I ... entered the poem of life, whose purpose is ... simply to witness the beauties of the world, to discover the many forms that love can take. (Barabara Blackman in 'Glass After Glass')

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9 October 2016

Murwillumbah

Surrounding blue, deepening to navy, 
drapes the horizon like a ribbon – long,
undulating, irregular, wavy.
Our mountain sentinels are standing strong.
As daylight now fades with the last birdsong,
the river slowly darkens, and the sky
contracts to one fiery point that will die
in a white-hot blaze; as ibis fly straight
for their nests, quick arrows … so likewise I
find home in this little town: a sweet fate.






Written for the latest Micro Poetry prompt at 'imaginary garden with real toads. 
The form is a dizain.

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22 comments:

  1. Jim9 October 2016 at 15:57

    This is a nice "Wonders of Nature" poem, Rosemary. I'm glad when you thought lines you thought of the dizsin. I like your rhymes too.

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  2. Stacy M.S.9 October 2016 at 16:11

    sounds like a beautiful gaze outside the window. :)

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  3. rallentanda9 October 2016 at 16:19

    Murwillumbah is certainly a beautiful place. I was always meaning to climb Mount Warning and watch the sunrise with the brush turkeys but never got around to it:)

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade10 October 2016 at 00:10

      I never have either – and now I fear it is a bit beyond me.

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  4. brudberg9 October 2016 at 16:57

    I love how you make the place come alive, ablazed by the light it's wonderful.

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  5. Old Egg9 October 2016 at 17:00

    This makes me want to live there too! To write a beautiful piece like this you must be very happy there Rosemary.

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  6. Sherry Blue Sky9 October 2016 at 19:26

    A sweet fate Indeed!

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  7. Kim M. Russell9 October 2016 at 20:25

    A beautiful place with an amazing name: Murwillumbah. What does it mean?

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade10 October 2016 at 00:12

      Kim, it is an Aboriginal word meaning 'place of many possums'.

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  8. Kerry O'Connor9 October 2016 at 21:58

    The title alone sounds like poetry. Your lines flow beautifully in this form.

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  9. Debi Swim10 October 2016 at 01:16

    "drapes the horizon like a ribbon" "as ibis fly straight

    for their nests, quick arrows"..... marvelous.

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  10. Anonymous10 October 2016 at 08:53

    Your words bring Murwillumbah to life

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  11. Anonymous10 October 2016 at 13:26

    you've made me long to see these sights

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  12. Anonymous10 October 2016 at 21:17

    you have made the dizain look so simple - lovely unobtrusive rhymes and a light touch of celebration in your nesting place

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade11 October 2016 at 00:13

      Thank you! It was actually very hard work. :)

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    2. Rosemary Nissen-Wade11 October 2016 at 00:19

      PS I would love to be able to comment on your blog too, but darned if I can find where to do so!

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  13. Outlawyer11 October 2016 at 01:40

    And a sweet poem too. Thanks, Rosemary. k.

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  14. Maude Lynn11 October 2016 at 04:41

    Beautiful, Rosemary!

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  15. Helen11 October 2016 at 12:17

    I looked at the comment above mine, and found the perfect descriptive word for your poem ~ zen. I love it.

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  16. Margaret12 October 2016 at 07:37

    The title is the name of the town? I love it. I adore the rhyme (I need to do more of it) and the love for place is apparent.

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  17. Magaly Guerrero12 October 2016 at 13:39

    You paint so vividly with your words...

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