The sign is there but we miss it,
drive right by in oblivion,
not in defiance, just not seeing
caught in a daydream,
a fantasy or making plans
until reality looms and
our mind flashes back
to the yellow diamond sign
yelling “Dead End”!
©2017 Ontheland
Today’s dVerse poetics prompt is from Mish: “Today I’d like you to choose a sign as a visual prompt. Let it speak to you metaphorically or as an allegory.” My response is a 44-word quadrille and the edited photo is from Pixabay.
Ontheland 
These signs are sometimes easy to miss especially if this is a metaphorical dead end. Hopefully there will be a place to turn around at the end.
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Yes life signs are easier to miss than the ones on the road … often clearer in retrospect. There is usually a way to turn around eventually…though some situations are more tight than others (metaphorically or otherwise). Thanks for your thoughts Frank 🙂
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I like how “just not seeing, caught in a daydream” sounds to my ears. Very lyrical.
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Thanks for noting that … a lucky proximity 🙂
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Life’s about choices, and we often miss the signs. Beautifully written!
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Thank you Beverly. Yes reading signs is an ongoing challenge as well as dealing with surprises.
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A beautiful poetic play with the image. It reminds me of Donald Trump’s policies as well.
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Thanks Denis …. yes a roadblock on the road to social and environmental responsibility.
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I think that’s where we end no matter how much we look…
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We need to be a bit cautious when we’re out in the world.
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There is the dead end and then there’s the cul-de-sac 🙂
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An interesting distinction. Certainly a cul-de-sac is easier to escape 🙂
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I hope there is a way to turn around. A dead end sounds not only final, but negative, not like a decision made.
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Of course the word ‘dead’ has a certain meaning but a ‘dead end’ is simply a place where there is no more road and you have to turn around. Usually that is possible. Other times, as in life, there is thick brush and ditches which make turning around quite difficult……
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I know what a dead end is–I guess I was thinking more Twilight Zone sort of dead end. 😉
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That sounds like a possible dead end zone a twilight world, a land of living dead maybe…. 😨…a place to avoid for sure 😉
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Those signs are there for a reason and sometimes we often missed it ~ We learn the lessons the hard way sometimes ~ Good one ~
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Thanks Grace…often the hard way makes the biggest impression (a lesson that sticks 🙂
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a dangerous time to daydream – but I like how the sign was seen but not noticed
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Yes we see lots of things but don’t necessarily pay attention 🙂
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Sometimes the Dead End is the first thing we notice on our path, if we are not taking in the journey.
Thanks for joining in, Janice. 🙂
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Do you mean if we are results oriented rather than appreciating the path?
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Love your response to the prompt here. So many signs….dead end can be the road we take, in haste, not looking at all the signs that came before. A U-Turn is what is sometimes needed!
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We have to be versatile 🙂 thanks Lillian
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Woooot!❤️ You took me by surprise with this one! Rocked the prompt 😀
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Thanks Sanaa :))
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Aye and Marvelous! 😎😎🌹🌹🌹
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Thanks Dorna 😎
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