constellating through trees
I am
lying down and looking up
at my innervisions
shouting with the wind
I am
carried by currents
that refuse to cohere
barefoot unhatted
I am
wrapping my head
around the sky
nothing sticks to me
I am
as shadowless as
the inside of night
For the dVerse prompt from Sarah, creating character through what they sense (with a nod to the seasonal celebrations)
feeding the senses
immersive introspection
cosmic interplay
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Another wonderful response…thanks Ken. I especially like the cosmic interplay.
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🙂
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It’s one of those poems that one wishes one had written oneself.
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What a wonderful complement. Thanks Xan!
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This is a very interesting format, Kerfe.
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Thanks Robbie. Like many things I do, it just appeared.
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I enjoyed the words and descriptions you used, especially ‘barefoot unhatted
I am
wrapping my head
around the sky’
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Thanks Catherine-Jayne.
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Very folk-horror – there’s some really great phrasing here – “i am wrapping my head around the sky” – gorgeous – left me wondering who the speaker is – a scarecrow? a shaman? a spirit? – and a great ending.
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Thanks Sarah. I’m feeling the seasonal vibrations.
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I love the thought of a shadow in darkness… seems like an invisible presence.
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Thanks Bjorn. Much of the world around us remains unseen.
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I like the description in the last two lines about being shadowless inside night.
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Thanks Frank.
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This is a gorgeous approach to the prompt
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I enjoyed this, Kerfe. I’ve recently been intrigued by these “show don’t tell” characters. They’re so fascinating and draw me into my imagination. Love the tone of this too. :-).
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Thanks Diana. This was an interesting prompt–always good to try something different.
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I love the concept of being shadowless….very esoteric!
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Thanks Betty.
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Your image reminds me of a spine X-ray, it is very cool! I really enjoyed your poem too! 😊
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Thanks Jill. I see it too, as well as many other things…
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