Terrain
Gorse covered mountains
Heather of purple tangled
In between craggy rocks
Just to please the eyes
Kaleidoscope of shapes and colors
Lingering memories the prize
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
In response to a d’Verse prompt Lillian’s Alphabet Sestet
Using letters G-H-I-J-K-L
I love that memory is the prize. But these words especially just catch my heart: “Heather of purple tangled
In between craggy rocks
Just to please the eyes” Gorgeous imagery.
Thank you so much Victoria!😊
I know those places where it’s you the sky and the heather… to me it’s a place to breathe.
I couldn’t agree more. It’s wonderful. I’ve just written another poem referencing it.
Thanks 😊
This resonated with me after a recent trip to Newfoundland. I love the phrase…”Heather of purple tangled”
Thanks for joining us at dVerse Poets Pub!
Thank you! It was Ireland and I was inspired 😊
I like the prize being the memories.
Thank you Frank! 😊
These lines are so evocative. They remind me of Ireland:
‘Gorse covered mountains
Heather of purple tangled
In between craggy rocks’.
Yes! Just there and wS inspired 🙂. Beautiful country
like advice for us when we walk through life, to not hurry past beauty, just linger – this is a very peaceful poem to m
This is stunning! You’ve painted a kaleidascope with your words here and we are the lucky ones to enjoy the view.
Might I also add, that is a stunning illustration on your blog banner. Is that you? It is an amazing image…I’ve gone back to it three times. Truly hauntingly beautiful!
So glad you posted to the prompt! Happy to have you here today.
(And apologies for not responding earlier — we are in Provincetown on the ocean for our annual two weeks of bliss. We live in Boston. Our daughter and her family live in Andover, MA. We happened to turn on the tv at about 5:15 last night and saw live coverage of the beginning of what turned out to be 70 gas explosions across three towns, including Andover. Could not reach our daughter for the longest time. A horrible feeling as we watched the tv helplessly. Finally at about half-past midnight….they had been evacuated but were just allowed back in their home. No electricity in the town…but they are safe and at home. Thankful for the blessings of a new day. So I am just now getting back to reading on the A-B-C trail and commenting.)
Thank you for your very kind comments. 😊
Im so sorry for the worry you had last night. Than k goodness your daughter and family are ok. I heard about the explosions but have not caught up with the cause yet.
The illustration is not me but when I saw the pic I knew it represented me. Thank you again Lillian. It was a fun challenge!
beautiful images!
Thank you Sascha! 😊
Lovely. Flows beautifully!
Thank you so much 🙂
nature’s terrain…lovely, like the phrase ‘just to please the eyes’…and lingering memories the prize’. Indeed isn’t that what nature does…gives us beauty that rests in our memory and enables us to get on with the days. Lovely poem.
Thank you so much for your kind words! They are much appreciated 🙂
“lingering memories the prize” – indeed! Lovely
Thank you! 🙂
A lovely sestet this is. Gorgeous.
Thank you! 🙂
Great piece and such vivid imagery. Well done.
This means so much to me. Thank you! 🙂
Such a lovely sight when viewing the mountain terrain. Thanks for joining us at dVerse!
Thank you Grace 😊
Thank you both! 🙂
I se nt a message to the blogger who made a list of prompters. Will get back to you as soon as I can. 😊
Hi! Nice poem, thanks for sharing. Just wondering, where do you get these prompts? Are they the main source for what you write?
Hi there,
If you click on the word prompts under my poems it will take you to the 5 sites I use for prompts. I write most poems without prompts, as many of us do, but we incorporate those words into our work and link back to the “prompt blogs”. It builds your audience, promotes goodwill and everyone becomes a source of support and inspiration. 🙂
Just follow those blogs and you’ll get prompts every day. Someone did a great list many blogs promoting. I’ll look for it and send it to you.
You dan also go to https://dversepoets.com/ Mon – Fri for weekly prompts. Every other Monday is Haibun Monday and ever other Monday is Quadrille Monday (a poetic form unquie to Dverse Poets Pub. Every other Thursday is open link, meaning you can submit one poem of your choice. Every other Thursday is Meeting the Bar, meaning, forms of a specific kind must be submitted. The pubtenders are responsible for creating the prompts.
Here is the link to the list of challenges. Have fun with it!
https://ceenphotography.com/for-the-love-of-challenges/