Category: Poetry
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10 June: Field of Daisies #thewildness
Day 10. Describe the texture and scent of wildflowers you encounter on your nature walks. A Field of Daisies White and bright as shiningpassion. It wraps grassy breathin silk, and I’m in heady pastures of spice.A mantle of clove, of air and light,as if every star was born here, to fledgeand fly by night. For…
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9 June: for Unicorn Challenge (flash fiction)
The Rise of Crows She knew something was wrong in her head when they started perching on the windowsills, and on the roof and fence. Crows, thick as blackness on the overhead lines. One two three four … six twelve twenty on the clothesline. Like worry beads. Crows in the field crawing at the cows.…
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9 June: Who’s the Bird #thewildness
Day 9: Create a dialogue between two different species of birds. Who’s the Bird A magpie lands on the branch beside a robin. Hello, says the robin.Buzz off, says the magpie.I was here first, says the robin. You buzz off, and tone it done – my littles are napping. Are you here for my babies?…
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8 June: The Love of It All #the wildness
Day 8: Write about a favourite childhood memory spent in nature. The Love of It All Dad pushes his easel into the sand.He prefers damp sand –keeps the easel steady, he says, but it’s high tide, so he’s up near the dunes up near the driftwood that’s smoothas the back of Granny’s hands,and crabgrass that…
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7 June: This Corner of Earth #thewildness
Day 7 #thewildness. Imagine you are a wildlife photographer. Describe the most breathtaking picture you have taken during your challenge. This Corner of Earth From stone to tree,a path-like veinto the barn’s weather-dimpled door.It’s marked with broad rain and burning sun,seasons not forgot. Fields over there,the wheat is nodding to rapeseed, and the musical rhythm…
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7 June: For Twiglets #328
The Carp Not quite a lake but far more than a pond. Water’s so still you’d swear it was congealed. Sunlight splits through the density of it,reveals a sudden splash of silver scales. Boys. Young men. Grandfathers. They allwant to catch that fish. An age old carp, that’ll taste like fat-fried primordial mud. Written for Twiglet…
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6 June: for Poetic Bloomings
The last day of May, and the wind is a concussion. A howling violence. A motorcycle shriek. Leaves snap away from the day. But the wild garlic, its pearly blooms and barreling scent, it refuses intimidation. The rain comes in spines. In bricks. Sharp. A growl from a thousand miles out at sea. And a…
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5 June: Battle Scars
Battle Scars Harsh sky whoseclouds hang mortal low,frost-weightedand summer forgotten. Written for 5 June Fandango’s One Word Challenge: “harsh” 17-syllables: enjambed American Sentence (sometimes you just need to break things) – Artwork is created using AI Midjourney. Imagery and poems ©Misky 2023.
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6 June: Klimt’s Palette #thewildness
June 6. Write a poem inspired by the vibrant colours and patterns of a butterfly’s wings. Klimt’s Palette It dances over the fence,gone like a dream.A whispery prayer.Wings of electric blue sky. Butterfly, petal soft in the sun.Wings of cloisonne,pieced and puzzled stardust.A splash of Gustav Klimt’s palette. It shines phosphorescent yellow,bright as medieval sunlightthrough…
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5 June: The By and By #thewildness
Day 5. Describe a peaceful moment spent observing a body of water. The By and By By and by, my thoughts finda final resting place. Here, wherethe fruits of one’s beating heartfind moon-stained fragrance. Water’ll steal your heart with itspond-born language, life’s broth, and by and by, the frogs murmurtheir love talk, diamond clear,vowel-bending into…
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