Wednesday, March 9, 2016

The two birds in shades of grey

                                                                   Attribution: Muhammad Mahdi Karim
Image: Mirrors of each Other (here) 

Prompts:
1. Sunday Whirligig's 12 given words:
echoes softness blind body scent bent 
birds shade empty snare crown mirrors

2. 3WW given words:
tasteful selfish realistic 

3. d'Verse's with Naomi's two lines:
Where there was something and suddenly isn’t,
That sizzle like moth wings

Shrill echoes permeated the cool air of morn
Empty of softness reflecting against closed windows
Blind to the body scent of predators lying in wait
Bent on the two birds in shades of grey

Empty of ideas to lay a snare
The predators nonchalantly smacked their lips
Though tasteful of their selfish endeavors
They were being realistic in their contention
They yearned for the jewels in the crown
Yet contrary to their belief, they faltered

Where there was something and suddenly isn’t,
The two birds in shades of grey
Mirrors of each other
That sizzle like moth wings
Gone from their perch

The predators continued with smacking
their now still empty lips
Lying in wait just like before!

Mary's at d'Verse: Poetics: Choose a Line from
Naomi Shihab Nye's  -  Burning the Old Year
MMT's  Sunday Whirligig #50
Thomg's 3WW week #470

16 comments:

  1. I'm captivated by the repetition in this poem. A great piece of work.

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  2. I agree, this is truly enchanting :D

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  3. Great use of the lines! Enjoyed a lot!

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  4. Nature sure has a way or making everything prey.

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  5. Hank, you have worked the line in expertly!

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  6. Those birds of prey... like a shadowed doom they come... great use of the words and the sentence.

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  7. The last stanza is a brilliant summation to the piece.

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  8. Quite the conglomeration of thoughts, all into a coherent bit of worded wonder! Nicely done, Hank!

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  9. When one anticipates for too long rather than acting, dinner gets away!
    I enjoyed this very much. :-)

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  10. Predators never seem to get enough. Poor birds.

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  11. Ah, you handled three challenges beautifully, Hank!! a pleasure to read. Cheryl-Lynn

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  12. I love the lull and flow in this Hank - like nature and life - but also a fairy tale - curiously maybe!

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  13. Great use of the lines Hank ~ Cheers ~

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  14. Phew, relieved they got away! What a clever interweaving of no less than three prompts - you must have spent ages working it out.

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  15. Never a doubt
    on preDator lips
    a WiLL to survive
    hungry wins
    over
    doubt
    and fear..
    Love with
    fear can
    lose
    it ALL...
    Fearless
    Love WiN oF aLL..:)

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