Sidney Beck Poet Verse

Orion

ORION

Hunter  -
Great   bright  giant
Strides across with dogs at night
‘Tween Bull and Hare  - he lifts his club.
But never catches them.


Hunted  -
Solitary ,
I watch his wheeling progress,
Circling there in frozen still-life,  
Feeling myself alone.

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Written by Sydney Peck  on 1  July  2012
Entered in Nette  Onclaud’s  Contest    PEN A PENSEE

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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders July 21, 2012 at 9:23 AM Beautiful and emotive, Sidney! I can feel the loneliness from the sky. Congrats on your win! :)) Have a wonderful weekend. Love and Blessings, Rhonda

Kash Poet July 20, 2012 at 8:26 AM Congrats Sydney on your win.very nice poem!

Nancy Jones July 18, 2012 at 9:42 PM HA! I wrote on Orion for this one, too. But from a TOTALLY different perspective. Nice one, Syd, and OMG, loved your comment on netteski's blog! Stay tuned, please. I will, too. Namaste~N

Sara Kendrick July 18, 2012 at 4:25 PM ((()))Congrats on your winning work..Sara

Carrie Richards July 18, 2012 at 9:01 AM Oh wow....glad I didn't miss this one! You made me feel the lonely ending...and (I would have placed this higher!) Somehow my own stars were too far to reach...LOL !

Nette Onclaud July 18, 2012 at 8:38 AM i want to congratulate your ghost writer, KC ( jkidding).. you crafted this with such creative flair--- somber yet bold!.. congrats on your glory win my contest!.:) huggs!

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl July 18, 2012 at 6:04 AM Smashing write Sydney, Congratulations xx

Carol Sunshine Brown July 18, 2012 at 5:33 AM Congratulations on you win in Nette's "Pen A Pensee" contest Syd. Love, Carol

Linda-Marie Sweetheart July 18, 2012 at 5:10 AM congrats on a fabulous write and win Sidney ..

Andrea Dietrich July 6, 2012 at 11:40 PM I really like how you did yours, Sidney!! Great imagination with the part "he lifts his club but never catches them" and I really love that second stanza.

Ilene Bauer July 1, 2012 at 1:49 PM wonderful! love the last line...

Russell Sivey July 1, 2012 at 1:13 PM This is an outstandingly creative write! I really enjoyed the first stanza a lot, written so well! Great Work!!