quick quill- in 10 rounds

∴ seeds spill downwind
tumble toward unlit soil—
roots twist into light ∴¹

∴ peaks pierce the gray fog
silent altars carved by time
snow clings to old prayers ∴²   

∴ a thief of darkness
the sun slips through jagged teeth
its amber veil torn ∴³ 

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∴ scorching sighs melt stone
earth writhes under fiery tongues—
air sears, thick as flame ∴⁴ 

∴ one stumble’s ascent—
missteps weave a bridge of fire
falling teaches flight ∴⁵   

∴ salt ghosts ride the prow
the sea sings of what’s been lost—
horizons devour ∴⁶ 

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∴ wax tears gild his fall
a hymn of broken feathers
sinks into the sun ∴⁷ 

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∴ fractured winter blues  
branches sprout otherworlds  
kaleidoscope views ∴⁸ 

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∴ plop—slush kissing stone
ice crackles brittle exhales
spirits hiss through mist ∴⁹ 

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∴ smooth songs soothe
silver streams swirl shadows’ scars—
she softly sets sails ∴¹⁰

1. metaphor—life ↩︎
2. imagery—mountain ↩︎
3. personification—sun ↩︎
4. hyperbole—heat/hot ↩︎
5. paradox—fail/succeed ↩︎
6. wildcard—bon voyage ↩︎
7. allusion—Greek mythology ↩︎
8. image interpretation ↩︎
9. onomatopoeia—plop ↩︎
10. alliteration—smooth ↩︎