Thursday, November 26, 2020

Witch's Broom

 


Whipstitched nebula of filaments

Wandering clouds of dust, ember & gas

We wish

Watchfulness of ravens

Wistful beacon of light from dolphin's eyes

Wellspring of ancient forest billowing in our chests

Weightlessness of wars, words & wounds



NGC 6960 (Witch's Broom Nebula)
Picture credit:  Here


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Poetry form is Pleiades.  A late entry for the our Poetics Promp, Stars that Count.

16 comments:

  1. This is exquisitely drawn, Grace! I especially love; "Wellspring of ancient forest billowing in our chests."💝

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  2. My 1st encounter. Wonderful work, Grace.

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  3. Grace, you had me here:

    "Whipstitched nebula of filaments"

    What an OPENER! You show us how it's all done and I absolutely love the meaning behind this piece. It is very germane to Thanksgiving today with these few lines especially:

    "We wish

    Watchfulness of ravens

    Wistful beacon of light from dolphin's eyes

    Wellspring of ancient forest billowing in our chests

    Weightlessness of wars, words & wounds"

    Embracing, wishing and hoping for peace. That is truly a dream around the globe that most everyone can likely share. You state this so emotionally, it is stunning the overall impact--so much that you cannot just read the poem once. A beautifully penned piece.

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  4. An amazing image - and such a fine piece (I was hopelessly stumped by this one) -images strung on filaments - so in the end we're not sure if it's out there in the nebula or 'billowing in our chests'. Terrific stuff.

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  5. I love that image and how you describe this wondrous being that floats above it all.

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  6. Very nicely done Grace. Love this line... Wellspring of ancient forest billowing in our chests

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  7. I, too was hooked by the first line! Wonderful take on the Pleiades prompt.

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  8. A spellbinding witch's broom of a Pleiad, Grace! I love the phrase ‘Whipstitched nebula of filaments’ made up of the three elements ‘dust, ember & gas’ and the ‘Watchfulness of ravens’ – all sky-bound.

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  9. Truly you have cast a spell, which is a wish rounded out into words and put out into the world. I have been caught and rounded by such spells. You are a good witch.

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  10. I love this. First that there is a nebula with that name, and then that you crafted a poem that captures the magic--and those wishes!

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  11. This is lovely, Grace. Huge sigh from me.

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  12. I love this line
    "Weightlessness of wars, words & wounds"

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  13. Beautiful poem Grace — beautiful nebula!

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