Life Shapes

Life Shapes


gravity saves me
watching my thoughts spin away
grasping to maintain
scraps from my reality
combine to keep me living
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Devonshire Avatar
March 18, 2010 at 12:15 PM
Excellent tanka, Jimbo! The process you describe pretty much sums up life as I know it. Well done! Love, Carolyn
Knop Avatar
March 18, 2010 at 5:25 AM
Hi Jimbo! "scraps from my reality combine to keep me living"---Great! And thanky for your comments...Gert
Strand Avatar
March 18, 2010 at 12:54 AM
Thank you for your welcome blog comments Jim.Rgds Brian
Kendrick Avatar
March 17, 2010 at 4:02 AM
Interesting idea in this one for we are shaped by life...It can make us bitter or better...Keep the creative pen flowing..Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my work...Sara
Strand Avatar
March 17, 2010 at 12:48 AM
Thank you for your welcome blog comments today Jim.Rgds Brian
Gorelick Avatar
March 16, 2010 at 11:41 PM
this is a very thoughtful piece..everytime I read iT I get another idea of what it means. Love it. BG
Chircop Avatar
March 16, 2010 at 11:29 PM
Life shapes..indeed.. Life molds and crafts,form and disform..enjoyed reading you..Hope those thoughts spinning away would be replaced..by others which bring you sunhine in your life..Charma.
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