Mother Nature
Eclipse this Winter and Give Us Spring.
Every time I set my glass down, it leaves a ring.
Cool water in that familiar shape of infinity.
Little planet of molecules, combed right out of the air, as if cloud carried.
I fall to my knees in reverence, complex miracles of mundanity, this sparkling symphony, our beloved galaxy.
Phenomenon of thunder clouds banging with soul-splitting sound, rain falling from the open hand of gravity.
So tender are the leaves that raise their flags on the branches of trees, offering shade from sun's blazing heat.
Eclipsed by winter woe and longing, we lick our wounds and lay in wait for mother's womb to deliver spring.
About the Creator
Jen Parkhill “JP”
Jen Parkhill “JP”, a first generation Cuban-American artist, pet parent, writer, filmmaker, actor, friend, graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, and proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Hurling through time.
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Standing While Falling
Quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche "He who wrestles long with monsters should beware lest he himself become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Man is not destroyed by suffering, but by the meaning he makes of it."
By LUCCIAN LAYTH5 days ago in Critique
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Going around learning about acrostic poetry today. Excellent poem. Nicely done!!
I really liked this line in particular Jen- “rain falling from the open hand of gravity.”. The longing for the end of winter is very apparent, and the closing line speaks to this nicely. Well done😊
Congratulations!
Love your acrostic! Every line sings but this one gets me especially: "rain falling from the open hand of gravity". Wow. Lush words. Brilliant! Congratulations on your placement! 🥳
Congratulations on the runner up win!°
This is good
Beautiful piece of mother earth!
Beautiful, Jen. Congratulations on the Top Story designation.
Wow this is amazing! Congratulations!
Love the last verse. Lovely birth of all the earth. Congrats.
I so loved this; I must say the ECLIPSE challenge has it's work cut out for the judges ( whoever they are). This would be right up there with my top five thuse far. Pure and wondrous creation!
Right from the first line you set a picture before us. Congratulations
lovely! congratulations.
congratulations on your top story.👍
Brilliant really enjoyed your work ✍️👏💯
Spring the most awsited 🙏💕🥰 Congrats for top story 🥳
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Amazing poem! Congrats on Top Story!
Nice Eclipse poem and congrats on TS.
Congratulations 🎉 🎉 for top story Your perseverance is both admirable and motivating. Keep forging ahead!
Congratulations on TS! Lovely poem.
An incredibly crafted poem. In consistent awe of your work. Congrats on a well deserved Top Story
congratulations on TS. This reminds me of an emergence of life - in any form. Well done.
Wow! The opening imagery was so strong and the lines continued to flourish from there! Great acrostic!
This is lovely. Great take on the challenge. Congrats on the TS.