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Quadrille #235 "Take your poem for a whirl around the block" Posted by whimsygizmo
The prompt for Poets and Story tellers United is What do you like about the dark
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| Photo Brendon Ghilchrist, Christchurch |
Whirl through wonder
Curling in my sleeping bag,
I gaze at a swirling starlit sky
in the darkest depths of night.
At Lake Tekapo,
lights pinned high,
lights pinned high,
whirl through wonder,
tracing the Milky Way’s endless maze,
tracing the Milky Way’s endless maze,
spilling a neural network
of celestial beauty.
Mind and matter mending.
There's nothing like the Milky Way under a Southern sky. Beautifully written.
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There is nothing like the Milky Way under a southern sky! well composed!
ReplyDeleteyour poem encapsulates that "whirl through wonder," so well
ReplyDeletep.s. I have been here too but never lain under these stars
I love the way you describe the thought process of being amazed
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your whirl through wonder, Marja, and it was a pleasure to join you under a ‘swirling starlit sky’.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done. Stargazing is one of life’s greatest pleasures, opening the mind in so many ways, doors of pleasure swinging ajar. The experience is only confined by your mind. Give it free rein and you will be entranced.
ReplyDeleteHow magical and beautiful - a real delight - Jae
ReplyDelete..."whimsygizmo," I love it.
ReplyDelete"Mind and matter mending."
ReplyDeleteOh, YES. Please. Love this.
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Beautifully composed —
ReplyDeletewhen we were growing up, the Milky Way was a sight we could actually see. Now, it feels like our sky needs a cataract removed.
How beautiful!
ReplyDeleteVery atmospheric....
ReplyDeleteVery good clever girl.
ReplyDeleteHow truly divine!
ReplyDeletelights pinned high whirl through wonder AND a neural network
ReplyDeleteof celestial beauty -- My favorite lines. Bravo!
So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBjxxx,
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We are fortunate here in NZ to have clear skies to see the Milky Way. No pollution.
ReplyDeleteMarja, I feel such calm in this piece — “whirl through wonder” seems to hold both awe and quiet restoration. It makes me wish you’d write more poems like this; your way of capturing stillness in motion always draws me in.
ReplyDeleteMuch love,
David
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