Monday, August 26, 2013

Snowball's Chance

I Follow the Wind - by Judith Clay


By
a
thin thread
I hang on
chasing your wild wind,
risking all for a house of cards.


© 2013 Jennifer Wagner


A Fibonacci poem for Hedgewitch’s Weekend Mini-Challenge at IGWRT and for dVerse Poetics where Claudia has provided us with an opportunity to write to the wonderful work of Judith Clay.  I’m too late for the link so I’ll be linking to OpenLinkNight.

33 comments:

Brian Miller said...

and you only hope that in the end, it is worth it, you know...cause a house of cards so easily falls....nice form too jennifer...smiles.

Outlawyer said...

Really well done with the prompt. Clever and meaningful and fun. Great title too. This is Karin from Manicddaily at Wordpress. K.

Anonymous said...

Jennifer, this is marvelous - Fib plus prompt - and the line "chasing your wild wind" !

Optimistic Existentialist said...

Sometimes a house of cards is worth the risk...beautifully written Jennifer :)

Anonymous said...

Nicely written; I like this very much.

Claudia said...

i love the risking all for a house of cards....brave and without compromise...a LOVE such attitude

Lisa A. Williams said...

Beautiful Jennifer!

Audrey Howitt aka Divalounger said...

Really beautifully done Jennifer!

Wendy Bourke said...

You've created a fantastic visual image in this piece (that works beautifully with the artwork). . . the poignancy of the words you've chosen, I think, would resonate in many relationships.

aspiritofsimplicity said...

ooh I like this. Been there.

colleen said...

I love the tightness of the poem, the way it hangs and the complimentary picture!

mrs mediocrity said...

ah, this is fabulous... and you have all made me fall in love with her art!

Gail said...

Very good double purpose. I loved those paintings but was drawing a blank on words.

Anonymous said...

this is so multi-layered within few words..a meaningful and memorable little gem, Jennifer, muchly adored..

Anonymous said...

Wow, beautiful, and so courageous!

Mary said...

Very clever, Jennifer. I hope her risk is worth it. Smiles.

Truedessa said...

risking it all..I hope it works out..

Life in a Poem said...

every moment is its own house of cards, changing with our mood

Margaret said...

Bedazzling this! I too am determined to write to an image of hers... I've just not found the time. LOVE IT - and congrats on being top three !!!! You deserve it.

Anonymous said...

Nicely written glimpse into what's going on in the world you made up for her:)

Ella said...

Wow Jennifer! This poem affected me on many levels~
I think I am playing that hand now~
I love this one :D
I hope you are doing better!

email me at ellasedge@gmail.com
I wanted to send you a link!

Beth Winter said...

Oh, but you must! If the slightest chance presents itself, you must chase that house of cards.

Love it.

Alex Dissing said...

Your poem perfectly describes the photo, & better yet it only 18 words. Very original, Jennifer.

Panchali said...

Oh, this is amazing! Life is like living in a house of cards and waiting for it to crumble and fall...
Awesome take on the pic..:)
Well done!

Anonymous said...

Oh yes. I love this completely. Sweet piece of writing.

Anonymous said...

Also,(excuse me please,it was last last night) A Super congratulations to you on your writing win!! :)

Mademoiselle Modelle said...

Totally love this...hope this house cards can stand tall.

ayala said...

This is great :)

Anonymous said...

You amaze me with all you packed into this short form...and such a perfect response to Judith's art.

flaubert said...

That house of cards is always a bad bet. Nicely done.

Pamela

Cressida de Nova said...

Very creative!

Linda H. said...

When I wrote mine I hadn't even thought of writing a fibonacci.
This is great. You covered the whole of the picture with so few words.

ZQ said...

awesome!
ZQ