I know silence. I know
standing apart and waiting
the approach of a fox,
the shadow of a hawk
sharper than any cloud
floated across mud.
I know that dark, implied,
The bite of it,
the promise,
the prayer a pulse can speak
staccatoed, without breath
or words.
***today begins my attempt at NaPoWriMo 2014. That’s a poem a day for 30 days. I went to Bibliomancy Oracle and got the following lines to use as inspiration for this odd and dark little sketch that might evolve into a deeper piece later on:
Don’t flinch. Don’t join in.
Resist the righteous scurry and instead
stand still, silent as prey. Slowly turn
from “Wife’s Disaster Manual” by Deborah Paredez
Susan Daniels Poetry 
as always, a treat from your pein! I look forward to your daily offerings.
oops pen not pein
Thank you Michael! Much appreciated.
Marvellous take on the prompt. My prompt was incredibly difficult so I created a very tenuously linked haiku!
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Haiku work, as well.
That quote gives me shivers, but I like what you got from it. It’s lovely, ‘waiting’ sort of poem.. It makes me think a little bit of a photographer, waiting in silence to capture the best picture. I particularly like the fox and hawk imagery. Of course I like that it can mean many things 🙂
Thank you so much, Kerridwen!
Wow Susan–Fan-crapping-tastic! So good to feel the power of your words again. I think I might be able to manage one-a-day posting but it’s the keeping up with other’s work that I’m afraid I sadly won’t be able to maintain…I need to read…
Aw, John, I am so glad you liked this! I don’t care if you read another word of mine all month–I just want to read you. Selfish, I know…
On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 10:43 AM, Susan Daniels Poetry wrote:
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Hauntingly beautiful.
I had never noticed before how pray and prey might be related.
Thanks, Georgia. I have always liked the play between the two words.
On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 1:53 PM, Susan Daniels Poetry wrote:
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Reblogged this on Heartafire and commented:
awesome writing by Susan Daniels
the hunter in us… standing silent, listening, waiting for the right time.. it has something that makes me shiver a bit and on the other side it’s good to be able to listen to the signs and knowing when it is the right time for something
Thank you, Claudia! I think I am going to make this my Dverse poem for the day. It is, after all, an animal I am describing here 😉
Wonderful, stunning. I went to Bibliomancy Oracle–if I understand correctly, when we push the button we each get a different prompt–yes? I live for NaPoWriMo every year!
That’s exactly what I did! What a great idea for a prompt 😉
Yes, it is–Now, the interesting thing to me, is that the prompt you received would have been Perfect for the poem I have going in my head…which makes the whole synchronicity of the oracle’s purpose even more eerie. Nonetheless, the prompt I received is right up my alley on any day–so I’ll work it!
😉 Also works for the Dverse prompt today, soam linking it up there too!
Hmm, maybe I should broaden my horizons…
The waiting.. the anticipation.. ternsion is so much more part of a hunt than the rapid end.
Yes, that’s it.
On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Susan Daniels Poetry wrote:
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the shadow portends what is coming….death from above…swooping down to take its prey…its meal…to feed its family…..its all part of nature…..
Yes. The prayer of the prey.
On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Susan Daniels Poetry wrote:
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That was a dark prompt for the first day of the long haul 🙂
You did well with it.
Thank you. I enjoyed 😉
I know that dark implied
What a chilling line! Well penned…
Thank yo, Freya! It was interesting to write on the darker side today 😉
On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 5:34 PM, Susan Daniels Poetry wrote:
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This is a breathtaking poem. Loved it.
Thank you, Sherry!
On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 6:10 PM, Susan Daniels Poetry wrote:
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If there is anyone I believe in to come up with a month’s worth of great poems on a daily basis, it’s you Susan. Give it.
Thanks, Trent. Gonna try. I am allowing myself a failure rate of 50%. Gotta get back into the everyday writing. Even if its shit.
On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 9:12 PM, Susan Daniels Poetry wrote:
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I have NEVER seen you write shit. There are some of your pieces that absolutely pop, and those I love the best, but never has a shit piece existed on your blog.
Aw, you just made my night. Really. Now off to watch some junk TV. Long day.
On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 9:52 PM, Susan Daniels Poetry wrote:
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Reminds me of Anne Dillard, very nice
Wow. Thank you. She is my fav, still.
wonderful take on the prompt.
Thank you!.
Rather a sinister prompt there – but I love dark poems!
Birds of prey or felines hunting are fascinating to watch – they are the pinnacle of specialised evolution.
Yes, they are. Beautiful and deadly.
Great share!
Thank you so much!
That Oracle is kind of fun, isn’t it? I didn’t see that prompt until today, so I am still working with it. Glad to be here with you for NaPoWriMo, Susan–looking forward to more of your brilliance!!
Likewise, Karin. I love NaPoWriMo.
On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Susan Daniels Poetry wrote:
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