the sign said
catch me if you can—
I inquired
as to who
or what, but the Universe
declined to answer
instead of
illuminating,
it withdrew–
tangled, cleft–
its secrets woven into
labyrinthine curves
it looked like
a portal—but it
was only
a loophole–
false passage, another de
lusion full of knots
For dVerse OLN, hosted by Grace, where I’ve finally gotten around to using Jane’s Random Words for the week.. I’ve also finally produced a poem with the word “loophole” which I told Sun I was going to do months ago…
K. 
..it happens…
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All the time.
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We need to be careful of mistaking the false passage, as a portal. But then again, it may lead us to unexpected doorways, in hindsight. Love the art too.
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Thanks Grace. You are right, there is always room in any passage for discovery.
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To be stuck in your art would be A beautiful entrapment though, just saying! 😍
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Thanks Tricia!
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♥️🌹♥️
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Sounds like a bad dream!
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It is certainly dreamlike–thanks Dwight.
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Life is full of mysteries like that. Don’t try to understand them, I think, the best thing to do is to just let it be.
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I suspect you are right. Thanks!
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Oh my, Kerfe, powerful stuff.
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Thanks Robbie.
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This is so magical and beautiful, Kerfe ❤
~David
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Thanks David.
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I imagine there are both many portals and loopholes as we travel the maze.
I have no sense of direction, so I’ll just have to trust the universe to guide me.
labyrinthine curves is such a beautiful phrase. For some reason, it’s sparkling turquoise, blues, and purple in my mind.
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Thanks Merril, your vision sounds very like a Monet. I have no sense of direction either, and I seem to be prone to finding dead ends. But I know there are portals somewhere inside the journey.
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I think there are, too.
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Yes!! I absolutely love how this all manifested (the hands put me in mind of some sort of interdimensional cave painting) and I’m so happy a notion of mine inspired you. May the god of loopholes lead you to a portal full of promise.
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Thanks Sun. I think the loopholes are going to be hovering around for awhile. And who’s to say they won’t also lead to a portal? (K)
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Wow! Beautiful painting and poem, K. 🙂
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Thanks!
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OH! I love this loophole / portal poem … well done, my friend! The art that accompanies it as well.
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Thanks Helen. As Grace pointed out, even if it’s not a portal, it can still teach us something.
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I imagined this like an animal hole in a bramble brake, brambles being your knotty stitches that perhaps hide the entrance to something wonderful, perhaps not.
Reading my own poem again, your stitching works there just as well.
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I went back and reread it–you’re right. We both picked up the same threads in between the words.
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It’s all about the threads.
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Exceptional art to accompany a lovely poem.
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Thanks Punam.
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The universe remains enigmatically inscrutable!
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Always. Thanks Ingrid.
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Seems I spend too much time untangling knots – still I’m compelled to try even when it is futile!
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I know…always producing more than I can untangle.
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I have always thought that all our small decisions are like traveling in a labyrinth
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That’s probably true Bjorn, thanks.
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Beautiful art for inspiration. Loopholes and knots are so annoying. Here’s to portals!
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I agree! Thanks Mish.
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Lovely artwork here!! ❤️ Swoonworthy to be precise .. sigh .. those false portals have a way of leading one astray…
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They do indeed. Thanks Sanaa.
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