#WritephotoTribute ~ Murmur #Poetry

Thursday photo prompt: Murmur #writephoto

For visually challenged writers, the image shows dark clouds and bare trees against a fiery sunset, with a murmration of starlings creating a cloud of their own.

Red sky, flames from a hidden fire

Illuminates the dark barren land

Black clouds tendrils reaching

Searching the darkness for something lost

The sheer weight of it pushing me down

Slowing my footsteps

I longed for the murmur of waves along the shore

Where I paddled as a child

Somehow, I have been dropped into this wasteland

An unwanted morsel of humanity

No sign of life save for the starlings

Swaying, painting their patterns across the dark grey

Their sky murmur, a last dance before sleep

Reminding me of many a last dance

Played out over time

Do those lost lovers touch in sweet refrain?

Does our world echo a continuous murmur of love?

Do we feed from this almost silent murmur?

Like hungry children

I think it must be so, for we are still here

Swaying, dancing our own murmur in silence…

©Anita Dawes

This post is our tribute to Sue Vincent, for all the lovely prompts she has given us with #Writephoto over the years. To cheer her up on these dark days… GET WELL SOON, Sue…


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  1. Susi Bocks Avatar

    Beautiful, Anita! Perfect image, perfect words. :)

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Sue Vincent is always a wonderful inspiration…

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  2. roughwighting Avatar

    I add my own murmur of love and healing thoughts to Sue- and to all of us as we sink into reality while we also soar with winged beings. ❤️

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Bless you! (and Sue!)

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  3. Michele Jones Avatar

    This was beautiful. It made me smile.

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Thanks, Michele…

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  4. Eliza Waters Avatar

    Beautifully penned, Anita. <3

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Thank you, Eliza…

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  5. Bette A. Stevens Avatar

    Beautiful… Sharing.

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  6. D. Wallace Peach Avatar

    This is stunning. I love the poignant feel. A beautiful response to a beautiful prompt.

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      Thank you, Diana…

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  8. Sue Vincent Avatar

    I love the almost breathless rhythm you have captured in this poem, Anita.

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    1. jenanita01 Avatar

      So pleased that you like it, Sue…

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