Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Ghostly Shapes in Landscapes
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Sunday Scribblings prompt #120 ~ Ghosts
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Not everyone believes in ghosts ~
But then
There are certain feelings
In certain landscapes
That can't quite be explained
That can't quite be ignored
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Take a walk
Take a walk in early morning mist where
No traffic hums
No bird calls
No wind
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Thin branches
Suddenly arc before you
Like skeletal arms
Beckoning an embrace
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Unknown shapes
Demand attention
Demand respect
Perhaps
Demand fear
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Pic collage by Gemma Wiseman ~ Ghostly lights and shadows
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A lonely tree
Naked
Fragile
On a slope of
A hill
Inspires
A drowning
Shivering sense of
Being alone
Being open to
Threat
Vulnerable
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Long shadows reach deep into
Long forgotten fears
Haunting
Disturbing
Overwhelming
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Even when light
Illumines clouds
Very slowly
Dark outlines
Stubbornly challenge
A weighty question
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There is no such thing as ghosts?
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14 comments:
I like that feeling, it makes me feel like I'm one with nature and I can finally feel it all around me.
It's a good write.
Perhaps, the ghost is mother nature herself?
Gemma,
If ghost takes that form, then I don't mind seeing one. Your words made me like to experience such an encounter.
I love to commune with nature, in this poem the elements seem to reciprocate that love in the line:
"Thin branches...
...beckoning an embrace"
There is that certain longing, this time in the part of nature longing for our embrace.
I wish you well.
~ Jeques
You place the feeling of mystery in what we observe well.
I love the photo collage here and the sense of mystery too
My favorite lines:
On a slope of
A hill
Inspires
A drowning
"inspires / a drowning" is wonderful.
Gemma, this is a mysterious write, yes, sometimes, out of nowhere you just got an eerie feel. hehe
liked the series of photos too.
Pictures and words go so well together!
The last few mornings we have been completely socked in by fog which gradually retreats and creates such ghostly landscapes. Your poem is lovely, as are your photos.
i think your collage is a wonderful accent to your verse which in and of itself is beauty!!!
"A lonely tree
Naked
Fragile
On a slope of
A hill
Inspires"
I just stopped here..it does inspire me a lot...
Beautiful poetry and photography. Nature does have a ghostly presence as your images described.
gemma you are really getting some excellent shots... wow!!!!
Hello Gemma, I love your photography and ghostly images. Just beautiful! I captured one such image last Friday so I decided to add my post to the Sunday Scribblings.
Karen at Ciderantiques
Gemma, I loved this.
And on tomorrow's walk, I will open my eyes wider.
Thanks.
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