Flight of the Kingfisher

[gooseberry]

Bullet blue on
whirring wings,
scores a river's
wrinkled face
of diamond rings,
that flash and gleam
in a languid breeze,
below the arms
of dozing willow trees.

The minnows in
their teeming hoards,
corralled by perch
that lunge and tease,
like a banded swarm
of aquatic bees,
in a scaled and
feathered brotherhood,
beneath the kingfisher's
grateful ease.

But harpoon blue
in plunging pleasure,
breaks the truce in
search of treasure,
scattering perch
and minnow in
equal measure;
he shatters the
water's crystal glass,
in a furious explosion
of liquid shards,
and emerging in a
myriad burst of stars,
tosses a minnow
with a flip and juggle,
in nature's brutal
eternal struggle.

[Jahaliel]

A wonderful descriptive fluid poem that I enjoyed each and every word of. Lovely.

[JingleBelle]

This is so, so beautiful. Your description of the Kingfisher and the minnows is both accurate and creative. This poem is, as whitman said, "simply excellent."


Flower of poetic excellence.

[SirFleshwound]

Your prose is perfect as it describes this interplay of natures struggles. Beautiful. So many amazing metaphors here.

[Hem]

Elegantly and excellently expressed poetry. I found it very easy to visualise the scene.

[AnIdeasman]

a worthy spotlightee, congrats

[gooseberry]

Thanks guys you are all very kind.

[Ladywildalice]

Congratulations on the spotlight. This is an excellent example of talent, pure and simple, and as such I am most envious. Beautiful work, beautiful

[everhopeful]

I particularly admire how this poem manages to capture movement with a lot of descriptive flair and precision. There are so many excellent metaphors in this that you have really brought the scene to life, and the subtle use of end rhyme helps to keep this cohesive and flowing.
Superb writing, congratulations on the spotlight!

[Sasha]

That's a breathtaking piece! and I just love the imagery, and the seamless flow, grabbing the reader till the end. Fantastic! and I throroughly enjoyed!

Congratulation on the deserved Spotlight!

Sash