Everything stopped moving –
Feathers hung suspended,
Grass was green and frozen,
Held in that still moment:
Ice in a blue prism –
Just speak and it’s broken.
The lovely Lillian over at dVerse asks us to write an alphabet sestet – a six line poem, where each line begins with a sequential letter of the alphabet – in this case, E-F-F-H-I-J. Short but sweet.
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I love the silence of such a serene moment… just excellent place to be.. and be part of.
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Thanks, Bjorn. Trying to capture the uncapturable, I think.
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It is absolutely luscious to have a moment like this – and I love your descriptive line “ice in a blue prism” …Wouldn’t it be lovely, if like when you hold a kaleidoscope up and twist it into shapes and stop on one that you just love….life could be like that? To just stop it there for a few moments? 🙂
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That would be wonderful…
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This makes me think of a clear winter’s day with a hawk hanging in the sky. A lovely snapshot.
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Nice last line. Breaking stillness with speech.
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You suspended time with this sestet. I didn’t realise I was holding my breath!
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Brief, yet so descriptive.
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You did capture the unbound, the maverick–reminds me of during an accident, time slows way down, almost stopping.
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Oh yes, those moments that expand to fit the content.
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I love this poem, as usual…
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I love that still moment specially: Ice in a blue prism.
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Ice in a blue prism…that is perfect! I love your poem about silence and serenity.
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Very nice sestet.
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I remember winter moments like that, as if time stood still and the silence was humongous. Lovely write.
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like a precious moment when one speaks and the beauty of the moment is gone…
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Love the urgency in this stillness!
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“Hold your breath” – all that happens in a moment and then is gone – lovely.
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Enjoyed this very much!
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Ice in the blue prism! Perfect. I love this short, sweet moment of stillness.
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like watching a baby’s first smile, a moment so hard to capture in our hearts though it keeps repeating itself, your words made time stand still for me, a pause we all need – so beautiful
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You’ve frozen the moment, Sarah, in words – I won’t read it aloud in case it breaks. 😉
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Lovely, unique imagery and this moment you’ve created feels like a safe place to be…..a haven.
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I love this, and for some reason I was seeing a hummingbird right before a cat got it! On the second reading, I let go of that image and really loved the serenity of that moment without breath. Lovely!
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