I've bought a pair of bamboo chopsticks
There is a small painting on the chopsticks
The man in the painting is much like him
with a fishing pole - oh I once met him in his poem
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Very alluring and mysterious, wondering how you first met this man and heard his poem, how did his picture somehow appear on your chopsticks, peaks my curiosity, wonderful poem. Thank you for sharing. RoseAnn
This is a very real fantasy, which might sound contradictory but your poem shows it's true. Your poem strikes me as anThe elusive person is first a picture on chopsticks, becomes the emory of someone you fleetingly encounteredd account ot the elusive nature of things or people we see only briefly but imagine so many possibilities. The figure on the chopsticks reminds you of someone who appeared in one of his own poems, and that poetic figure is very compelling. He is so real to your imagination, he will certainly be embodied in someone you meet in the real world. I had a teacher who told us, NOTHING CAN BE REAL WHICH HAS NOT FIRST BEEN IMAGINED. You have done this imaginative work in this smiling, upbeat, happy poem.
Thank you very much dear Daniel for your vivid comment. NOTHING CAN BE REAL WHICH HAS NOT FIRST BEEN IMAGINED. - a very good saying. I like it.
Wonderfully paraphrased natural phenomenon wrapped in to a poem. Thanks for sharing.
Dear Jayatissa, thank you very much for your encouraging comment on my work.
'but a fisherman staying with salty light' these are the rewards of time spent watching waiting catching food to eat, catching the infinite wonder of changing light near water through seasons weather changes