I'm standing on the rim of the world,
at the far edge of far,
next stop Japan.
I am thinking of you.
The news is bad.
It is very bad.
But the view is beautiful
from here.
I send you
a small postcard
of hope
across the waves.
May it reach you
in time.
May it reach you
in time.
for Kim's prompt at Real Toads: to write a postcard from the seaside. I re-wrote a postcard poem from 2017 for this prompt. I had more hope the first time I wrote it. Smiles.
Oh, a postcard of hope even in times of the bad news sounds so bitter-sweet. I found "at the far edge of far" so thrilling though.
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A beautiful postcard of hope rising from bad times to come Sherry.
ReplyDeleteI loved reading it, though feared for the world...
Anna :o]
A very simple short and typical p/card talk reminiscent of the old days.Love it Sherry!
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I was thinking this was from WWII ... surely a much worse time? I have stood in the ocean and thought... wow - there is nothing separating me from the other continent... So cool.
ReplyDeleteOh, this is lovely!
ReplyDeleteI love the title, Sherry, and your small postcard of hope is a shining pearl from the sea. The opening lines are superb: 'the rim of the world,
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I also get the feeling this postcard could be from WW2.
This is beautifully evocative, Sherry 💞
ReplyDeleteI love this ... i still in hope, especially when i watch the sea... I like the way that the recipient is universal...
ReplyDelete'The newes is bad, very bad' ~~~ your words describe war in a nutshell. 'At the far edge of far' is breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteNice card. Sherry, but with a scary message. I am thinking that the recipient knew what was happening. For sure it wasn't good.
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so many ways to read this postcard - prayerful, hopeful, dreamy ....has an edge I wonder too if it is more here and now and personal
ReplyDeleteI really like the flow of this one! I read and enjoyed it twice!
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