Laughter

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“Boys in a pasture”- Winslow Homer

A set of wayras:

Amidst grasslands lie-
Imprisoned by childhood joys-
Two young ‘uns free to admire
Boundless stretches of blue
Without worries nor worldly woes.

“Look beyond!” cries one,
“The horizon’s crimson hue!”
Grass sways to gentle breeze’s tune,
The woods watch in silence,
Awaiting dusk, as moon ascends.

Amidst grasslands lie
Immune to illness of angst,
Two young ‘uns eyeing the skies,
Blind to bespoken banes
Still dormant seeds yet to grow.

Amidst adulthood,
They recall merry laughter
They shared, watching cows grazing
In grasslands- such pure bliss
‘Mid the melancholy of life.

– The Forgers of Fantasy

This has been penned for the W3 prompt hosted by David and given by Sally, where poets were asked to pen ekphrastic poems based on the above picture. You can access it at https://skepticskaddish.com/2024/09/04/w3-prompt-123-weave-written-weekly/

This has also been penned in response to the DVerse prompt, where poets were asked to pen poems based on the theme “laughter”. You can access the prompt at https://dversepoets.com/2024/09/03/poetics-just-for-laughs/

For more posts, refer The Forgers of Fantasy.


27 thoughts on “Laughter”

  4. A wayras is new to me! I think I must try one sometime 🙂

    You capture so beautifully the innocence of an idyllic country childhood — and then push it forward to adulthood, reminiscing “‘Mid the melancholy of life”

    Beautiful poem.

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