16May 25, 2016 by petrujviljoen
specificities of encounter relinquished –
memories remain uncaptured
the portrait collapses into
historical trauma.
Ambiguity of relationships examines
the urgency of loss – engages
with ephemeral things and
familiar partings.
Artwork copyright Petru J Viljoen
Linked to Dverse Poets, hosted for the last time by Abhra.
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Deep poem and the painting’s a mindblower! I wonder if I’m following all your blogs.
I only have two and you are following both Nan.Thanks for the compliment!
Interestingly.. some folks think in almost
only verbal ways.. and others navigate
the world in movie like visual world..
and ha!.. 11 million words only
precipitated as i.. per
loss of effective
sight and hearing
in pain disorder
starting iN November
of 2010.. before that iS
almost no writing for me..
and truly my visual memory
is so deep that i can play all
the siGhts.. and additionally
sounds.. and other senses
of encounters with
others in full
cinema
mind and
body balance
way.. and i can
even feel the hug
of a couple everywhere
i go.. as iF iT were they hugging
i.. i suppose that is why i have
never said goodbye.. with nowsOme
as i wish there were a way i could..
but i guess that is why i’Ve lEarned
to Love aLL thE dARk anD liGht
sAMe… as for me at lEAst
theRe is no farewells
inside oF
i.. and that
mY friEnd.. perhaps
explains wHere the
11 million words plus
now come from.. a River
that finally escaped out of
dam
of Inner
liFe.. oH thE
StreAM.. Oh tHe
River seT Free ouTside
as oCean wHolD skEyes..
trUly
whaT a relief
to FeeL that i am
not the only one stuck
in this prometheus/FrankenStein
bRain
noW..
my FriEnd..
aS ReALLy
FinaLLy LiVinG
FReED.. iN
noW froM
bonDaGE
inSide..
never
ending..
noWoutErE-scAPinG..:)
Got that warm fuzzy feeling again from your words. Thanks a STACk! Much regard! Petru
As always..
Welcome.. my
Friend..:)
Love the ambiguous vibe in your poem 🙂
Beautifully executed.
Lots of love,
Sanaa
Abstract, yet beautiful. ..both the poem and painting are lovely.
Life is indeed the superb mystery, Petru. We are uncertain where it will lead us, but we revel in the fact that we are headed somewhere. Make your mark whenever you go, leave them wanting more of you; let your departures bookmark your time here so you can pick-up where you left off!
A curious reply! Are you psychic?
Just love the second stanza… ephemeral things and familiar partings…wow!
Thank you!
Your work is a great abstract, just like the picture, very good!
Thanks!
I found this interesting and intriguing. It holds such mystery.
Oh that ambiguity.. can we ever know which way it’s heading…?
Suppose ambiguity is about ambivalence. 🙂