In the Wake
When I think
of you, I see you
floating, sails
unfurled in
iridescence like fish scales
or maybe crows’ wings,
dark and light
reflected in waves
traveling
unanchored
by time. Will we meet again
on unmapped seas? or
as birds, hearts unveiled, trailing stars?
A elegy for both NaPoWriMo Day 24. The first one I wrote was quite gloomy. I took some of the images and began again.
I think the replacement was sent by the Oracle. It has her mark.
25 responses to “In the Wake”
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- - May 4, 2018
method two madness 
Beautiful.
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Thanks Ken.
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Lovely, I can just imagine at some time meeting as birds, :-), Beautiful and hopeful art.
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I like the idea of birds trailing stars.
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Me too Frank.
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I hope there will be some ways to meet again… but sometimes I think we all will travel on parallel courses on an endless sea.
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We can always keep the memories close by.
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Exactly my thoughts when I read this—the Oracle had a hand in this. Such dreamlike images and not at all gloomy.
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She did–a lot of the same images and such a different result. Definitely the Oracle.
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It has all her hallmarks.
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This is beautiful but you haven’t followed the dVerse prompt. The body of the poem must include the word “gather” or a form of the word as in “gathering or gathers or gathered.” Can you amend the content to do that, while keeping exactly 44 words? Sadly, if you do not, I’ll have to delete it from Mr Linky.
I do love the illustrations.
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Sorry I thought we could use synonyms (meet) I will delete it from dverse.
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I can’t figure out how to delete it…will you do it for me? Thanks.
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Sure. Sorry – synonyms don’t apply to the Quadrille. What a shame to delete – it’s truly beautiful. Hope you’ll come back to dVerse again. Prompts are Monday’s (haibun or quadrille), Tuesday Poetics, and Thursday either open night or Meet the Bar, with a particular form.
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I like the idea of the unexplored areas and a new view.
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Thanks Claudia. Here’s to mystery!
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so beautiful! did you have a special loved one in mind when you wrote?
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Thanks Jodi. It started that way, but I think it stands in for more than one.
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Lovely, Kerfe. I think you are right about the Oracle.I really like those last lines.
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Thanks Merril. It was such a lift after my first attempt at writing it.
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The colors are vibrant and make a gorgeous display much like Spring!
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Yes, it’s finally here!
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I really like the poem and the last line is gorgeous!
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thanks Lynn!
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