Lines

Posted on July 20, 2007 by Don Iannone

lines in life, drawn between this and that
sometimes easy to draw
often hard to erase
once in place, leaving impressions
like those left by a full moon
on a farmer’s resting field
on a biting cold winter’s eve
like those cut by a determined river
following its surging heart to sea
like those etched into our faces
from years of smiling or frowning
and finally
like those in a poem
connecting and separating words
to give meaning

15 thoughts on “Lines”

Anonymous on November 18, 2007 at 8:09 pm said:
diannone on July 21, 2007 at 9:38 pm said:

Thanks Quasar. And certainly so many lines in “space” and even some “space” between the lines.
Quasar9 on July 21, 2007 at 5:44 pm said:

lines in the sand
lines etched on faces
marking the passage of time
and thru spacetime a timeline
diannone on July 21, 2007 at 10:09 am said:

Pat: Thanks Pat. I certainly hope they indeed grow exponentially.
Patpaulk on July 21, 2007 at 9:11 am said:

My signs of living are advancing exponentially. At least I’m still here to count them. Good one Don!!
diannone on July 20, 2007 at 5:56 pm said:

Polona: Thanks so much. Lines of all types and shapes. Just so I don’t have to walk a straight one tonight. It’s Friday!!!
polona on July 20, 2007 at 3:59 pm said:

ah, lines… straight ones, curved ones, knotted ones…
love it!
diannone on July 20, 2007 at 3:44 pm said:

Thanks so much, Aurora. Glad you do.
Aurora on July 20, 2007 at 3:39 pm said:

I like this one, a lot, particularly the ending, Don. 🙂
diannone on July 20, 2007 at 11:18 am said:

Gautami: Thanks so much. No, please. No math. It’s Friday and nothing seems to add up; not even lines. A little humor. 🙂
diannone on July 20, 2007 at 11:17 am said:

Nasra: Thank you. They’re just lines. Most drawn in the sand and all disappear eventually and return to “one.”
diannone on July 20, 2007 at 11:16 am said:

Thanks so much Floots. No wrinkles, just signs of living. LOL.
gautami on July 20, 2007 at 9:24 am said:

‘..drawn between this and that
sometimes easy to draw
often hard to erase..’

Points to ponder…(not going to the mathematics of it!!)
Nasra on July 20, 2007 at 7:07 am said:

I love this poem …the lines that we have insdie us..It also remind me the photo of the old Irani in my blog (not sure what is the connection) but lines of life prehaps…Your words are magical in here touching us so deeply

Thank you
floots on July 20, 2007 at 6:52 am said:

lovely images and thoughts
i have too many wrinkles for the sonnet – i’ll have to go for epic narrative verse 🙂

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Poetry by Don Iannone

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