Gemma's ~ "Greyscale Territory" ~ Poetic Songlines: Unframed or Framed

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Unframed or Framed

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Safety Beach view of Mount Martha with coming storm
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One Single Impression prompt ~ Transience or Permanence
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In no time at all
Nature
In a black mood
Can drown
All sign of human permanence
With the leering light
Of a dark smile
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Safety Beach view of Mount Martha
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In time
Humanity
In desperate mood
Can frame
All sign of nature's transience
With the worried lines of
A wired brow
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7 comments:

SandyCarlson said...: Gemma,
Thanks for these this week. The dark smile and the wire brow sure do have a long and uncertain history together. Your poetry is marvelous, and your blog is beautiful.

Writing in Faith: Poems; June 18, 2008 2:01 AM
Raven said...: I love the wonderful irony of this pair... and their truth. Right now I'm on facing the aftermath of that "dark smile." As I mourn the corpse of my lightning felled tree.; June 18, 2008 5:52 AM
Amber said...: Your photos and words are absolutely beautiful....soul searching.; June 18, 2008 8:27 AM
Geraldine said...: Both of these works were wonderful Gemma! Great use of great prompts. Loved the photos too. WEll done. G

www.mypoeticpath.wordpress.com; June 18, 2008 6:02 PM
paisley said...: With the leering light
Of a dark smile

this set of lines blows me away... i will have to save this and maybe work them in somewhere... just love it!!!!!; June 19, 2008 2:54 AM
Hey Harriet said...: Wow! That poem is wonderful. I'm totally in awe of your writing. Thanks so much for sharing your words!; June 19, 2008 7:27 PM
Pam said...: Your words are so true. The years that I lived on the edge of the continent I was always in awe seeing the work of erasure done by nature on all of man's works.; June 20, 2008 2:58 PM

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