Oh to want to be remembered,
To build a legacy,
And live on,
As an immortal.

Sometimes I ponder on the origins of the ancient gods
What fits of ingenuity
And insights into science
Brought them renown
What tutelage from nature
And profound bond with the cosmic forces
Earned them awe and reverence
I often wonder what things they saw
In our world
And in the realms astride reality
How they unlocked the mind
Beyond the mandane
Creating the marvels and terrors
That made them immortal

The eyes are a gift
An anchor to this world
A means to explore its wonders
And feed the soul its beauty
But existence is more than meets the eye
The truest sight is the one within
The one sailing on clouds of dreams
And raging in storms of fear
The one with empathy from desire and despair
Filled with the enlightenment of imagination
The sight of immortals
Eagle in the elm
With this lens, I see you true
Still; you see much more
So I close an eye
And sync with the one inside
Gaze into the world of others
Stare into the alternate
And see, as all immortals have seen

Dark
And light
Stars of night
Share the secret
Of how you all delight
How difference is a trinket
And why balance is what I most covet
I long for immortality, to leave my mark
Chasing dreams, without a single regret
When life binds, I seek an outlet
I look beyond plain sight
To change my fate
To Rewrite
Fight, and
Spark

Let the rain cascade
Let it douse this fire within
Let my ambition
Be tempered by gratitude
Immortality can wait
I live and dream of rainbows
Oh to live forever
~
But stay the same
To be cursed by a blessing.
Neptune
The land calls to you
But the sea will never let you go
Immortal
© judeitakali
A number of my favourite prompts, aligned with my thoughts for this post.
So I joined them together.
I hope you enjoy.
- Colleen’s syllabic challenge – immortality
- KL Caley and Sue’s writephoto – photo of Neptune’s statue in the middle of a river.
- Reena’s exploration challenge – image of girl covering one eye.
- Sadje’s whatdoyousee – photo of eagle looking down from a tree.
- Eugi’s weekly prompt – rainbows.
As you can see, the images I used are all from the prompts, and the theme of immortality came from Colleen.
In bold italics; is a haiku, diatelle, and a tanka.
I Look forward to your thoughts.
Stay safe everyone, Stay loving.
Beautiful…and you ended with a magnificent rainbow 😊..
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Thank you so much Donna. Glad you liked it
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You had me in knots with this one, Jude! I read it more than once to get if immortality is s blessing or curse 🤔
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Thank you so much Reena. I think immortality is often confused with eternity. There’s a subtle difference which I think involves the ability to grow or change
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Immortality …..by judeitakali
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Wonderfully written Jude. A seamless conjugation of all the prompts! Thanks for joining in
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Thank you Sadje. I like the way you’ve phrased this.❤️
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You’re welcome 😉
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Beautiful and intriguing. I loved it.
Thank you for joining in the #writephoto challenge.
KL ❤
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My pleasure Carley. Thank you too.
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Masterfully done, Jude! You make it look easy.
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Thank you so much Dora, it’s most definitely not easy. Hehe, I’m just stubborn and make it work
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‘The truest sight is the one within’ – absolutely 😊
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🙏🏽❤️🌷
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How effortlessly and efficiently you have woven the prompts, ending it with a beautiful 🌈 Jude. Simply amazing!!
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Ahh, it means so much hearing this from you Radhika. Thank you so much 🌷💜
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This poem ought to be immortal. Loved these lines :-
Oh to live forever
But stay the same
To be cursed by a blessing.
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Oh thank you so much Kitty. So glad you like it ❤️🌷
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A wonderful arrangement of words, I have to admit! Beautifully done, Jude. Stay blessed ❤️🙏💐
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Thank you so much Diana. Glad you like it. ❤️🌷
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This is amazing Jude👍
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Thank you so much Roshni.
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WOW, phenomenal poetry–I’m stunned nearly speechless.
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Thank you so much.
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You’re most welcome.
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All so good👍🏻
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Thank you.
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I remember a particular Sci Fi episode of a powerful immortal – who just wanted to be left alone…
I cannot imagine what the Gods of the ancients must have thought of this world to gift things like fire or life to mortals…. and then to retreat and let nature take its course. Though some say the Gods, at least some of them if you pray the right way may answer your requests or prayers… but maybe not exactly in the way you expect 😉
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Personally I’m partial to the belief that immortality is fueled by memory.
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We must remember the good and the bad… to learn. If we take down all the memorials of those we don’t like we may forget those important lessons.
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Perhaps. But one may argue that taking down the memorials is setting a standard for future immortals.
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Basically history is told by those in power…
That has been proven beyond doubt 😉
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I agree but that’s going to become difficult now. For it’s a global world and everyone sees, and records. The suffering, and the oppressors.
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Superb weaving of prompts and my favorite lines –
Oh to live forever
But stay the same
To be cursed by a blessing.
Lovely post, Jude! ❤️
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Thank you so much Eugi. Glad you like it.
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My pleasure!
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Once again you seamlessly weave together forms and ideas. I especially like the rain cascading into rainbows. (K)
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Thank you so much K.🧡
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Simply wonderful.
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Thank you so much.🙏🏽
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I love your take on immortality. Well done, Jude. 🌷
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I’m glad you like it Michaela.🌷❤️
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Jude, your poetry continues to surprise me each week. Fabulous prose and I love all the connections to the challenges you were able to incorporate. That’s brilliant! ❤
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Thank you so much Colleen. I tried out the Diatelle, tho I wasn’t sure about the small case rhyme scheme verses the one in capital letters
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I’m not sure what you mean about the diatelle… it’s a set rhyme scheme of abbcbccaccbcbba with the corresponding syllable counts per line. When you use capital letters, that creates a refrain which means it creates a repeating line in the poem. Did you mean the Abhanga? The “x” and “y” letters always mean that line is unrhymed. Does that help?
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Yeah I rhymed normally but I’m used to seeing them capitalised, and the one time I saw small case, it turned out to mean refrain, so I was a little confused this time but I rhymed directly, as you have seen.
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The capital letters mean refrain in my experience. 🥰
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