Peach flavored translucence
With a side of light
Ethereal in its emptiness
Until
A flock of winged silhouettes
Appear
Like cut outs
From the evening sky
Puzzle pieces shifting
High on the morning breeze
A vision broken
When the sun reaches out
And reveals their true colors
This is written for the prompt from
Poetry Jam poetryjaam.blogspot.com, who invites us to take a walk and
write about what we see. The dogs and I saw this vision this
morning. Here in Florida it always looks to me like the birds are
pieces of the sky that somehow fell out of the aerial jigsaw :-)
Also, shared with the wonderful Open Link Night at dversepoets.com
I live the idea that the birds are pieces that fell out of an aerial jigsaw. What a creative thought. Very nice poem, Sara.
ReplyDeleteHi Mary!! Love looking at the birds :-) it works both ways the white ibis or the dawn sillouhettes. Thank you!
Deletenice...i love it...what a cool thought on the birds being pieces fallen out of the sky...what part of florida are you in? i lived in valrico for several years....and forgive me if we;ve had this conversation before...
ReplyDeleteHi Brian!! I'm in South Florida, Fort Lauderdale. Quite a change from Northern CA--do love the birds and skies here.
DeleteAn interesting collage of images that come together into a portrait of the sky, twilit or dawning.
ReplyDeleteHi!! So nice to see you again :-) Great observation about the time of day, two of my favorite times.
Deleteloved that image of the birds being parts of a puzzle - the sky:)
ReplyDeleteHi!! Welcome :-) Thank you for the visit and kind words.
DeleteThis is wonderful... I loved the way you painted this... beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHi Sreeja!!! So glad you enjoyed my word painting, thank you :-)
DeleteYou captured the essence of Florida ... I lived there for eight years, many walks under those peach colored skies.
ReplyDeleteHi Helen!! Really enjoyed your poetic walk too. Thank you:-)
DeleteSuch a fun idea to be able to walk out to a different puzzle everyday!
ReplyDeleteHi Robyn!! I love that idea, Thank you :-)
DeleteGreat imagery of the birds being pieces of puzzle missing from the sky... what a fabulous imagination. Your walk with the dogs sounds a lot warmer than ours was but still, it's good to be outside even here before we drop into the real sub zero temps...lol
ReplyDeleteDelightful read Sara.
Hi Brenda!! You always make me smile :-) Thank you! Really enjoyed your poetic walk as well.
DeleteHi. Loved the jigsaw image and the colours are vividly described. Enjoyed reading this.
ReplyDeleteHi ND!! Loved your mallards :-) Thank you for the visit and compliment!
Deletelove the birds like cut outs from the evening sky..beautiful to watch the birds..so much freedom in their moves..
ReplyDeleteHi Claudia!! I have always loved birds, freedom and agility and then there's the gymnastics at the bird feeder :-) Thank you
DeleteI enjoyed this and love thinking about the birds as cut-outs from the sky. I will remember this image!
ReplyDeleteHi Peggy!! What a wonderful compliment :-) Thank you so much. Hope that you have a delightful holiday!
DeleteLove this, creative and lovely.
ReplyDeleteHi Ayala!! Thank you very much :-)
Deletelove your imagery!
ReplyDeletethanks for participating at Poetry Jam!
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dani
Hi Dani!! Really appreciate all you do at the Jam :-) It's a wonderful place to be.
DeleteSara- This is lovely. Birds always fill the empty sky with joy (IMHO). I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
ReplyDeleteHi Laurie!! So nice to see you (as always) :-) I love that view, they are joyful. Hope that you have a wonderful Christmas too! Thank you!
DeleteI love the way you see those birds! Lovely poem. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Rachel!! Thank you very much :-) Have a wonderful holiday!
DeleteMerry Christmas to you and your beautiful family! :-) Feliz Navidad!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from London.
Hi Cuban!! Muchos Felicidades to you and your family as well. So happy to have met you :-)
DeleteA perfect image of birds in the sky.
ReplyDeleteTim
Hi Tim!! Welcome, and thank you very much for the compliment :-)
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