It's Still Life

The Architecture of a Moment

Notes: Rooted in the oldest English tradition, Anglo-Saxon accentual verse follows the rhythm of breath and heartbeat rather than syllable or rhyme, where meaning is carried by cadence, image, and pause.

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Architecture of a Black Feather

Crow on a leaf-bare branch —
rain-soaked,
plumage bruised to blue sheen.

Polished obsidian,
gossamer slick
of night’s wet ink.

Wings ripple;
iridescence shifts,
and he lifts
into silent flight.

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Written for Writers’ Digest Poem-a-Day Challenge prompt word: Description. Poems/prose and some images are ©Misky 2006-2025.