Sunday, December 15, 2013

Sky's Advent (a Fibonacci poem)



Stars
fill
and spill
the black orchid
night streaked silken with shimmering,
all flickering in remembrance of one so small.


© 2013 Jennifer Wagner


28 comments:

Sherry Blue Sky said...

Very beautiful, Jennifer. It feels holy.

Brian Miller said...

nice...i like the night as the black orchid...
beautiful visuals in this....
and wonderful last line too...smiles.

Claudia said...

i love the images...esp. the stars spilling as it underlines the wonderful abundance of creation.. so beautifully penned

brudberg said...

Oh what a wonderful poem.. black orchids.. and yet so small... very nice form as well

TCPC said...

vivid imagery! to say that so much conjures up our existence and how much do we owe to them. Merry Christmas and happy New year

kaykuala said...

all flickering in remembrance
of one so small.

It gives a nice feeling that one is remembered to be blessed always. Nicely Jennifer!

Hank

Sumana Roy said...

gorgeous imagery...

jossina said...

moments that touch our hearts,.... nice.

Optimistic Existentialist said...

LOVE that last line...so beautiful

Grace said...

What a lovely fib poem ~ Black orchid night, the remembrance of one so small ~

Wishing you Happy Holidays ~

ND Mitchell said...

Absolutely loved this one Jennifer. What a great image "black orchid night is".
Wonderful!

Kathy Reed said...

...centered on the orchid, a great image here

Pealogic said...

So few words, yet such expression

scotthastiepoet said...

Hi Jennifer, this si sparkling - technically very beautifully written... With Best Wishes Scott www.scotthastie.com

The Sentinel said...

What a beautiful capturing of the essence of night.

ZQ said...

Perfect.
ZQ

Wendy Bourke said...

Lovely - and technically perfect. I wish I could do this type of piece.

HisFireFly said...

so small
and larger than life itself

gila_mon said...

Very nice, seems to swirl and open, then close up again on that last word. Excellent title as well.

Vandana Sharma said...

:) God be our guiding light

janetld said...

A winner!

TALON said...

This was sooo gorgeous! Succinct and beautiful.

gautami tripathy said...

Excellent writing!

Loved this!

iced desire

Anonymous said...

well done, Jennifer ~

Wolfsrosebud said...

love the beauty in this

Lisa A. Williams said...

A lovely spiritual piece.

Anonymous said...

Soo Beautiful! and Powerful!!

kaykuala said...

They do flicker to keep the spiritual being company! Nicely Jennifer!

Hank