Topic: Where You Look
Sharris's photo
Sun 09/20/09 09:06 PM
Where You Look

In the night
dark and quiet,
the vast stretches out.
When beyond
seems endless,
where you look
you see
the lights wink,
twinkle and flitter.
Your thoughts are drawn
in to a closer realm.
What you hear, perhaps
the prairie grasses
shifting in the wind
blowing sighs
through the sandy, rocky terrain.
A lone silhouette breaks the haze
of midnight and deep.
Then you know,
you are being watched.

Raine Les 9/20/2009

MirrorMirror's photo
Sun 09/20/09 09:49 PM

Where You Look

In the night
dark and quiet,
the vast stretches out.
When beyond
seems endless,
where you look
you see
the lights wink,
twinkle and flitter.
Your thoughts are drawn
in to a closer realm.
What you hear, perhaps
the prairie grasses
shifting in the wind
blowing sighs
through the sandy, rocky terrain.
A lone silhouette breaks the haze
of midnight and deep.
Then you know,
you are being watched.

Raine Les 9/20/2009
bigsmile very niceflowerforyou

Sharris's photo
Mon 09/21/09 07:08 PM


Where You Look

In the night
dark and quiet,
the vast stretches out.
When beyond
seems endless,
where you look
you see
the lights wink,
twinkle and flitter.
Your thoughts are drawn
in to a closer realm.
What you hear, perhaps
the prairie grasses
shifting in the wind
blowing sighs
through the sandy, rocky terrain.
A lone silhouette breaks the haze
of midnight and deep.
Then you know,
you are being watched.

Raine Les 9/20/2009
bigsmile very niceflowerforyou

Thanks, my move back to OK is finished..I will settle in and then..it is cookie season..

MirrorMirror's photo
Mon 09/21/09 07:19 PM



Where You Look

In the night
dark and quiet,
the vast stretches out.
When beyond
seems endless,
where you look
you see
the lights wink,
twinkle and flitter.
Your thoughts are drawn
in to a closer realm.
What you hear, perhaps
the prairie grasses
shifting in the wind
blowing sighs
through the sandy, rocky terrain.
A lone silhouette breaks the haze
of midnight and deep.
Then you know,
you are being watched.

Raine Les 9/20/2009
bigsmile very niceflowerforyou

Thanks, my move back to OK is finished..I will settle in and then..it is cookie season..
flowerforyou Yes, I am getting adjusted to my new home tooflowerforyou

ZPicante's photo
Tue 09/22/09 12:52 AM
Edited by ZPicante on Tue 09/22/09 12:53 AM
Oh, I like it. I like the "twist" at the end, as well. I was not expecting it, given the serene scene you painted leading up to it. Well done.

The only thing I might suggest--idly suggest, if you'd like to consider it--concerns these lines:

shifting in the wind
blowing sighs
through the sandy, rocky terrain.


For the bold line, could this be re-worded perhaps? First, it is a bit redundant to say "blowing sighs"; second, wind "sighing" and "blowing" relies on rather dull, predictable verbs to use describing wind's actions. Perhaps something more terse, original? I will not make specific suggestions, since this is, in fact, your poem.

Other than that, this is pretty good, madam.

Differentkindofwench's photo
Tue 09/22/09 09:06 AM

Oh, I like it. I like the "twist" at the end, as well. I was not expecting it, given the serene scene you painted leading up to it. Well done.

The only thing I might suggest--idly suggest, if you'd like to consider it--concerns these lines:

shifting in the wind
blowing sighs
through the sandy, rocky terrain.


For the bold line, could this be re-worded perhaps? First, it is a bit redundant to say "blowing sighs"; second, wind "sighing" and "blowing" relies on rather dull, predictable verbs to use describing wind's actions. Perhaps something more terse, original? I will not make specific suggestions, since this is, in fact, your poem.

Other than that, this is pretty good, madam.

Hmmm, I'd agree with ya Zip --- except you appear to be taking the blowing and sighing out of context, as depicted it illustrates what is causing the sound and helps the reader become a part of the scene, IMHO. Without it, would you have been so easily lulled?

MsTeddyBear2u's photo
Tue 09/22/09 09:50 AM
{{{Sadie}}} flowers :heart:

Need some more sugar for those cookies?

Fusion99's photo
Tue 09/22/09 10:12 AM
Why you peeking at me sharris?laugh laugh I feel like a field mouse being stalked, nice writeflowerforyou flowerforyou

Sharris's photo
Tue 09/22/09 09:39 PM

Oh, I like it. I like the "twist" at the end, as well. I was not expecting it, given the serene scene you painted leading up to it. Well done.

The only thing I might suggest--idly suggest, if you'd like to consider it--concerns these lines:

shifting in the wind
blowing sighs
through the sandy, rocky terrain.


For the bold line, could this be re-worded perhaps? First, it is a bit redundant to say "blowing sighs"; second, wind "sighing" and "blowing" relies on rather dull, predictable verbs to use describing wind's actions. Perhaps something more terse, original? I will not make specific suggestions, since this is, in fact, your poem.

Other than that, this is pretty good, madam.


Where my heart travels
the sighing builds to dwindle
the grasses wave
the arid breath
cries and and weaves from spindle
you cannot change
what isn't ready
an observation's twist
though, thought creates from deeper
a mere enchanted gist.
This trip that you companion
I'd welcome once again
Shall we meet in this same place
a welcome, meeting friends.
Raine Les 9/22/2009