Challenge
One of the things that I love to try to do everyday, (not always successfully), is pull up a picture of a beautiful landscape and write a poem about the beauty I see. Try this. Any landscape you like, mountains, lakes, woods, the ocean. Whatever you find beautiful in nature. Even wild animals. Perhaps you prefer to write about the beauty of the stars and the moon or our ever romantic skies. Whatever you find beauty in, post a picture and write. Any form, prefer poetry. I'll do one too. Tag me
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Guardian of the Skies
Under clouds of hazy grays, a solitary structure lies nestled in the thick forest. Angled towards the sky, It’s uneven roof and walls grow from the rock and dirt. Late autumn dew shines in the weak twilight. Fog sends ghosts gliding through the trunks of trees.
Perched atop a thinning hemlock sits a crow, black as tar, scanning the horizon. It’s glassy eyes dart from the tattered shack to the lake below. Spreading its wings, the guardian of the sky takes flight.
In the lake, my feet sink in as the muck gathers between my toes, my reflection glaring back at me. The water sends chills up my legs. The bank is lined with old leaves reminiscent of seasons long forgotten, each one a faded memory wading in the icy shallows.