incantation Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Winds are like faintingGhosts, bees a stethoscopeOverwhelmed by soundOf surging hearts.Wounded in beautyThe earth offers handcuffsOf gold to its guests.Does the butterflyExperience its biographyAfter death and a planetExperience its rebirthAfter extinction of a race.Rain delivers sustenanceTo sunflowers, earth'sHours are deliveredTo theSun. Wildfires runThrough forests. TheTimed beauty of waterfallsEchoing, moonlightMoving across the nightjarsWing, beauty of nature'sDaughters has equal allure. Does lightning dream about those who dream about lightning. Winter navigates it's labyrinth of unlit watchtowers and empty hives. Sleepwalkers shadow the moon in search of unfinished halos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Hi Incantation, I'm surprised this hasn't had an responses yet. It is crammed with unique imagery beginning with the first line. I'm not sure I see where it is going other than the vision each line paints in words which are beautiful. ~~Tink 1 Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W. Parsley Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Hi Barry, wow, this one packs a wallop for this reader! You could have named it something like, "Lament for the Sixth Great Mass Extinction." This is an Earth that is recovering from our follies and dereliction yet cannot help being haunted by what was beautiful about us. But the haunting is implied, just out of sight while the planet restarts its nourishing waterflows, new chapters of its perpetual biography. Nothing you have previously written is more imaginative or more impacting than this one. Though I find the line spacing at the end a little perplexing, I assume there is a reason for it. You are still on your game, friend! Thanks (I think!), - David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incantation Posted October 29, 2022 Author Share Posted October 29, 2022 thanks Tinker and David..where is everyone?... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incantation Posted October 29, 2022 Author Share Posted October 29, 2022 tony is very elusive.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Barry, I agree this is one of your best yet. There is beauty, a loveliness that permeates throughout. By the end -- On 9/30/2022 at 4:53 AM, incantation said: Does lightning dream about those who dream about lightning. Winter navigates it's labyrinth of unlit watchtowers and empty hives. Sleepwalkers shadow the moon in search of unfinished halos. -- I am completely captivated. Nice work! Tony 1 Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W. Parsley Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize Guidelines | poets.org Deadline 11/15/2022. Please enter. Cheers, - David 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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