Trumpeter Swan

Looking through the tall grass
down into the valley below
Oh what a sight for my sore eyes
Did this magical day bestow

The majestic Trumpeter Swan
Signature ebony beak, legs and feet
His plumage surrounding him
as a throne on which he will seat
 
He moved silently on a mirrored lake 
Creating a picture postcard scene
The cold waters are his kingdom 
Where he lives with his queen
 
The soft downy feel of feathers
Replaced by frozen crystals of ice
As he flaps wings with his might
Predators might likely think twice
 
His finesse regal in every sense
Elegant in tuxedo of black and white
A wingspan ten feet, maybe more
Assures an impressive flight
 
 
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©

Laura Boomsbury is hosting D'Verse Poetics tonight
She has asked us to choose an example of prose
by Laurie Lee and expand on it using 
“I had never been so close to grass before. It towered
above me and all around me, each blade tattooed with
tiger-skins of sunlight. It was knife-edge, dark and a
wicked green, thick as a forest and alive with
grasshoppers that chirped and chattered, and leapt
through the air like monkeys” (Cider with Rosie)

Word Prompt
Finesse - RTD

Swan photo by Hinterland's Who's Who

28 thoughts on “Trumpeter Swan”

1. Absolutely beautiful

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   1. Aww thank you Sadje 🙂💕

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      1. You’re welcome Christine

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      2. ❤️

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2. How beautiful!

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   1. Thank you my dear friend 💕💕

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      1. My pleasure. 🙂💞

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3. Thanks for joining in with the prompt – you have taken the first line of the prose and peered through the grass –
   I like the inference of white as
   “frozen crystals of ice
   As he flaps wings with his might”

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   1. Thank you so much Laura 🙂

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4. really beautiful depiction, you transported me there with your words!

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   1. Thanks so much Kate 🙂 The Trumpeter came up in a book I am reading and I can’t get it out of my head!

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      1. something just resound deeply don’t they … then keep writing it out 🙂

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      2. Yes! 🙂

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5. You capture the power of the swan 🙂

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   1. Thanks Jane 🙂💕

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      1. 🙂

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6. I sailed along with your words, Christine. What a majestic creature that swan is.

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   1. Thank you so much Tracy. 🙂 I couldn’t get him out of my mind after reading about them. Sorry for the delay in answering, your message went to Spam 😔

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      1. No worries, Christine. That seems to be happening a lot to me lately. I think it has to do with the music challenge I’m doing at the moment.

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      2. Good luck with it Tracy 🙂

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7. This is so beautiful, you’ve really taken me there.

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   1. Thank you so much 🙂 I really appreciate it 💕

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8. My pleasure. 🙂💞

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9. What a lovely sight and powerful flight you’ve recorded here! The last quatrain is my favorite.

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   1. Thank you so much Lynn 🙂💕

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10. I would love to have such an experience… wonderful birds.

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11. This was beautiful Christine!

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    1. Thank you so much Rob. You are always so kind 🙂

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