She was the light keeper’s daughter, raised on rock and seaweed.
Drew clouds upon the sky. Traced winds and currents with her fingers.
She lilted the albatross and ghost ships to rest their weary souls upon her shore.
Slept under star-quilt stitched by moonbeams.
Waited for lost mariner to sail his dreams to her. (54 words)
© Lorraine 2017
image: Geran de Klerk
A micro-bust of prosetry for BikurGurl’s 100 word Wednesday week #24
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June 28, 2017 at 3:35 am
Ooooo! I love the elegance of your words — they make the image so very much more than it was <3 Certainly, 100 words would have been too many as yours is poetic perfection <3 Thank you so much for joining us this week <3
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June 28, 2017 at 9:52 pm
Thank you for your kind words. The image was stunning, and the first line came to me. I look forward to reading more of the other contributions.
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June 29, 2017 at 12:08 am
I find that’s what happens with me as well :-) I hope you have time to check out some of the other writers — I’m always impressed how one image tells so many stories :-)
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June 29, 2017 at 2:17 am
Yes, the range is as breath-taking as the image. It really sparked excellent responses. I’m making my way through.
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June 29, 2017 at 9:15 am
Yay❤️
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June 26, 2017 at 7:42 pm
misty sea ghost shoal shivery – but in a good way – this has that light airy sea feel to it – love it – the words and the image :)
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June 27, 2017 at 8:56 am
Thanks — I looked at it and the first line came to mind. Took a while to imagine the lines that followed. Isn’t it a gorgeous photo — I love the colour of the sea.
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June 28, 2017 at 11:02 am
it’s absolutely stunning :)
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June 28, 2017 at 9:57 pm
Thank you. It can be good or bad to get one of those sorts of lines. I have a lot of things that consist of one line, then, how do I follow that up? (Or down as sometimes it is the last line that comes first.)
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June 29, 2017 at 8:17 pm
yup – I totally get that …. sometimes, it just works, well, for me, to then just write anything that comes to mind – and see if I can’t tease something from it – other times, it’s just a wait and see kind of thing ….
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