Drowning


To the desert man
Nothing is more incomprehensible
Than the fear of drowning



In a vast ocean of water


He would rather stay grounded
On the shore
And retain his sanity



Than flee to safety.




_______________________________




Tribute to Frank Herbert's Dune
Courtesy of Magpie Tales


Copyright © 2011 ninotaziz. All rights reserved.
Posted by at

23 comments:

  1. kaykualaDecember 11, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Ninot Ma'am,
    Yes, in life we have to decide for ourselves what is in store and what is best under the circumstances! Beautiful Magpie!

    Hank

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousDecember 11, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    that is a beauty!!!!.... the desert delight... the sea swaying... safety and sanity is serious...

    ReplyDelete
  3. HelenDecember 11, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    This is amazing ... I've read it several times and will return to read it again. So deep, full of insight ... staying grounded is good.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Brian MillerDecember 11, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    we can get so stuck in our ways...in our safety zones...they can kill us...

    great to see you tonight

    ReplyDelete
  5. ninotazizDecember 11, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    Dear Sir Hank,
    What is best under circumstances and moment in time signifies our strongest and weakest assets of being human. Of course our life's course and humanity's history would be different if we had 20/20 foresight.

    ReplyDelete
  6. ninotazizDecember 11, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    Dear Apple Pie,

    Thank you for dropping by. Really enjoyed my tour of your blog - but I could not find you. And yet I found Georgia O’Keefe's Wave. I love her Calla Lilies. She must be the most sensual of artists.

    Nice to know you.

    ReplyDelete
  7. ninotazizDecember 11, 2011 at 9:21 PM

    Dear dear Helen,
    Bless you for taking the time to reread the poem. I am glad you enjoyed it.

    ReplyDelete
  8. ninotazizDecember 11, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    Dear Brian,
    Yes, safety zones. I am thinking about it a lot nowdays.

    Gtreat to see you too.

    ReplyDelete
  9. anthonynorthDecember 12, 2011 at 12:50 AM

    Excellent, deep metaphor.

    ReplyDelete
  10. ninotazizDecember 12, 2011 at 5:24 AM

    Thank you Anthony. It is so good of you to drop by.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Isabel DoyleDecember 12, 2011 at 6:19 AM

    Excellent - the view from the shore.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Sherry Blue SkyDecember 12, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    What a great response to the prompt! Love the opening lines especially!

    ReplyDelete
  13. ninotazizDecember 12, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    Dear Isabel,
    This prompt draws us to reflect on our choices, doesn't it? Given the great expanse of space...

    ReplyDelete
  14. ninotazizDecember 12, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    Thank you Sherry. The prompt immediately reminded me of Frank Herbert's Dune...one of my favourite alltime reads.

    ReplyDelete
  15. MartinDecember 12, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    Being grounded on the shore sounds good to me.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Tess KincaidDecember 12, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    Yes! I love this!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Carrie Van HornDecember 12, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    This is so utterly thought provoking Ninotaziz....brilliant! :-)

    ReplyDelete
  18. ninotazizDecember 12, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    Dear Martin,
    I always try to visit first before I reply comments. And when I found yours, I was very gratified to understand and renmember, that with human emotions, it is possible to find beauty even in tragic loss. Thanks you for making your way here.

    ReplyDelete
  19. ninotazizDecember 13, 2011 at 1:42 AM

    Thank you Tess!

    ReplyDelete
  20. ninotazizDecember 13, 2011 at 1:44 AM

    Carrie dearest,
    I was over at your post and your offering was cause for deep thoughts. Seriously thinking about new directions. Every year I think about living on writing and translation work. But I guess the leap of faith is not quite there yet.

    ReplyDelete
  21. ninotazizDecember 13, 2011 at 1:45 AM

    Dear Tess,
    Now that I think of it, maybe I am the man on the shore, thinking about whether I should leap on board and row away into the horizon or stay where i am comfortably stuck in the sand!

    ReplyDelete
  22. BerowneDecember 13, 2011 at 4:13 AM

    Unusual, and creative, way of interpreting the prompt...

    ReplyDelete
  23. ninotazizDecember 13, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    Thank you Berowne,
    I am always glad to see you here.

    ReplyDelete

Share with me your thoughts - and friendship !

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
Related Posts with Thumbnails