Inspired By a Single Word - Slice
My poem was inspired by Linda at Teacher Dance http://teacherdance.blogspot.com/2013/03/poetry-slices-and-more-15-of-31.html
and what she wrote about David Harrison’s blog and his one word challenge http://davidlharrison.wordpress.com/adult-word-of-the-month-poem
. This month’s word is snake.
The Snake
Driving down the road
A hawk
A fence post.
I asked
Go back?
He balked.
Said
It would be gone.
It would be gone.
It wasn’t.
Her feathers
Windblown
Windblown
Ruffled.
Disheveled
Disheveled
She watched.
The camera clicked.
Her wings extended,
She lifted into the sky,
Her prize dangling.
Ruffled feathers
Evidence
Of the life and
Death battle
She waged and won
In victory
She flew.
The snake
Dangling.
Ruth, I'm so late reading & missed your kind 'link' to my post. Thank you very much. I hope you added your poem on David's post, & this time a link to the post. This is incredible. You have good such a good eye for those pics.
ReplyDeleteWow, this is a neat set of pictures-you captured the moment so well in your poem! Even without the pictures, I could imagine the scene!
ReplyDeleteIt works! The word and the image. Together- amazing. And bravo for stopping for this moment.
ReplyDeleteThe poem was great, but the bonus was at the end, photos to compare the visual image from the mind to the actual event. I'm go glad you were able to go back. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteLoved this - the poem first and then the amazing photographs. Such a treat!
ReplyDeleteWow! What an unbelieveable moment you have captured! And the photographs at the end are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYou made something so "gross" so fascinating! :) The things we can do with words!
ReplyDeleteWow - so glad you went back! Awesome poem and the photos are an added bonus!
ReplyDeletea slice and a bite - your succinct descriptions have really captured this moment of witnessing the majesty of these birds and the intensity of their hunts
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