Toads: Rolling Poe

Imaginary Garden With Real Toads
Poem Within A Poem

every time i hear the rapping
every time i hear the tapping
i think a raven's at my door
poe lies buried 'neath the ground
and lenore...never will be found
probably her heart is beating
within the wall or something more
pendulums are ever swinging
compendiums are best for reading
all the dark and dreary lore
annabel lee is lost at sea
buried in sepulchre deep

and from within my bedroom chamber

i can hear the faintest scream

still I hear it...STILL i hear it

tis the cat and nothing more
my love for poe is truly 

still is truly ever more


I love Poe's writing and used to have a collection of his tales and poetry. The prompt inspired me to throw in a few of my favorites: The Raven, Annabel Lee, The Telltale Heart, Pit and the Pendulum.

Toads: Letting Go

Fireblossom Friday -- Location, Location, Location!

Write prose/poetry where the image/place is 

an integral part of the writing.

Sedona, AZ ~ Photo by Grace Beam

Sitting at the bottom of this pile of boulders

which represented all that I wanted to release

I listened with eyes closed to my guide

taking me to oneness by letting go of the sludge

and inviting the joy of living inside 

The wind was still when we began

and I held tightly to a pebble in my hand

I felt the vortex winds begin to swirl around me

initially feeling my raven nestled 

on the top of my head

(the imagery I had of the me who wanted 

to be freed in the ancient canyon)

As my guide suggested I invited in the parts of me

who had been locked out

and then felt my raven soar to freedom

Vortex winds whipped around me

as tears fell from my eyes

silently letting her go knowing that was her wish

my reason for the journey

The joy of the hummingbird I had seen

in the morning

entered my being

along with other entities of life

Afterwards I held the pebble

representing my past

to my heart

I felt the need to hurl it over the pile of rocks

and stood to where I could throw it

with full force

Releasing it, I knew it would not fully clear

and wondered what would happen

if all I had just achieved bounced back at me

A definitive sound of pebble on rock was heard

Both guide and I cringed for a moment

until we saw it bounce in the direction of the

canyon behind and below

Cheers and tears for the healing

Although it was only one part of quest

Totem: Raven

Fireblossom Friday: Not Feeling Like Yourself

today I awaken not feeling caged
but wanting to stretch my wings
a yearning to soar like a raven
through the desert canyons
sun warming me while breezes 
keep me aloft

i want to hold onto this newness
fulfill my needs from this new perspective
perhaps risk having new dreams
how to fly when merely human
i must learn to use this new mind
and soar in new ways

Polyvore by grace2244