a long, heavy reed
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adumbrates still pond water
almost touching water's reflective surface
with a sun-sterilized tip,
its elongated limb of green
abstains from causing ripples.
a long, heavy reed
bent from its own weight,
bows its head in prayer
inciting a choir of afternoon frogs
to chorus along peripheral banks,
this, an earthen halo.
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Michelle, what a powerful and beautiful poem with fantastic imagery and musing. It gives one pause to think how much goes on in nature that we would see if we stop to look, really look and read the messages given.
Hugs, JJ
I am so excited to see this, evidence of a journey toward healing and repair. I read it aloud -- there were no stumbling places, so it works. Some of the images are lovely. Some word choices seem too obscure for the poem to be accessible. It is, after all, simple loveliness the words capture. . .
Beautiful and meaningful words. I love this.
Thanks for visiting my blog, Naquillity. Your poem brings forth a lovely scene!
I read this one out loud, twice, then put my computer on speech, and one of the voices read it. I love the way you put the words together, and the sound of it.
i know that reed......
i've been that reed....
WOAH! this is beautiful...full...it was like humidity...I don't know how else to describe it. WONDERFUL poem.
Very deep, I had to read and reread.
Beautiful, beautiful! you know how I love nature poetry, and that prayer metaphor really connects with this scene. Wonderful!
Hi- Although I'm not religious, I found the second stanza very moving. Strong writing and messages.
I really liked this piece; I can see it so well.
I like your use of $5 words in the piece. I think the word selections enhance the imagery. For me, this was more than a casual read since I had to look up the word adumbrate.
And I was interested in doing so, because the imagery immediately captured my imagination.
Well done.
This is a winner, Naquillity! I love that word "adumbrate" and the choir of afternoon frogs can be heard internally.
Kat
Glad you liked my poem on Bolts of Silk...enjoyed reading the poems on your blogs, peace is a bit greater now in my own day, thanks.
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