Thursday, August 28, 2014

Blue Ghosts of Night



credit to unknown source


Haunted dark trails, candles of light
tiny blue ghosts, illuminate the night
wings of desire, hearts begin to spark
nestled together dreams take flight

Posted for Dverse hosted by Bjorn
writing Ruba’i and Rubáiyát
3 rules:
Rhyme-scheme AABA
All lines approx. same length
Last line in the quatrain sums up the first three


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36 comments:

  1. Pat HattAugust 28, 2014

    That pic is quite interesting to look at indeed. Blue spoke to you, never would have guessed lol nestled as one and dreams taking flight, sure sounds grand.

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    1. TruedessaAugust 28, 2014

      I found that recently and it caught my attention because of the blue lights..lol..yeah, who would have know that blue would speak to me.

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  2. Optimistic ExistentialistAugust 28, 2014

    That's a breathtaking photograph...beautiful luminescence.

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    1. TruedessaAugust 28, 2014

      Thanks Keith..I agree the photo is beautiful.

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  3. UnknownAugust 28, 2014

    this is a beautiful write... the blue ghosts and candles of light; there's a lot to admire when darkness falls...

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    1. TruedessaAugust 28, 2014

      Ah, when darkness falls one never knows what will call...

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  4. MaryAugust 28, 2014

    This has a lovely dreamlike quality to it, Truedessa. Excellent Ruba’i form.

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    1. TruedessaAugust 28, 2014

      Well, I've never tried this form before so thought I would get it a go. Thanks...

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  5. GabriellaAugust 28, 2014

    Your poem illustrates the photo beautifully. I like the image of the 'tiny blue ghosts'.

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    1. TruedessaAugust 28, 2014

      Tiny blue ghosts or blue fireflies. I imagine it must be quite the sight to behold.

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  6. GraceAugust 28, 2014

    I like the candles of light, tiny blue ghosts ~

    Lovely verses matching that wonderful picture ~

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    1. TruedessaAugust 28, 2014

      Thanks grace..blue ghosts filled with mystery..

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  7. Brian MillerAugust 28, 2014

    a little bit of night magic in that...
    so cool to see them dancing together
    illuminating the dark...i like the blue
    ghost descriptor....

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    1. TruedessaAugust 28, 2014

      Hey a bit of magic is always nice
      and ghosts can be friendly...

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  8. Alex J. CavanaughAugust 28, 2014

    That had such a light flare to it - I liked it!

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  9. kaykualaAugust 28, 2014

    wings of desire, hearts begin to spark
    nestled together dreams take flight

    If not careful one sees the dreams crumble! Nicely Truedessa!

    Hank

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    1. TruedessaAugust 28, 2014

      Well, if a dream is meant to be it will take flight..

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  10. brudbergAugust 29, 2014

    I love how you add the togetherness in the last line, letting the nature being the backdrop to that wonderful description of love in the last stanza.

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    1. TruedessaAugust 29, 2014

      Bjorn, I've never tried this form before so thank you for the prompt.
      nature can be so inspiring.

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  11. UnknownAugust 29, 2014

    Wow, a whole story, complete drama in just one quatrain; perfect use of the form too; kind of a tanka feel to it.

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    1. TruedessaAugust 29, 2014

      Hi Glenn,

      Thank you for the comment as I wasn't sure of the form as this is new to me but, I wanted to challenge myself and I just let my muse
      speak.

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  12. AnonymousAugust 29, 2014

    this reminds me of dusk and lightning-bugs on the farm.

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    1. TruedessaAugust 29, 2014

      Well. they are a type of lightning bugs but, they have a blue glow that doesn't flash it is a continuous glow.

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  13. AnonymousAugust 29, 2014

    This is beautiful.

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  14. ClaudiaAugust 29, 2014

    oh i love when dreams take flight... nice and magically woven...

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    1. TruedessaAugust 29, 2014

      It is nice when dreams spread their wings and fly to new heights.

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  15. Rajiv SankarapillaiAugust 29, 2014

    What a beautiful picture !
    Wonderful post :)

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  16. Sumana RoyAugust 29, 2014

    so much in so little space...beautiful..and what an amazing photo...

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  17. humbirdAugust 30, 2014

    Ah, it sounds like magical chanting! ~ When hearts begin to spark - expect the miracle! :)x

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  18. Sherry Blue SkyAugust 30, 2014

    I love those beautiful blue ghosts.

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