#Keepitalive #Whatdoyousee #Poetry

What do you see # 23 – 30th March, 2020

 

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Another very topical prompt from Sadje this week…

 

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Photo credit: Leah Kelly on Pexels 

( For visually challenged reader, the picture shows a girl holding a book which is hiding her face. The title of the book is not clear.)

 

Run Free

You can run but you can’t hide

There are only a certain amount of words

Sooner or later, you will reach the end

How many books can you read?

Before you want to shred the pages

Open the window, let the pieces

Be caught by the wind

Watch them fly free

Counting down the days

Until you catch them, like a lost balloon

Free from the four walls

that held you in lockdown…

©anitadawes 2020

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Responses

  1. Chris Hall Avatar

    What a very apt response!

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  2. John W. Howell Avatar

    Well done, Anita. My Kindle protects the books or I would certainly love to let them fly free.

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Thank you, John…

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  3. authorstephanieparkermckean Avatar

    Brilliant! A perfect reflection of what a lot of us are feeling right now. Thank you. God bless. May we wll fly free before long!

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Thank you, Stephanie…

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  4. judeitakali Avatar

    This is so beautifully written, I love love it Jayne and Anita 🌷💛💛

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  5. michnavs Avatar

    The lockdown will indeed give us more time to read…
    Beautiful poem..

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      It will indeed, and thank you…

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  6. D. Wallace Peach Avatar

    Lovely poem that captures how a lot of us feel.

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Anita is being quite topical!

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      1. D. Wallace Peach Avatar

        It’s hard to avoid the topic!

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        1. jenanita01 Avatar

          Not for Anita, she never watches the news…

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          1. D. Wallace Peach Avatar

            Good for her. It’s stressful!

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  7. Sadje Avatar

    Reblogged this on Keep it alive and commented:
    First in this week in response to the prompt, What do you see!

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  8. Sadje Avatar

    What wonderful imagery! Thanks for joining in the challenge.

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Trying to keep normal!

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      1. Sadje Avatar

        👍👍👍

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  9. thelonelyauthorblog Avatar

    The lockdown will give many of us the opportunity to get i touch with more words through reading or writing.

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Have to keep ourselves busy!

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