Writers Island - Change

Writers Island had a wonderful prompt today. “Over the Horizon”. This is not at all what I thought I would write, that makes it somewhat ironic, the title, don’t you think? Find links to what others found over the horizon here.

Change

Change comes in its own peculiar ways:

smacks me in the face
should I look the other way
in an attempt to ignore
(wrinkles)

chases from behind
screaming expletives
as I run away
(responsibility)

bribes me with
money and future islands
in the snow
(work)

cuddles me in arms
that lift less weight
than in their youth
(love)

yet it never ceases to entice me
to peek over the horizon.

MeeAugraphie
01/08/08

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5 Comments

  1. UL
    Posted January 8, 2008 at 11:18 pm | Permalink

    ah, you covered it all Marcia, so beautifully too, thank you for sharing.

  2. TC
    Posted January 9, 2008 at 10:57 am | Permalink

    Somehow you managed to make one of those things I hate most in this world sound not too bad :)

  3. gautami
    Posted January 9, 2008 at 12:45 pm | Permalink

    You really covered all grounds.

  4. LittleWing
    Posted January 10, 2008 at 5:55 pm | Permalink

    really like the way you placed each in a compartment of reflected life

  5. Richard Wells
    Posted January 11, 2008 at 3:16 pm | Permalink

    Nipping at our heals, indeed. Thanks.

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