D’verse
Choose one of your OWN favorite poems and flip it. Please include your original poem along with your flipped poem;
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Spit it Out
Spit Life out, hack it up off the back of your tongue
repell the overwhelming intrusion of moments
ugly and mundane
you won’t find compassion in the streets
among the grime and dirty minds and hurrying feet
souls are lost forever out there, never reborn again.
Spit life out on the fetid breeze, no flavours to savour
amid mountains of man-made debris
seasons hide a multitude of sins, no one wins, when
Life is a funeral dirge
written with the tears of the lost
and engraved on the soul of the Earth.
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Sharonlee Goodhand Imageweaver
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My Original-
In the
light of personal epiphany
each soul will find comfort in their night.
Taste life on the tip of your tongue
savour subtle remnants of each moment
find beauty at the bus stop
compassion in the street
all the textures, traces and intoxicating touches,
sensations & impressions of wandering feet
loves found and lost and reborn
Taste life on a spring breeze… in mountains climbed
In every season as it gently unfolds
life is a lyric poem
written by the experience of existence
and engraved in the memory of the soul.
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Live the Layers of Life
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SharonleeGoodhand Imageweaver ©22-Sep 2019
Hello D’verse Writers… if any of you read this, I would truly appreciate a link to your blog so I can comment on your post as well… I seem to be having technical issues… thank you!
Feed Your Soul & Free Your Spirit 
Both are good, but the original is more you. The flipped version doesn’t suit your heart at all.
No it doesn’t! It was an interesting experiment in writing, took me out of my creative comfort zone!
Thanks for reading Rebecca.
Sharonlee, your link in Mr. Linky worked fine. As I read your two poems, I feel like I’m standing at a crossroads. Perspective is everything and you’ve clearly illustrated how different things look with each.
Thank you!
It took some determination from me to get Mr Linky working, I had to switch from using my Tablet to using my phone to get this posted… but now I don’t seem able to comment on everyone’s posts for this prompt…
I truly appreciate you reading and commenting.
I miss my laptop.
I’m seeing a comment coming from you in my comment list so hoping you got it sorted, Sharonlee.
I agree with Rebecca. Number one is you.
I love both poems ‘shewing the two contrary states of the human soul!’
Thank you so much Ingrid, writing this was an interesting experiment!
A pleasure to share, thank for reading.
Well done! You really went from light to dark on this one!
Dwight
Thank you! It was an interesting experiment!
It really was a good challenge!
It was a good a challenge!
I’ve been absent from D’verse for a few years and realise I miss the challenge and inspiration and connection.
Unfortunately I am currently only using a Tablet (cheap Ipad) until I get my laptop back, so am having trouble linking up to everyone’s D’verse posts.
I would like read, if you wrote one, and would appreciate a link.
Apple does not always cooperate with the other machines, I am finding!
Oh… my phone is Apple, my children convinced me to get it.. but the Tablet isn’t actually an ipad, it’s a Samsung Galaxy Tablet, I use mostly because I don’t have my laptop at the moment.
I guess you logged in to d’Verse to make Mr. Linkey work?
I did, then Mr Linky disappeared on me when I tried to start commenting on people’s posts. I hope to have laptop back next week.
:<( Sad!