between the green and black
of a bruised earth
spills life, streaming
reaching into endlessness
where history rests eternally
in basin's cradle
and the future pulsates
with the racing heartbeat
of human expectation...
Author notes
Image credit:
Mark Griffin
In a list
A contest entry
- Morning Picture Prompt by Cerulean Sunrise.
475 points, ended October 13, 2008, 10 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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excellent
Flows well. Good rhythm. The overall image and the internal imagery are very suggestive. Good poem!
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Lovely Imagery.
Congratulations on winning the Gold. A lovely poem to read this morning. Take care.
Sandy
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Very strong diction, a most pensive write indeed.
Congrats on gold dear poet.
mj.
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Such a rich interpretation of the prompt. I love the "future pulsates with the racing heartbeat of human expectation..." Congratulations.
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Wonderful to see gold here, knew it belonged here.
Congratulations. ~Pamela
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Amazing.
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the racing heartbeat of human expectation...
Indeed I see this in this image. Beautifully written. ~Pamela
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