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Scraps of thought

Off on tangent thinking avoiding stuff And I read: "The space between stars is not empty" It's beautiful and despite knowing we're talking dust clouds it just feels important Like the space between thoughts, the space between people, the space between life and death, the spaces filled with longing, confusion, desperation and despair I'm in a "don't know what to do with myself" mood I'll take that mood to a yoga class and see if that nudges it away I know exactly why But I don't want to address it I want to be distracted I'd throw myself in almost anything right now But the gym app on my phone suited my laziness and need for no consequences The space between doing nothing and something The space between knowing how it all ends up and it ending The closer we get the less beautiful it is Just clouds of dust, obscuring the view Until we and everything we glanced at disappear Into a meaningless memory our energy was preoccupied with I don't know what to pass on With this relay I'm in of creation There is a push/pull for emotion Yet need for self preservation Existence so full of spaces Mysteries plague of causation Will how I spend my time Be considered in my damnation I certainly know enough To link back to my formation But does that dispel my sin Forget it, I'm also lost in translation

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Paula Goldsmith

Date: 10/24/2024 9:38:00 AM

WOW!!! What a write. I enjoyed reading your wonderful/powerful "Scraps of thought" write. Love your line "I'm in a "don't know what to do with myself" mood." We all get like this from time to time. It will pass... Life can be a crazy at times. Have some fun. Have a great/blessed day writing away.................

Di11y Da11y
Date: 10/24/2024 12:26:00 PM

Thanks for your enthusiasm Paula, glad you liked it x

I Am Anaya

Date: 10/22/2024 10:36:00 AM

The Dilly I love to get lost in. Your meandering kaleidoscopic mind gets my little mind going in tangents away from the preoccupied views. Most don't think about that it's not just space, but space is not vacuous, neither are the intervals between our thoughts. Mystic, where nirvana and wisdom resides. The rap in last stanza brings it together nicely. Philosophical!

Di11y Da11y
Date: 10/22/2024 2:53:00 PM

No worries A x

I Am Anaya
Date: 10/22/2024 1:17:00 PM

Oh no, sorry to hear it. It maybe because I hear as I read it in an American accent? Intervals? interim, etc. ty use whatever you'd like, DD.

Di11y Da11y
Date: 10/22/2024 12:49:00 PM

Ooh I loved this comment til you suggested I rapped at the end, now I can't imagine the ending any other way lol. My intention was tumbling thoughts at the end haha :) I absolutely love that idea of 'tension' in the unseen - empty space just isn't a thing. I love your line 'intervals between our thoughts' very poetic indeed! Thank you for your comment x

Paul Willason

Date: 10/21/2024 9:15:00 PM

This poem is a rich ground for thoughtful reflection...some engaging comments/lines. I always look for the spaces between words to reveal the gems, sense the mood, get a feel for the source. Imagination fills all space...ample helpings in this poem. Good one Dilly.

Di11y Da11y
Date: 10/21/2024 11:29:00 PM

Thanks Paul, I feel I almost wasted this poem - but then again what comes through in a quick write sometimes feeds an idea later, so I'll see! The expression felt so full of meaning, I could almost burst trying to ponder it. There's definitely more available from this thought stream. Wonderful to see your comments, speak soon x

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 10/21/2024 7:37:00 PM

I love that ending. We perseverate about Space and other things we'll never experience, but at the end of the day we come back to earth. I'm partial to this planet.

Di11y Da11y
Date: 10/21/2024 11:26:00 PM

I don't I'll be leaving this planet, but there seems a poetic resonance to some of the concepts that feel true even when our feet stay planted. Thanks for sharing your thoughts x

Lin Lane

Date: 10/21/2024 2:44:00 PM

There's a tightrope we walk between emotions, that push/pull you mentioned, Dilly. Always being cautious to pull more then we push or allow ourselves to be pushed. If that's the means to sin, then we're all in trouble... deep. Where would a conversation with you take me? Wouldn't it be fun to find out? lol

Di11y Da11y
Date: 10/21/2024 3:05:00 PM

I was just purging a bit of angst in this one Lin, then went and did a yoga class followed by the sauna and felt a whole load better. Sin is such a relative word, even when uttered by ourselves from moment to moment - everything changes with perspective. My conversations can go wild and free Lin - no predicting that haha

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 10/21/2024 2:42:00 PM

Hello Dilly Dally, it sounds to me like you are having a tug of war with yourself. Hugs. /Darlene/

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 10/22/2024 10:46:00 AM

Hello Dilly Dally, Well I hope things get better. Hugs. /Darlene/

Di11y Da11y
Date: 10/21/2024 2:58:00 PM

Exactly Darlene, I was indeed. Thank you for your insightful comment

David Kavanagh

Date: 10/21/2024 12:45:00 PM

This is brilliant Dilly, and absolutely true, space is full of invisible dark energy and that’s the existential question, why is there something, why just nothing at all, even between atoms there are subatomic forces at play, I am going to fave this one for getting into the nitty gritty of nothingness (no such thing) the in between is equally an important part of reality, no translation lost here, cheers David

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/21/2024 1:25:00 PM

This would be a great POTD imo, not many can ponder the in between realm, let alone write a poem about it, so always worth a revisit, you have the gift of teasing out the unseen, it is there after all even if it’s not obvious to everyone :)

Di11y Da11y
Date: 10/21/2024 1:09:00 PM

I didn't expect that! I hope it doesn't end up POTD and confuses everyone lol. I needed to expel the beginnings of a spiral (think I kerbed it) and that phrase was like a beacon on something I was reading. I wish I'd given the thought a little time, but I rushed it then went to the gym and feel better. Thanks for the comment, feel like I need to revisit the line again sometime :)