17 Sept 2011

Nearly Missed It!

Detail: Ainsley Allmark
Night Songs

When  moonlight lulls the land in dreamless sleep
and blanket shadows nestle on the hills,
the world sings lullabies. Each note rings true
as carillions of bells chime echoes
across the mountains. Faery music drifts
on breezes which disturb the still night air
to waft away all traces of the day.

Their melodies invade our sleep-locked minds
though eyelids flutter, and the sleepers sigh
with contentment, wrapped in night's soft mantle
till morning plays its waking symphony.

I can't believe that Poetry Jam had an Ainsley Allmark moon picture prompt this week. Without seeing their blog, I wrote this poem on Thursday, and had almost forgotten about it.  But here it is now.
And as it wasn't written specifically for any prompt, I'm now linking it to Imaginary Garden....
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26 comments:

  1. Sueann17 September 2011 at 10:44

    Beautiful!
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  2. Niamh17 September 2011 at 10:51

    such a beautiful poem - melodies invade our sleep-locked minds - sumptous!

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  3. gautami tripathy17 September 2011 at 11:00

    ".....melodies invade our sleep-locked minds
    though eyelids flutter, and the sleepers sigh
    with contentment......"

    Excellent lines..

    stapled maples

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  4. Brian Miller17 September 2011 at 12:16

    lovely and gentle

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  5. Jack Edwards Poetry17 September 2011 at 16:11

    Beautifully written poem. Love the line:

    'as carillions of bells chime echoes'

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  6. vivinfrance17 September 2011 at 16:55

    This is gorgeous, Jinksy - a lovely structure and evocative words.

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  7. Other Mary17 September 2011 at 17:15

    Lovely, really lovely. And thank you for coming to my blog to answer my question about your earlier poem.

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  8. Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson Barry17 September 2011 at 17:56

    a fitting piece, well done.

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  9. imac17 September 2011 at 21:14

    It flows like a stream.

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  10. Mary17 September 2011 at 23:45

    Stunning poem!

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  11. Anonymous18 September 2011 at 03:09

    stunning imagery, Jinksy, and faeries make me happy. i especially love:

    "the world sings lullabies"

    quite amazing how well your poem goes with Ainsley's photograph!
    dani ♥

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  12. Louise18 September 2011 at 18:12

    This is a wonderful poem - it captures a form of mythical magic - well done u!

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  13. Strummed Words19 September 2011 at 16:42

    Serendipity...

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  14. NanU19 September 2011 at 17:39

    what wonderful sound images!

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  15. California Ink in Motion19 September 2011 at 18:59

    I loved the beginning words of both stanzas. Painting a vivid picture. Wonderfully beautiful!

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  16. Susannah19 September 2011 at 19:00

    Beautiful! I especially loved "and blanket shadows nestle on the hills,"

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  17. Marian19 September 2011 at 19:03

    ah, lovely.

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  18. Kerry O'Connor19 September 2011 at 19:47

    There certainly is something about a moon to inspire poets.

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  19. Anonymous19 September 2011 at 19:55

    Love the form and the sentiments expressed here within your masterful use of words. Lullabies sung by the world, the carillon-true quality of notes sung in world's lullabies, the symphonies of morning. Someone above already said it - 'sumptuous'.

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  20. Anonymous19 September 2011 at 21:03

    Beautifully fitting to a stunning image.

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  21. The Bug19 September 2011 at 23:33

    I love the idea of this - although sometimes I wonder what kind of music I hear in the night given my unrested state the next day!

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  22. Mystic_Mom20 September 2011 at 00:18

    Lovely, so well and nicely crafted!

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  23. Mary20 September 2011 at 02:00

    visiting your poem again for "Imaginary Toads." Still definitely stunning!

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  24. ShonEjai20 September 2011 at 02:17

    Beautifully written! Mt favorite line is: "Their melodies invade our sleep-locked minds" what a wonderful line! Well done

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  25. ds20 September 2011 at 05:36

    Beautiful; a lullaby in itself. Thank you.

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  26. Kay L. Davies20 September 2011 at 07:05

    Oh, I was going to say...and "ds" said it first. This IS a lullaby, Jinksy, and it's beautiful. I love it.
    — K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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