spin and spiral
engulfed in wonder
stirred into awakening
blood quickening through
the heart caught pounding
between yearning and fear–
earthsurge pulses
in a wild rhythmic dance
of elemental music–
sensory patterns that become
a voyage of inception
whirling itself alive
Sherry at earthweal asked us to Write a poem about Earth’s wild music. And Sarah’s W3 prompt was a poem of 12 lines or less that includes a contrast of images or ideas in response to her poem “Work in Progress.”
K. 
This is wonderful. Earth’s most elemental music is wild and fierce. When I stand by a raging winter sea, in storm, I am in awe of her power.
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Thanks Sherry. We want to tame nature, but it will not be tamed. All we can do is destroy.
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Yes, everything is in wild movement, everything sings, it just takes special perceptions to hear and feel it. I can see the spirals of life surging up from the earth.
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Thanks Jane. They are always present.
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They’re the basis of life.
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Yes, the elements–wild movement and song. And this time of year, the bright colors of your art. It looks like flowers and birds.
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Two of my favorite things. Thanks Merril.
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You’re welcome!
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Bella!
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Thanks Ron!
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All of humanity dancing amid the wildness of nature – a wonderful poem! If I squint I see a conga line of dancers in the garden….
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Yes, now that you mention it…
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I’m happy for your art! It’s such a gift! I cannot tell if the paintings accompany the word and the world–or, maybe the words accompany the art’s magic to get to this:
“voyage of inception
whirling itself alive”
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Thanks Susan, what a nice thing to say. The words and art always work together for me.
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The colors in the artwork seem to dance to your poetic words. I love the image of the voyage whirling alive.
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Thanks Truedessa.
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A wild whirling music, this —
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One that we should not try to tame…
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ommigosh… I love these lines –
It does! Thanks David.
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The sounds of earth – powerful and beautiful, whirling through your words and paint. Wonderful, Kerfe.
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Thanks Marion.
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So vivid and euphonious! Love this!
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Thanks!
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Kerfe, the most recent W3, hosted by Kunjal, is now live!
https://skepticskaddish.com/2022/06/22/w3-prompt-8-weave-written-weekly/
much love,
David
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Thanks David
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a clear loud pulse winds through this. very well expressed ~
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Life does have an untamable quality…
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Nature is untameable but you have captured that essence beautifully in words.
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Thanks Punam.
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