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poem written based upon this image - for online poetry class

Marmore falls, Cascata delle Marmore, the tallest man-made waterfall in the world, in Umbria Italy.

DESCENDING

old winds wander slow  
through hollowed mountain paths,  
carrying the murmured lore  
of waters born before memory;  
stone-faces lean inward, listening,  
their ridges etched by centuries  
of patient, moon-pale flow—  
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down the elder cliffs,  
where every drop recalls  
a vow whispered in the first dawn;  
the pool below waits open,  
its surface stirring like prophecy,  
gathering each falling thread  
into a circle older than names,  
as if the earth itself remembers  
how light once learned to move
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Hind Avatar
June 17, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Very deep, <3 exceptional images "stone-faces lean inward"
Poet Avatar
June 17, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Your poem flows smoothly, even better than waterfalls. Your way of writing and your wording are exceptional. Best regards, dear friend
Smith nee Howarth Avatar
June 17, 2026 at 5:51 AM
I like how this poem moves me from the start of the waterfall into the pool below and how the Ancient memories lies within.
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