Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Entry #47

Life’s Celebration
by Janine Peterson


Serine isolation projected,

so simple, yet so intense.

The future of life protected,

yet void of all defense.

Standing naked in hibernation,

waiting for natures cue.

To begin life’s celebration,

The cycle of earths renew.

10 comments:

Unknown said...

What an elegant, simple poem. Beautiful.

Sarah Hina said...

Sometimes you only need a few lines to capture the feeling of a photograph. I really enjoyed this poem's spare, lovely language.

BernardL said...

Pleasant reading.

rel said...

Janine,
This is my fovorite piece. No superfluous words here. More than a haiku but just as succint. The simple beauty that is nature.
Bravo, bravisimo!
rel

Precie said...

Beautiful!

SzélsőFa said...

Very condense piece - it reminded me of haiku, too.

Anonymous said...

This is a lovely "moment in time" - like holding one's breath. Very nice.

Chris Eldin said...

Lovely. Your words make me think of spring--so light and fresh.

Anonymous said...

So nice to see a structured poem! I think it's a first for a Clarity of Night contest. Very effective treatment of the moment. Well done.

Aine said...

I found this very refreshing after reading about unrequited love, zombies, and deaths. A poem that captures the simplicity and significance of a tree.

I'm so glad you shared this!