Yesterday I struggled with my poem a day and did not actually complete it until way past midnight. I was determined to respond to today's challenge first thing. I woke up to Malika Booker's very special prompt and this inspired me to write the poem below.
Here's the prompt for anyone who would like to join me in writing a poem.
1. Go to this link on The Wellcome Trust Library. http://images.wellcome.ac.uk/
2. Then click onto the nature section.
3. scroll down to the Mars, Mercury and Saturn images L0030659 / L0030662 / L0030670
4. Look at all three of the Pictures and read the descriptions below.
5. Use these pictures as a starting point. Take the name of a planet or a Zodiac sign and personify the name like the picture does e.g 'Saturn sitting under a tree."
6. Write a poem using "Saturn, Libra etc" as a person. You can also use words or phrases from the descriptions or the pictures in your poem as well.
Sun and Moon
The Moon's tresses are a hand-throw of stars, her whispering calls you over and over again. The Sun's arms vast as any embrace you've known.
Sun's a child and if his embers catch alight who knows what houses, towns and cities will burn with his magnificent force ?
From Moon's butter-soft lips comes a sweet tune, blowing hot on sun's kindling until he's the brightest star in the sky.
And whilst the solar boy-child is shining proud and true, Moon is silvering the night, the slow hum of her dark wisdom everywhere.