Poem: Passageword

[mdlbear]

This was written for the Thirteenth Crowdfunding Creative Jam, on the topic of "portals", in response to a prompt by wyld_dandelyon.

    He logs in, writing the words
       With a long fingernail
          On the mirror's surface.

    Ripples
       Like a stone dropped into
          A pool of mercury.

    He steps through.

 

It's the first poem I've written in quite a while. I should get back into it; I'm not much good at telling stories, but capturing an image or a moment? That I can do.

Comments

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

This is a lovely poem! Thank you for sharing.

>>It's the first poem I've written in quite a while. I should get back into it;<<

Yes, please.

>> I'm not much good at telling stories, but capturing an image or a moment? That I can do. <<

Well, most of the short forms are good for snapshot poetry. Haiku, tanka, triolet, and indriso are some of my favorites.