In the ocean of an
evening
Keeping watch along
the shore
Between light and
dark
Constellations, and
so much more
Like a canvas
painted
In shades of grey
Out from the shadows
So close, yet far
far away
A handful of
thoughts
Tossed into the
nighttime sky
Grow old in the
making
Forgotten, by and by
Watching time pass
by the window
Day says goodnight
and departs
Letters in a bottle
drift away
Oceans
of thought impart
So, I try to catch
the light
But it gets away
I keep thinking
Will it come back
another day?
Stars poke slowly
out
Pinholes on a
charcoal slate
Floating in the
nightfall
Water in the waves
won't wait
Frosty moonlight
descends
Breath hangs in the
darkening night
Shadows the twilight
won't free
Bow to an awakened
first light
Morning flies on,
the stars softly sigh
Raise a hand
across your eyes
Pause, then suddenly
realize
It's the dawning of
the day
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Fellow poets, sorry I didn't get my expedited poem posted earlier. I didn't know my prompt idea was selected until this morning. Best wishes to all and thanks for participating in "twilight". Rob.
ReplyDeleteSorry about the surprise, Rob! I was on vacation and lost track of time. Yours was a great suggestion, so I went with it. Whenever you can get a poem to us, we will post it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity to use my prompt. I was scrambling at 6am. :o) I hope you had a great vacation. Rob
ReplyDeleteJust wanting to clarify since I'm new...I used this photo as my prompt but noticed others used the word "twilight" with another photo. Do you have a preference or rule about this? Beautiful photo which did prompt my haiku. Just wondering for the future.
ReplyDeleteMost people (and I believe the law) considers poems and photographs as copywrited material of the individual having written or taken the pictures. Copywright laws are in effect to help minimize plagiarism. A good rule of thumb is to ask permission before using either poems or pictures and give acknowledgement to the author(s) when using in some type of footnote. I beieve this is a good rule of thumb, though OSI may have more to add on the subject. I almost always use my own photos so it isn't an issue for me. Also, I don't mind you using my photo on your blog. I'm flattered. :o) Thanks for participating in "twilight".
ReplyDeleteThanks to everyone who participated in "twilight" this past week. I enjoyed reading your poems very much. Rob
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