Raptor
Over church, a windmill,
warmer hued in a meagre sun,
through copses freshly naked
and into skies of madonna blue
My eyes are led easily,
catching the swift sole movements
like a gorgeous leaf circling
in elegant fall and flight
It all brings a rare smile
to winter’s thinnest lips,
this soaring, plaintive viola—
a primed glissando on his prey
image and poem © copyright dfbarker 2012
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Hi David, what a scene 🙂 lovely! You always find a way to see and hear more, and reproduce it in a beautiful poem and painting, I admire that very much!
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“… to winter’s thinnest lips”: GLORIOUS. The visual, the scene you create, just wonderful.
Pete
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Thank you Ina – very kind words!
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Thank you Pete, I’m grateful.
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You have captured this scene so gracefully David
I love “like a gorgeous leaf circling
in elegant fall and flight”
And the colours in your painting are graceful too
Christine
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Hi Christine, thank you so much!!!
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So beautiful David!
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Grand words Sir, grand.
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Thank you Eve!
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Thank you so much!!!
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To be able to express your thoughts in colours and words both, is such a gift…Beautiful painting … in love with the line
“a primed glissando on his prey” absolutely marvelous piece 🙂
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Fantastic … Excellent…Wonderful…Liked it a lot..
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Soma, I thank you – my very best wishes to you.
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Thank you so much!!!!
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So many vivid images in this – I love “skies of madonna blue”. You’ve described the flight and movements of raptors so clearly that I could SEE it. And of course the painting is beautiful!
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Oh my. The last stanza. I had to just keep rereading it like listening to a favorite tune over and over. I’ve never a fan of poetry, but you are teaching me much about this genre…the way it can be when it is good.
Oh, of course, I love the water color as well. Couldn’t I just keep soaring in that sky of blue?
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I really enjoyed this poem, ‘skies of madonna blue’ is lovely, & the close bringing sound to join sight, combining & the layering senses, adds a perceptive depth, but also nicely extends the elevation..reflecting flight ..hmm….lovely.,
K-a
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Hi,
Very nice words, and I love the colours in your painting very striking. 🙂
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A gorgeous poem, David. Its images are as powerful as your art, and, for me, even more so. What you accomplish is what the best poets accomplish: You give us enough detail for our minds to paint in the entire picture, involving creative thought, thought, emotion, and sight. This is a very good trick and one well worth exploring when you read it.
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Such beautiful colors and serenity in your painting to complement your wonderful poem, David…
My eyes are led easily,
catching the swift sole movements
like a gorgeous leaf circling
in elegant fall and flight
Gracefully written, as always!
Lauren
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Thank you once again Lauren – so kind!
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Thank you so much once again, Thomas!
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Thank you so much Mags – best wishes!
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Thank you so much for your comments, you are very kind.
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Thank you once again, you are so very kind to me! My very best wishes to you.
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Thank you so much once again, Betty, you are very kind! Best wishes, David
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A leaf floating down in glissandoing thrum upon you–how delicate is your poetic observation here,DF!
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Thank you Granbee!
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aaaah nice…the poem feels like a glissando itself…nice..
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Thank you Claudia, I appreciate it.
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WOW!!! Your words are so Eloquent! I love them thank you !
~Turukai~
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Like it all. Love that last line.
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Thank you Turukai!
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Thank you so much!
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‘My eyes are led easily’ over this lovely painting and poem!
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Great!!! nice leading the reader….
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Thank you!!!
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Thank you so much, Heather!
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You are a Talent, with huge, eloquent, graceful capital “T”. It’s always a pleasure to stop by and read your words! Hopefully I’ll learn something from you and improve my writing!
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You are so kind! I really appreciate your work, too. Thank you so much!
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I’ve done some collaborations with other bloggers, I’d like/ if you have the time and the will/ to write something together with you …
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Yes, of course! Good idea. Give it a bit of thought, sometimes two totally unrelated ideas ‘thrown’ together can create something really interesting. Perhaps, say, a poem of a few verses in which one writes one verse and the other responds with another? Or maybe a poem of a few lines by one, which is responded to, or inspires a second ‘counter’ part by the other, separated by an asterix, or something. You may have much better ideas than this! 🙂
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That’s what I thought :)! Contact me at brokensparkles@hotmail.com and we can talk about it. I’ll respond later on, when I’m back home … Thank you!
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OK!
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