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On a Wire

Sally

Five, six, seven on a wire
Whether to fly or stay, sway
With the breeze, watching the hawk
Soar and stalk mice on the brae

New word I learned this week: ekphrasis. It means “a literary description of or commentary on a visual work of art.”

The W3 prompt for this week was to write 1) an ekphrastic poem of no more than 15 lines inspired by the photo above, and 2) include the word “wire”.

I chose to have another go at the Awdl Gywydd form, a Welsh form with internal rhymes.

Then I tried to take my own photo of birds on a wire. Some days I see so many. Today, I spotted a lone red-winged blackbird.

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      2. Once I heard radio call-in show with a professional photographer. Someone called and asked him what camera he recommended for beginners. His answer — “The one you have in your hand.” It reminded me of the importance of being ready for when that photo op happens. These days, we do have cameras in our hands or pockets all the time. We just need to see the thing as something to photograph, right? I’ve seen birds on the telephone wires so often, and I almost always have my phone with me (therefore, a camera) and yet I’ve never bothered to take a photo of them.

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  12. Sally – you are rocking this form!

    also, as someone raised in the USA, I must confess I had no idea what a “brae” is… so you taught me something! 😀

    Much love,
    David

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