Saturday, August 10, 2013

Poetry Jam & dVerse "No Escape"


No Escape

A blanketed moon
and veiled stars
offer not
a comforter of dark -
no respite upon
woodland's floor
as the devil's descent
unerringly pinpoints
where the hunted hide.

by Margaret Bednar, August 10, 2013

This is linked with Poetry Jam "When the lights go out" and dVerse Open Link Night - the place to be on Tuesday nights.


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20 comments:

  1. Brian MillerAugust 10, 2013 at 2:46 PM

    ha if you are feeling like a mouse, i would def hide from the owl...he will pounce as surely as that devil will....watch what roams the dark...

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  2. MaryAugust 10, 2013 at 2:54 PM

    No creature is safe from the owl at night, I fear. Nice one, Margaret.

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  3. PeggyAugust 10, 2013 at 4:37 PM

    Interesting creative perspective here. I like this and your photos are always lovely.

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  4. HelenAugust 10, 2013 at 8:39 PM

    I love 'where the hunted hide' ... hide well, beautiful creatures, hide well.

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  5. AnonymousAugust 10, 2013 at 11:46 PM

    Have you ever been on an owl crawl? An expert in owl calls leads and attracts the owls... then, with gentle laser filmed light, we see the owl undisturbed in natural habitat. On one, we saw an owl with prey in its grasp... this is a great take on the owl without ever mentioning it by name, only its characteristics.... one didn't even need to see the picture to know, and THAT is good writing! Amy

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  6. Laurie KolpAugust 11, 2013 at 8:06 AM

    Love your take on the prompt, Margaret. Impressive pictures. Where were you?

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  7. Dances With VodkaAugust 11, 2013 at 10:57 AM

    very cool!

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  8. MargaretAugust 11, 2013 at 2:23 PM

    The top photo was taken in Winston-Salem NC on the University of North Carolina School of the Arts campus. It was just up in a tree watching people pass by!! The second was taken at the South Carolina Acquarium in Charleston, SC.

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  9. Ginnie HartAugust 12, 2013 at 1:06 PM

    With the iPhone? Man. Those images, especially the last, are incredible, Margaret!

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  10. kelvin s.m.August 13, 2013 at 12:58 AM

    ...hauntingly good... ah, and look at those eyes... so full of mystery as deep as the many secrets of the woodland... smiles...

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  11. Laurie KolpAugust 13, 2013 at 10:46 PM

    Cool... thanks for answering my question. = )

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  12. Ginny BrannanAugust 13, 2013 at 11:30 PM

    "no respite upon
    woodland's floor
    as the devil's descent
    unerringly pinpoints
    where the hunted hide."

    Owls are such beautiful birds of prey. You have done an amazing job capturing them with both your words and images!

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  13. BeachannyAugust 13, 2013 at 11:48 PM

    Wonderful "capture" of the night hunter in words and photo. Well done.

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  14. kaykualaAugust 14, 2013 at 12:45 AM

    as the devil's descent
    unerringly pinpoints
    where the hunted hide.

    Frightening! Looks to be no escaping. The person wanting to harm has got the victim's location. Nicely crafted Marge!

    Hank

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  15. ClaudiaAugust 14, 2013 at 2:27 AM

    oh they are quick...and unfortunately can see in the dark...unfortunately for the poor mice...ugh... well put...

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  16. Kathryn DycheAugust 14, 2013 at 8:41 AM

    Beautifully written, the words 'where the hunted hide' remain with me.

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  17. GraceAugust 14, 2013 at 8:57 AM

    I love that ending line, the night is frightening to me if I am by myself ~ Love those pictures too ~

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  18. brudbergAugust 15, 2013 at 8:44 AM

    Love the poem also as it can read as a metaphor for darkness and what it does to us.

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  19. LauraAugust 15, 2013 at 9:40 AM

    beautiful writing margaret!

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  20. Mystic_MomAugust 15, 2013 at 4:24 PM

    Always better to be the snacker than the snackee! Well done! Love the tension.

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