Sunday, May 4, 2014

Arise blackbird!

                                                                               Artist: Salvador Dali 1960
Image: Chair with Wings

Sunday Whirl Wordle #159
with words:
arise blackbird wings eyes dead broken 
free life light see night moment  

Arise blackbird!
Your wings spanning across
Eyes dead-set staring ahead
Broken only by the glints of light
So apparent in the morning sun
You are free of life’s shackles
But movements denied

Arise blackbird!
Detach yourself from the chair
Ensnared through no fault of your own
See for yourself
A night of reckoning
Precedes the freedom
of the morning after

Arise blackbird!
The moment of truth
To enhance your being
Untie your inhibitions
Decide on your destiny
Double your efforts
Man of the hour!

For Tess' Magpie Tales #218 and
Brenda's Sunday Whirl #159

17 comments:

  1. That is the way to arise, double the effort and decide

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  2. a night of reckoning precedes the freedom on the morning after...what a great line hank....arise, for sure....

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  3. The morning can set us free. What pop ups?

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  4. Arise blackbird to a new day..

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  5. Nice work combining prompts, Hank. They mesh well in your piece.

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  6. a very clever combination....wonderful :)

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  7. Yes, I think this is quite a rising effect, clear vivid and excellent write!

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  8. Love the refrain of "Rise Blackbird", very nice use of the words, Hank.

    Pamela

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  9. A brilliant combo of prompts.. there is a positive drive and energy of your poem I really like.

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  10. I too, like the imperative to rise repeated at the beginning of each verse. And the thoughtful wisdom that follows each one.

    Elizabeth

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  11. well done with all the prompts!

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  12. A powerful evocation ..." A night of reckoning...precedes the freedom ....of the morning after" ...i love this sort of paradox

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  13. Decide your destiny...I believe in that. Good one.

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  14. The repeating line works so nicely...almost hymn-like...

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  15. Making that decision to arise is crucial, the defining moment when success begins.

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