MIDLIFE CRISIS
(a shadorma)
the crisis
everyone faces
midway in
life’s journey…
is not knowing for sure when
it’s really mid-life
2012-08-27
P. Wanken
Inspired by Carry On Tuesday’s prompt #170 to use all or part of a modern translation of the first line of Dante’s Inferno: “Midway in life’s journey….”
I’ve also posted this poem for Day 55 at “100 Days of Summer” — click here to go to their Facebook page.
echoes from the silence 
What a clever interpretation of the prompt… I think I’ve passed it (I’m past it!)
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I appreciate you and your support, ViV. *hugs*
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Great unexpected twist. Loved it.
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Mosk! Thank you. Truly.
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Nice writing, Paula, but I have to be honest, and sorry if this is a bit of a downer. At 56, I realize I have probably lived longer than I am going to live. And, if I think too much about that, it makes me feel sad.
Patricia
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Yes indeed…it’s a realization we all face as we hit midlife. :-\
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I guess I wrote a bit of a dirge as my response to the prompt as I knew I was half way through. But, I like the approach you take!
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Thanks for your visit and feedback. 🙂
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Love your work…..so so good…..!!
confessing ochre is never far away
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Thank you so much for your kind words!
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Oh yes, and then that stinking roadmap–always missing right when you think you know where you are going–which is mid, anyway–it’s a moving target 🙂 Nice write!
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Thanks, Sara! Yes, you’re right about that moving target and the roadmap…not to mention detours along the way! :-\
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Oh yes, I forgot about the detours! 🙂
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sometimes they’re scenic…
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Those are the best kind! 🙂
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this made me smile. Very true!
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Thanks for stopping by!
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Nice!
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Thanks!
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Well said, Paula!
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Aw, thank you, Sara!
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