by Today at the dVerse Poets Pub, we are to write a poem about anticipation, waiting, or hoping.
Delicate snowflakes swirl
and sparkle in mid-day sun,
dusting her feathers a
diaphanous silver glaze.
among the frozen foliage
her mate finds her
and gently shields her with a
massive wing
puzzled as the snow
where she lie turns pink, then red
he huddles closer
and waits. He waits for
a heartbeat, a flinch
a breath, a sound —
any sign of life.
Still, he stays
and he waits with
a protective wing
over her lifeless body.
Never leaving
as the sun sets
and the snow keeps falling.
heart-wrenching, Susan. The ache that will never end.
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That is so beautifully sad! I can picture the whole event.
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Thank you, Truedessa.
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A really great poem!
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Thank you!
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I like your description of faithfulness in the falling snow.
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Thank you, Frank! 🙂
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Lovely!
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Thank you, Reena!
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The opening stanza sets the scene beautifully, Susan, and by the third stanza my heart was broken. Delicately done.
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Thanks so much, Kim. I appreciate the feedback. I wasn’t sure if this one made it or not. 🙂
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I could see this as a film, or a watercolour painting. It’s so delicately done. The snow adds so much to the desolation.
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Wow. Thank you so much, sarahsouthwest. What a lovely compliment! 🙂
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This glimpse of loss touches the heart.
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Thank you, rivrvlogr. Much appreciated.
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Oh, how sad this is. But it is so beautiful too.
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Many thanks, Linda.
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This is well written Susan . A fascinating form of waiting. Waiting on signs of life.
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Thank you so much, Rob!
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I like the sadness in this… heart breaks in that final parting…
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Thanks, Bjorn. It sure does.
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Exquisitely sensitive an dheart grabbing, Susan Marie! No wonder it has gone viral!
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Thank you, Stephen. I’m glad you enjoyed.
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kaykuala
and he waits with a protective wing
over her lifeless body. Never leaving
Where love persists even little animals or birds are bound by instinct to extend a helping hand not really knowing the consequences. Humans fail to learn from the animal world! Wonderful write Susan!
Hank
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Thank you, Hank. It broke my heart to write it. We could learn a lot from the animals, but it seems we choose not to. At least some of us.
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