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A Snorkel Tunnel

I feel lost, forlorn, sometimes
hopeless and in need of care
the world’s destructive path
often gives me quite a scare
all of mankind seems to be
in search of healing prayer

so I snorkel through these woods
without need to surface for air
the endless spiral of branches
before me are indeed quite rare
one tree stops and another starts
pulling me in like a subtle dare

and my spiral tunnel solitude
closes off the world out there
a light at the end of the tunnel
provides lasting hope with flare
one day we’ll shed this gloominess
one day we’ll vanquish despair

——

Image: “A Tunnel” I’m a fan of snorkeling. And this artwork was created due to this my predilection. – by artist Vika Muse. Instagram: @get.muse INPRNT Gallery

Linked to dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: The Light of “Vika Muse” where Michelle Beauchamp (aka Mish) is hosting and introduced us to the artwork of Vika Muse. The challenge: choose a Viak Muse image that speaks to you. Let it guide you on your poetic journey wherever that may lead. Any theme, any style of poem.

15 thoughts on “A Snorkel Tunnel”

    1. Ron Rowland

      Thanks. I, too, am a fan of snorkeling, and solitude is one of the first words/thoughts it evokes.

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  7. Vika Muse

    Amazing poem. I like the hope that you mention at the end. It feels uplifting. Thank you for this!💛💙

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    1. Ron Rowland

      Thank you so much Vika. Thank you for graciously sharing your art with the world and letting it inspire us.

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  11. a.h. starlingsson

    I never thought about the idea of a forest under water…but what a way to be lost in your own world…very nicely expressed…

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