Wistful

traipsing down moonlight's path
  bamboo sway on errant winds
    jasmine perfumes the air ~
      scent of wistful memories

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Ink Empress

May 8, 2025 at 4:02 AM

Dear Lin, this is beautiful and how youv used wistful here in your elegant and soulful poem is beyond creative and flows very well! I love especially "jasmine perfumes the air" through your vivid imagery i can smell and feel all that youv painted with words! Thank you for sharing! Congratulations on your top win! Sending you light

Lin Lane

May 8, 2025 at 5:27 AM

Ink, in your eyes so many things are beautiful because you prefer to see life that way, despite the negatives. That's a gift... a very sweet one. Thank you for the honor of being on your list.

Anne-Lise Andresen

May 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM

- Congratulations on your beautiful micro poem, Lin :) - hugs

Lin Lane

May 8, 2025 at 5:26 AM

Thank you very much, Anne-Lise.

JC Brul

May 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM

Lovely! Bamboos emit freshness that soothes tired nerves. Congratulations! Stay blessed.^___^ JCB

Lin Lane

May 8, 2025 at 5:25 AM

There's a stand of them next to my daughter's home in Florida. Watching them sway in even a gentle breeze is soothing. Thanks a lot, Jcb.

Duke Beaufort

April 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM

Lin, sounds like a great place to be. I've been in groves of bamboo and they do make an amazing environment. You stir up many different senses in a few words and have created a very pleasant scene. I only wish I could jump into the picture for a little while and actually be there. What you've done is as good as it gets. Smiles!!

Lin Lane

April 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM

Hi, Duke and thank you for your information. Bamboo makes me think of Japan and finding this picture was exactly what I wanted, thinking it would reflect the mood I was hoping to infer. Watching bamboo sway in a breeze is soothing to me. There's a stand of it in the empty lot next to where my daughter lives in Florida. It does a bit more than sway in a hurricane. Been there and saw that!

Billie Jama

April 30, 2025 at 3:11 AM

This is stunning! “Jasmine perfumes the air ~ scent of wistful memories” gave me goosebumps. I could feel the moonlight and the breeze as I read. I also love how you used the word prompt whistle it's a beautiful take. All the best

Lin Lane

April 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM

Thanks so much, Billie. I'm glad you could put yourself into the scene I tried to set. Your goosebumps were an extra dividend. lol