Balcony via Retronaught
[Soviet Lithuania 1960s -1970s]
[Soviet Lithuania 1960s -1970s]
In the echoing screams of an empty house
Lives a man without purpose
He lurches from room to room in the vain hope
Of finding his ghosts on duty
At the loom of his future
By the resonant pendulum tick... tock...
Lives a man without purpose
He watches those hands circle in the vain hope
Of finding his ghosts
At the doorway of day’s end
Under the chanting conundrum sound-scape
Lives a man without purpose
These words wander in in the vain hope
Of finding his ghosts
At the chorus line cancelled
But echoes, demarcations and drumbeats
Don’t count much for nothing
In the burdensome days
Of a man without purpose
Lives a man without purpose
He lurches from room to room in the vain hope
Of finding his ghosts on duty
At the loom of his future
By the resonant pendulum tick... tock...
Lives a man without purpose
He watches those hands circle in the vain hope
Of finding his ghosts
At the doorway of day’s end
Under the chanting conundrum sound-scape
Lives a man without purpose
These words wander in in the vain hope
Of finding his ghosts
At the chorus line cancelled
But echoes, demarcations and drumbeats
Don’t count much for nothing
In the burdensome days
Of a man without purpose
7 comments:
Lovely.
Nothing counts much for nothing in these days. Sending hugs anyway.
Lxx
This is a beautiful shot :-)
Change 'man' to 'woman' and I think you have me in a nutshell. Although the photo reminds me of leaning out of a Paris window in 2010...fantastic people watching but still...without purpose
the image and the poem are so well connected, it's eerie.
i loved the poem.
Typo:
These words wander [in in] the vain hope
This poem reminded me of my Ghost of a Father.
Letitia: the less it counts the more we hurt :/
Courtney: I can't take credit for the visuals but hope they do enhance the script ;]
Baino: oooo Paris ladidah :)
Harlequin: fanx pal
Lobi: aint no typo dahlin - them words are infact wandering in, their hope is in vain ;]
From what I know of your family history your father had to contend with some immensely strong women - most men do find that difficult :D
Holy crap. Seriously that line would not land in my head until just now! I hate when that happens.
Mea Culpa!
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