Last week’s poetry challenge was to write a sept on the theme of swans, and/or using this painting as inspiration.
You sent in a lot of lovely poems. Here they are, in order of appearance.
Peter Bouchier’s was the first entry
https://peterbouchier.wordpress.com/english-essays-and-poems-2/tuonela/
Then EP Verbeek with this poem
Swan King of the birds
Graceful and gracious
As couple together
Only death can separate you
Your children fervently defend
Oh beautyful birds
Will we People ever be like you?
I reduced it to a seven line sept to fit the metre:
Swans
Graceful
Together
Until death parts
Brood-guarding
Beauties
Trust.
Then Sally Cronin decided to give it a go.
https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2015/10/21/poetry-challenge-swans-via-jane-dougherty/
Next comes Cygnus from rivrvlogr
glide
Cygnus
your beauty
and elegance
reflected
in your
grace
https://rivrvlogr.wordpress.com/2015/10/21/cygnus/
Then Erica Herd
http://suburbanhobo.com/2015/10/21/poetry-challenge-swans-and-ugly-duckling/
From the originator, Elusive Trope
Swans at Dusk
hand
cross brow
shade the eyes
aid sight’s struggle
to capture
nature’s
lift
http://elusivetrope.com/2015/10/21/swans-at-dusk/
Ali Isaac’s particularly cheerful contribution:
The Dream of Óengus Óg
Fly
Swan-maid
Dream lover
Lift up my heart
On soft wings
Whilst I
Die
Then Deuxiemepeau
Wings
Caress
The soft light
Of sun on sea,
Fluttering,
Flying,
Free.
Another cheery one from Kris the Bard
Swans
Jet black
Harbingers
Of my sorrow
Fly away
Leave me
Be
Jim contributed this one—I’m sorry I don’t have a link for you, Jim 😦
Sun
Shadows
Under wing
Swans day begins
Over sea
Then land
Free
JLapis slipped this one in:
https://darklightharbor.wordpress.com/2015/10/25/white-winged-embrace/
Then The Secret Keeper
http://thesecretkeeper.net/2015/10/25/poetry-challenge-the-sept-2-swans/
Last one from jjspina
Like
Finds love
Leads the way
Needs more today
Than just love
Finds more
Heart.
Thank you all for the great response. New theme tomorrow. Bet you can’t guess what it will be 🙂
Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
Jane Dougherty set us a poetry challenge last week and here are our swan songs….
So many wonderful perspective. This is poetry I understand. All stunning. ❤ ❤
It looks so simple but you have to make every word count. The effect can be lovely, I agree 🙂
*sigh* Yes, lovely. 🙂
Lol! Well I know how much you love cheery… the good news is, he didnt die. Well, not then, anyway, although he thought he was. Ah, true love!
Sometimes you wonder if the phony version isn’t better 🙂
I know. I do too.