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| The driftwood horse at the Eden Project in Cornwall, UK |
Isn't he stunning?
My entry is a poem, The Sea Horse
The unbound tide has chased him,
the bone horse, raced him to mere
tracery, beached him, flittered and
sand-blasted him smooth as silk.
Then the tide caressed him,
the sea horse, to moon-bleached
bones; his hide forfeit, his
ribs pleached to lacy fretwork.
He rears from the waves, the
bone horse, staves off the
tide's undoing and braves the
brittle judgement of the air.
He is lit from within, the
sea horse; sinew and blood
effaced, his silken bones
encasing airy light and liquid grace.
Proudly he stands, the sea horse,
the bone horse, for he has won the race.
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| More driftwood horses by Heather Jansch |
How strange - this is my second filigree horse this week.
Here's the other one!
This worked beautifully as a poem. Thank you for adding some other examples of her work.
ReplyDeleteI can't pick out a favourite part of the poem as the whole piece is so well constructed (like the sculptures!)
Thank you Anna!
DeleteLorely, this has just left me speechless. It's one of my favourite ones this week.
ReplyDeleteThank you, S-J. I am touched that you think so.
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ReplyDeleteThis is gently beautiful. And believable. So far, nothing has suggested itself to me that has made me want to write anything for this challenge. The sculpture is so perfect I had felt none of my ideas added.
ReplyDeleteBut this poem does.
Well done.
Thank you Isobel. Sorry - can't edit comments on blogspot, but I've copied it and deleted the original!
DeleteI'm glad you liked the poem.
Lol, my tuppence-worth: forget the book for a while... write poetry ! Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful I am speechless. The language just flows musically and magically. Thank you for writing this piece.
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous. Your word craft is outstanding.
ReplyDelete'Then the tide caressed him,
the sea horse, to moon-bleached
bones; his hide forfeit, his
ribs pleached to lacy fretwork.'
This verse is so good it gives me goose bumps.
Thank you so much for writing xx
Beautiful. Excellent. Outstanding writing.
ReplyDeleteWonderful imagery!
ReplyDeleteOh wow. Stunning, stunning writing. I absolutely LOVE this. 'Airy light and liquid grace', just wonderful.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written, and so perfect for the prompt, I could envision it so clearly. Your way with words works well in poetic form. Love the picture of the other horses.
ReplyDeleteWow that is clever AND you have extra photos too which are utterly fascinating.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem and stunning photography
Thank you all SO much. I am very touched and rather speechless myself, at so many really lovely comments. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful poem, very touching and well written. x
ReplyDeleteLoved the poem and the addition of more driftwood horses to emphasise the prompt. :)
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