how I wish to stay
lost inside the fragments of
this dream—I collect
and bind them as antidote
to despair—is it
a fault to hold on, veil my
true form in a cloak
adorned with gaudy trinkets?–
I glitter like shifting time
For dVerse, where Mish has supplied shift as the quadrille-word.
K. 
Amazing collages and the words fit perfectly!! (I do have to say that the big spider creeps me out but I can’t look away!)
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Thanks Muri. I mostly like spiders but not huge furry ones.
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Well done. I like this;;; I collectand bind them as antidote. I think we do this with past memories as well.
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I think that’s true Dwight. We have many ways to sustain ourselves. Thanks!
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You are welcome!
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well matched art and words … love that redback taking central theme 🙂
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Thanks Kate.
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Both wonderful collections of items, one a distinct shift away from the other.
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Thanks Jade. I did these a few years ago, and just rediscovered them. I meant to do a whole series. Another task for The List. (K)
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No, it is not. “Glittering like shifting time” sounds hopeful. Awesome collages.
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Thanks Punam. I do believe we can construct better worlds.
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I was having dreams last night that I wanted to stay in. Your collages have that fragmented but connected feel of dreams.
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Thanks Merril. Sometimes I can’t even remember the dreams, but the atmosphere lingers.
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Yes, that’s so true.
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Lovely collages and glittering words. I hope your dream fragments sustain you.
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Thanks Suzanne. Despite the world’s problems, life offers much to sustain us.
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Perhaps we all veil our true form because we struggle to recognise our inner beauty!
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I think that’s true Ingrid. It’s hard for us to acknowledge ourselves.
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Gorgeous collage and words!
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Thanks Graeme!
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I love this poem. It can be read in different ways… it’s all subterfuge, isn’t it? Powerful collages too, they mirror the yearning of the poem.
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Thanks D. It is indeed.
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Wonderful quadrille K. Sometimes we don’t want to wake from our dreams and I certainly understand the cloak to hide behind. ❤️
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Thanks Christine. We need one at times.
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I’ve had a couple dreams I’d like to stay lost in! What a lovely quadrille. Your art always speaks to me, Kerfe.
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Thanks Colleen. I think we’ve all experienced it.
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I think most of us do that. Whether or not it’s a fault, I don’t know. But it’s human.
That last line is wonderful!
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Thanks Jane. We need those tricks to navigate life.
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We do.
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Beautiful. I especially love the idea of “lost inside the fragments of this dream”.
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Thanks Mish. You picked a good word.
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Stunning. Subterfuge is a great word.
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Thanks Melissa. I agree!
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We all need antidotes to despair … a great quadrille.
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Thanks Helen.
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I need that antidote…
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Help yourself Bjorn!
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The cloak of dreams definitely gets a lot of use in my wardrobe. And both of these collages would make a magnificent Moon in a tarot deck!
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Thanks Sun. They are Moon Totems, at least that was my idea, so it makes sense they would work for a Moon card. I never made my Chariot. It’s in a pile with a lot of other things. There’s just too little time…
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Or enough time that just hasn’t arrived yet!
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It’s taking its time.
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Beautiful poem and collage, which we can all relate and appreciate.
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Thanks Grace.
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Wonderful collages to dream about.
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Thanks!
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Hi Kerfe, my view is that you need to do whatever is necessary to keep going forward with an attitude of happiness and hope.
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I think that’s true Robbie. We are lost without hope.
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a cloak of dreams is sometimes a map showing a path to the heart’s (true) desire
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I think that’s true, if only symbolically.
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