Daylight
too bright to
hear the transparency
of Lacewings,
a Bird of Paradise unravel,
the pop
of a seed-head bursting,
to illuminate the creak
of the Earth’s backbone
as it leans towards the sun.
At Epidavros
in the pooling darkness
of limestone,
engraved
in the chink of silver
dropped on stage far below,
you can hear the silence of oracles,
the tip of an icicle
melt
the fizz of expectation in my adolescent eye.
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Stephanie Ginger
Writer, screenwriter, poet, playwright, journalist. I love the drama of life: long, short, on the page or on the screen but always character-driven.
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All the minutiae of Earth here. I love the idea of Earth's backbone creaking. I think that if I listen hard enough, I might just hear it especially on these cold Autumn days, like an arthritic old woman.
Belated congratulations! Such a beautiful and sensory poem. I especially love the part about the earth's backbone... then again, i love it all!! Well deserved win.
“ creak of the Earth’s backbone as it leans towards the sun” Fantastic!
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SO VERY BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!
Superb. I don't know exactly how to describe this; I guess it's just the definition of poetry, what you did here. For me, it's the daylight being too bright to hear, the darkness of a shadow allowing you to hear a silence, that makes this poem so masterful. You're writing in the negative space, the place where senses inform other senses, even the lack of them, and it shouldn't make sense but it does, even more than it would in prose. Perhaps I'm rambling now, but my goodness, this is a fantastic piece. 👏🏻🤩💯❤️
I like it very much
Beautiful. Well-deserved win. 🌼🍂🌻
Excellent and well deserved!
Whoaaaa, this was breathtakingly beautiful! Congratulations! I've subscribed to you!
Thank you everyone for your comments. I’d really value your thoughts on my other work, especially Haiku as I just started trying out Haiku after the encouragement of being a Runner-Up in the ‘Blue’ Haiku challenge with ‘Cobalt the Ignoble’. Thanks again for your lovely comments.
Gorgeous imagery. I could hear every sound described. Well done and congratulations!
Beautiful. ...silence of oracles... I love this!
Really beautiful words. Congrats. Very unique style.
Stunning imagery, Stephanie! 👏👏👏
This was beautiful . Well done and Congratulations
Wow! I felt like I was right there. Congratulations!
Beautiful words! Congrats!
Oh my goodness– this is absolutely STUNNING! Wow. I was immersed in your imagery and heard every sound. Fantastic poem, Stephanie! This just made the list of one of my all time favorites! Congratulations on your win! 💫
Thank you so much everyone, I really appreciate your comments. This poem has a special place in my heart.
Delightful! Congratulations on your win!
Really evocative, congratulations on your win.
Oh this is gorgeous. Your imagery scatter down the page like gems. Truly deserving. Congratulations!
Wow, you describe a scene in such new and world-opening words. Gorgeous imagery, and congratulations!!
Absolutely stunning imagery, Stephanie!! This poem is just beautiful – elegant, quiet, observant, appreciative...I love it! Congratulations on a well deserved second place!