Friday, January 23, 2015

"Wanderlust"


Wanderlust

I want to feel the winding road
in the palm of my hands,
laugh into the rearview mirror
and like what I see,
fall out of line with what's expected,
give in to wanderlust;
lose myself for the weekend.

This is linked with "Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - Words Count with Mama Zen".  In 60 words or less (10 more if we can make her blush) Mama Zen asks us to write about what we are hungry for.    School days and responsibility, this time of year, have me chomping at the bit.  Two days certainly limits the places we can go… (and so does their homework)

The image above is a photo of mine using the "Waterlogue" App.

I did tweak my poem a bit from my original entry…

15 comments:

Kerry O'Connor said...

I can relate to the need expressed in this piece, especially after my first week back at school. Your picture is amazing too. I love the ducks as focal point.

Anonymous said...

Excellent poem and artwork. I especially like "fall out of line" and the last line.

brudberg said...

Ah.. yes, those 2 days of breathing space.. I love that.

Anonymous said...

forget a weekend's only two days... not nearly long enough
This was beautiful.

Susan said...

All this I would grant to you! Although the palm of the hands may get muddy and scraped in time ...

Hannah said...

Sadly true...two days is so short. I love the wanderlust in this piece, Margaret.

Lolamouse said...

Oh now I wish a weekend were more!

Maude Lynn said...

Amen to that, Margaret!

Other Mary said...

Yes, a weekend can make all the difference.

Marian said...

Me too, Margaret!

Anonymous said...

Sounds pretty good to me, Margaret! k .

C.C. said...

I definitely share your hunger for the winding road....that wanderlust is in my blood. And your photo is so beautiful....that seems like a really cool app you've used.

Scarlet said...

I wish I have more time to give in to wanderlust but alas work & family drains me ~ Have a good weekend Margaret ~

Amrit Sinha said...

That's definitely something to wish for :-)

Susie Clevenger said...

Sounds like a beautiful plan