Those aren’t mountains, those are waves.
Waves of passion and devotion.
Waves of unacknowledged emotions.Those aren’t bruised storm clouds, those are pent up emotions.
Emotions of loneliness and sorrow.
Emotions of creativity boiling in the marrow.Those aren’t broken bones, those are shattered dreams.
Dreams of trust and love.
Dreams of lust and desire.Those aren’t fires, those are raging desires.
Desires of body and soul.
Desires of feeling connection and being whole.Those aren’t shattered pieces, those are parts of a whole.
A whole containing shadows and lights.
A whole of days and nights.©RedCat
Written for tonight’s Poetics: “Go Ahead, Make My Day” at dVerse. Where Mish gives us a bevy of movie quotes to choose from and incorporate into a poem of any style. I started more than one draft, but in the end the best one came from a movie I haven’t seen. But now I think I’ll have too.
“Those aren’t mountains, those are waves.”
– Interstellar, 2014
The world according to RedCat 
Love the last lines “a whole of days and nights” Your verses wash over the reader beautifully! 🌊
Helene, I love your reimagining here. What others see, or what you yourself saw, looked at through a lens of another time, another place, after an epiphany, etc. can mean the world. It is the essence of receptivity! Excellent use of the prompt line. That movie Interstellar is really good and leaves so many openings for the receptive as well.
It’s almost always easier to know what something isn’t, isn’t it?
Excellent translating physical observations to emotional metaphor.
The repetition is fantastic in this.
Looking through a different lens changes everything. I like the repetition. This is very uplifting and convincing.
I love this! There’s the outward show and the raging storm beneath the surface. So beautifully and strongly put.
I enjoyed the rhythm and rhyme of this poem, Helene, as well as the strong metaphors..
A really thoughtful poem, well written.
“A whole containing shadows and lights.” Yes. Everything is contained in this line. Seeking insight is the only way to really know.
A wonderful poem Helene! All we are is parts of a larger whole…
Those aren’t shattered pieces, those are parts of a whole.
Love what you did here… the way you portray the passion makes me feel it in all its contradictions.
I love the contradictions in this poem and how you see things as opposed to what others see. A wonderful write ☺️
This is absolutely exquisite! I love; “Those aren’t fires, those are raging desires. Desires of body and soul. Desires of feeling connection and being whole.”💝💝
“Those aren’t broken bones, those are shattered dreams” oof. Right in the poetry. (one of those “wish I’d written that” moments)
powerful use of metaphors that work really well