You can sometimes combine the beginning with the end. But take care. The interplay must never be rippled—look for translucence, a changing density that mirrors the journey of the stars. Listen, then turn around. Threaded into the horizon you will sometimes find the edges. Two of nothing will show you the way.
The clock invited me into its worn house, where twice a day there was a meeting place that balanced on the verge of departure. Forward or backward? I became lost in the movement, spinning around into all directions, endlessly lost inside each new location.
If I had found the common denominator…if I had been able to reconfigure what was left behind…if I could have traveled in tandem with the shadows…but if is not when. It is over, said and done.
It was a time and there was never enough of it.
For Prosery Monday at dVerse, Merril gave us a quote from Allison Adelle Hedge Coke: when it is over said and done/it was a time/and there was never enough of it. I ended up writing with a stream of consciousness hangover.
For my art, I took an old collage and superimposed it on a newish painting in Photoshop. As soon as I read the quote I thought immediately of this song.
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I love this collage, Kerfe. It’s so clever.
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Thanks Robbie. I haven’t done anything that intricate in a long time. But there was a period of a year or two when I did a lot of them.
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It’s amazing.
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So like this combination of collage and words. really effective. Enjoyed it very much. Thank you.
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Thanks Max.
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I love your prose piece. You capture a sense of confusion so well, but your language remains crystal clear.
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Thanks Sarah. Time is a concept with endless possibilities.
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A fabulous collage, Kerfe, and an amazing piece of prose. I especially love the clock and its invitation into its worn house, ‘where twice a day there was a meeting place that balanced on the verge of departure.’ What a metaphor for life and decisions!
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Thanks Kim. Even when we try not to pay attention to it, the clock is ticking in our minds.
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Wow your art is so creative and the words are quite remarkable alongside it.
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Thanks Jude.
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A pleasure 🌼🧡
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I love this, Kerfe. I think this is the beginning of a novel–and I want to read the rest. I like your collage art, too–perfect with the circles and time and layers.
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Thanks Merril. I can’t see me writing longer prose, but perhaps it will inspire someone to explore more. I did a lot of these intricate collage mandalas way back when. I happened to have a photo of this one, but where they are in reality is a mystery.
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‘if is not when’ — clever, but also true.
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Thanks Jane. That was an awkwardly formed quote–fine for poetry, but not so easy for prose– so I tried to make it seem more natural by breaking it up.
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I still don’t understand the tense change, but you got around it well.
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A most stunning collage and prose piece! I especially like; “Threaded into the horizon you will sometimes find the edges. Two of nothing will show you the way.”💝
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Thanks!
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This is masterful prose …. the image is spellbinding. Great job.
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Thanks Helen.
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Once you get into it, that clock can be one deep well.
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It can indeed. Thanks Ken.
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Ah yes, if I could’ve, I would’ve. Compelling write.
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Thanks Beverly. We are always second guessing ourselves.
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Stunning writing. Simply beautiful. Loved the structure the collage gave to the mandala.
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Thanks Petru. It’s always interesting to combine two totally different pieces of art. In this case I was pleased with the result.
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Just like your collage I have the sense of traveling in circles. and maybe most of our journeys return to where they started.
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Thanks Bjorn. It’s often hard to tell where we are…
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I like this. Well done.
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Beautiful creative art work…
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