His walk was more
Dash against the darkness.
Lonely march in lonely lanes.
You could hear voices.
And feel fear.
He wrapped his saffron cloak
A little more tightly
Never breaking his rhythm.
Save for a momentary,
Unnoticeable pause
At the sound of trinkets.
His steps quickened.
But not enough.
The clinking trinkets drew him closer.
And closer. And closer.
Till that lackluster night
Came alive in her
Pristine silver radiance.
Like a moonbeam
On a full moon night
Walking in beauty.
Singing. Dancing.
Tempting. Enticing.
Abandoning.
He has been hunting
The lanes, ever since.
Thriving on rain and mercy.
Linking with Trifecta: Week Seventy-One
Linking with Velvet Verbosity : 100 Words - Lackluster
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I like how you combined all the prompts and gave them life in the pristine silver radiance!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Robyn. Thank you so much.
DeleteWOW! Look at you and all your link ups! You are amazing!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Heather. But I think I got one of them wrong - the one about rain.
DeleteI love the line, "He has been hunting the lanes ever since." Haunting and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lumdog. This was the whole idea to make it hauntingly beautiful. Glad that I could achieve it.
DeleteHello
ReplyDeleteDropping in from the A-Z challenge.
This is a very pretty blog, Ruby.
Best wishes,
Debbie W
http://writingworkshopsandcompetitions.blogspot.co.uk/
Thank you Debbie. Thank you so much
DeleteThat last stanza, Ruby, is just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kymm. I enjoyed writing it too.
DeleteExcellent. Very vivid. I like the way you capture movement. (RogRites).
ReplyDeleteThank you so much BetaRules (RogRites) for such encouraging words.
DeleteLovely, Ruby. The moonbeam on a full moon night walking in beauty. I love that.
ReplyDeleteThank you Stephanie. I personally like this line too so we both match :)
DeleteThis is really lovely. Dash against darkness and saffron coat. Love.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Kelly. I am so happy to hear such kind words from you.
DeleteAwesome use of the prompt! And the poem as a whole is very cool.
ReplyDeleteThank you Draug. This is a great compliment :)
DeleteHoly linkup!! This is really haunting and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you editors :) I really look forward to hearing from you.
DeleteWhat a haunting ending! I loved the finale. The description of the moon was stunning as well, as if she was a living-breathing creature. Great writing! Thanks for contributing this week to Picture it & write.
ReplyDelete- Ermisenda
Thank you so much Ermisenda.
DeleteWow, combining 3 prompts?! Very well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you Fairview :)
DeleteYou are one smart person..so many challenges up your sleeve..I cant seem to handle one...well, good luck..
ReplyDeleteLoved your poem.
Thank you so much Sini for these kind words.
DeleteBeautiful and leaves me wanting more~
ReplyDeleteThank you. It is so good to hear from you Connie.
Deletewell done!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sam
DeleteWhat a great D post!
ReplyDeleteThank you Bee.
DeleteThe saffron background on your page really brought out the color in his robe!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. It is good to hear such positive feedback.
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