I shot this beautiful image in my local park over the weekend and, in conjunction with a bout of insomnia, it inspired me to write a piece of poetry.
Why not use it as a writing prompt yourself and send me a pingback so I can see what you came up with?
Enchanted Eventide
As the sun dips its head
‘Neath the heads of the trees,
And the long shadows mingle
and dance in the breeze,
There exists a feint world
at the edge of your sight
That sings for the playful,
Awakening twilight.
You’ll know if you ever
discover this land
By the dreamy fern fingers
and twinkling sands.
The wind will bring whispers
of sweet silver chatter
Which entwines in trees then,
Unaccountably, scatters.
If you’re lucky the fairies
Will make themselves known.
And inhabit your daydreams
with wonders you’re shown
But know just as soon as
The Moon starts to mist
The feint world of fairy
Will cease to exist.
If you liked this, why not visit my Poetry section to read other short works.
If you like to read something a little longer, try my Short Stories section.
If you like a challenge, I host the weekly Six Word Story Challenge. New authors are always welcome!
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Here’s my poem:
I’m lost
and alone
I glance at
my phone
There’s no signal
here
and I start
to fear
that I will
soon miss
food
water
shelter
Netflix
wine.
Sh!t.
(I got tired at the end.)
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Haha!! I love the ending – keeping it real!
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Lovely and mystical. Love the serene photo. I’ll have to conjure up something.
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Love your photo – inspired me to write a poem about the enchanted glade. It’s a treat to get a prompt from someone else. Please keep doing this !
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How lovely, thank you for taking part. I will certainly do this again – watch out for more Auckland original images!
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I’m not a poet, Nicola, but this is a beautiful poem prompted by that lovely photo. Well done!
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Hi John,
I’m not really a poet either, I only understand them if they rhyme! Peter at Peter’s Ponderings will attest to this!
Thank you for reading my modest attempt at poetry, I’ll be posting more of these as I attempt to learn the craft!
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You’re welcome! In my humble view, Nicola, you’re off to a fine start! I’ll look forward to your next offerings.
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