The Uninvited
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dreamy glass by marlene dietrich
by Arien
windows tells stories,
sometimes ones
you wish you could hide.
they breathe,
insinuating themselves
into forms uninvited
forming agreements
between the inside and outside of me
until i wonder which is which.
copyright/all rights reserved Audrey Howitt 2015
Posted this rainy morning for Poets United Pantry
I am sure that if windows could talk they would have so many stories. They see both what is inside....and what is outside. Their perspective is unparalleled. Wonderfully penned, Audrey.
ReplyDeletewindows allow us to see in....or even to choose to walk by...and what we glimpse through the window may not be the full sory as well...but only a glimpse...intriguing last stanza too...
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful Audrey.
ReplyDeleteI don't even know what to say. You see the world in a way few do...your creativity inspires me.
ReplyDeleteSuch an intriguing concept Audrey ~ Which is which is what we are ready to show the world ~
ReplyDeleteGrace
Yes, intriguing. I especially like the last stanza.
ReplyDeleteI really like this. I feel like I understand this and can relate so much to your words. Well done, Audrey :)
ReplyDeleteYes! I understand. :-)
ReplyDeleteZQ
very cool style -
ReplyDeleteLove the intriguing metaphor here with windows.....
ReplyDeleteThe last stanza tied it all together... sometimes i wonder if the meaning of the window is clear..
ReplyDeleteSuch an interesting and beautifully written perspective on windows.
ReplyDeletethe blurring of the sides can be a challenge and so magical as well... windows connect the both sides in the most magical way...
ReplyDeletewhich is which...when i read that line I felt that neither is real..as both are created inside this mind..very intriguing lines and good one to contemplate..smiles..
ReplyDelete..and either sides could tell diffirent realities.. i once was a window lad... dependent on windows & the stories it has to tell about the wind & birds & the stones & night & more... I like this. smiles.
ReplyDelete- ksm
Yes - are we trapped in or out...what a thought provoking piece
ReplyDeleteYes, sometimes that is the question, which is which. And sometimes you are trapped in one or another, longing for the other. Well done, I enjoyed reading it.
ReplyDeleteI like how is your stanza pulls me in...I want to know what stories there....then in last lines you're saying they are mingle....what is fun and really show the interconnection of everything in our inner and outer world....nice intro... :)
ReplyDeleteYou've brought it to its right perspective Audrey! Window to the world is opening up to eventualities of immerse opportunities if only one cares!
ReplyDeleteHank
Should we not be the same in and out? Great poem looking at that idea.
ReplyDeleteNicely penned. I often look at windows and wonder what's inside.
ReplyDeleteA very clever play on the stories of a building in terms of its floors and the stories within those floors as seen through the windows. Works super well, Audrey, thanks! k. (Manicddaily)
ReplyDeletehonestly never thought of this until now, Audrey.
ReplyDeleteWill be looking out for them on my walks :)
beautiful composition, though :)
Very thought-provoking, Audrey.
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