Night Stalking
I could not bear the tedium of last night’s fruitless sleep,
so I went out hunting in its forests dark and deep.
I drew light through my crosshairs, then held my breath and viewed
a host of tiny forest sprites, dancing in the nude
in and out of shadows, beckoning and waving,
and so, of course, I followed to quench my idle craving.
They flitted to the treetops and scribbled on the sky,
in clouds of strange graffiti they left as they sailed by.
My heart stretched taut in fear that they’d vanish from my gaze.
I feared that they’d forsake me in the morning’s haze.
I cast vain looks around me, at the shadows, at the sky,
but alas no tiny forest gods continued to sail by.
With no digital reminder of these visitors by night,
I have only words to use to tell you of my sight.
Ethereal and shadowed, they conquered my ennui
by cutting through my dreams and entertaining me.
Thus are our lives enriched as we wander off at night,
collecting all the images we’ll later lose to light.
Prompts for this week’s Wordle 534 are: bear host scribbled digital gods cast breath taut crave light crosshairs gaze
About the image: This incredible one-of-a-kind sprite was sculpted of polymer clay by Thomas, an artist I used to do shows with. Its background and mounting were fashioned by my friend Sharon Wheat and me many years ago, after she gave me the sculpture as a very generous gift. Many memories come with this post of both past special times and dream times. Since we put a mirror in the background of our little tableau, it was tricky to get the right image in the background which led to a fun outside photo shoot, trying to get an image with trees and plants in the mirrored background without one of myself and the dogs included, since they both were curious and invaded most of the shots.
Such a beautiful poem and sculpture. Totally the stuff of dreams.
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Thanks, Sadje. Sharon is such a special friend whom I haven’t seen in years. It was wonderful to me to get to relive old memories. We spent so many years doing shows together, sharing holidays and creating art together. And, she gave me some of my rarest gifts, including this incredible sculpture.
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Lovely memories Judy. This is one remarkable piece. Thanks for sharing
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Maybe a new level of expression past that dull “LIKE” should be “love it”, it would save on writing and may get closer to the truth~!
I wonder if WordPress will post this, for me at this time they do not even reach the LIKE level~!!
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Most beautifully done – with a perfect image
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Thanks, Derrick.
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Wonderful writing, Judy!
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Thanks, Purple!!!
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