Thursday, November 12, 2020

most graceful of rhythmic gliding in the water

                                                                                                                 Author:Isiwal
Image:  Butterfly stroke  (here)

the 10 of 12 given words:
blue, speck, sank slid butterfly, 
sing, sunny tender stalk  longer

a blue speck from the distance diving in and 
sank just beneath the surface and who slid out  
again gracefully at the start of the butterfly stroke
one of the most difficult and exhausting yet the
most graceful of rhythmic gliding in the water

akin to singing on a sunny day in the cool of the 
pool tenderly with captivating poetry in motion
reminiscing of a shark stalking  its doomed prey
the longer it was the more mesmerizing one felt  

Linda's at d'Verse OLN #278 - rejoice
MMT's Whirligig #292

11 comments:

  1. Nice! I'm stuck fitting in "speck!"

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  2. Can sure feel freeing, unless you are prey to a shark

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  3. Your poem reads like a wonderful fantasy .... cheers.

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  4. Synchronized swimming. I really love the contrast and comparison of the swimmer and the shark.

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  5. Great description of the swimmer and the form.

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  6. Love this.
    Watch out for sharks!
    Anna :o]

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  7. What acute descriptions, all charged with energy.

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  8. I always found it amazing to watch Michael Phelps swim the butterfly in the Olympics. Your second stanza explains exactly why!

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  9. There's a lulling flow to this--I can imagine watching that swimmer--or being unaware of the shark.

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