Varicoloured, head spinning, ebb and flow below
Easy now, no need to go
Reflect on your decision. No!
Taking my leave now
I’m stepping out
Gasping, grasping
Oblivion.
Written in response to Sadje‘s What do You See #82 photo prompt.
Image credit: Sean Robertson @ Unsplash
The image shows a view of a busy street from the top of a tall building. Down below you can see traffic and pedestrians.
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Good one Chris
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Thanks, Di 🙂
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Powerfully written, Chris!
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Thank you, Tom!
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Great writing Chris. Thanks for joining in
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Always such a pleasure, Sadje 🙂
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Thanks 🤩
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Great making up of a word (vertigo) in a nice poem. The pic fits 100% 😉👍💖
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Thanks so much, Aladin 🙂
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Reblogged this on Keep it alive and commented:
Reblog; Another great entry for WDYS # 82 from Chris Hall!
Enjoy
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Thanks for sharing once again! I really appreciate your support, Sadje 🙂
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You’re always welcome 🙏
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I loved this poem! I thought that the simplicity of the poem reflected the personas undistracted determination to reach for the rainbow. Thanks for sharing! ❤
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So pleased you enjoyed this. I really like what you took from it 🙂
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into your fire
you never tire
to conspire
to mix and stir the flames~
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That’s me!
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cool
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This is very thought provoking, Chris. The ending is quite shocking.
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I try to go with my initial thoughts with these, Robbie. On this occasion it was the first thing that came into my head on seeing the prompt pic. Sometimes I’ll push the boundaries a little.
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I haven’t been doing any prompts lately as I am pushing with my three WIPs. When I do participate, I feel the same way. Some prompts open a tap in your mind.
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Three WIPs, wow! that’s a lot of work. One is my limit – plus a little fiddling about over here. 🙂
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One should be my limit too, but I needed a break from the horror of WW1 so I started writing the Cli-fi book. I am also writing part 2 of my mom’s WW2 memoirs, but that is jolly hard work.
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I can understand about having to have a break from all the horror. I must check out the first part of the memoir since I’ on a bit of a historical role with my reading at the moment. I imagine that my mom would enjoy it too.
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I wrote While the Bombs Fell with teenagers in mind, but it is mainly adults who have enjoyed it to date, particularly the older generation.
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Like the acrostic but the subject is a touchy one….
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I acknowledge that it is a difficult subject, but that was what the pic said to me.
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Oh my word, that is the scariest picture! But beautiful in a way too, because of the angles and the colors. The poem’s ending surprised me, too, but it does fit the photo. 🏙
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I don’t know how the photographer managed to take that. Every time I look at it I think I’m going to fall. Hence the poem… and the fact I needed to grab a word beginning with ‘o’. Perhaps I should have thought a bit harder.
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A very strong and dizzying acrostic. Well done!
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Thanks, Mason! 🙂
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Hi Chris. “Gasping, grasping oblivion” – powerful, and a sad ending.
The title possibly gives a clue to the jumper’s inner motivation.
Nice use of the colour coding for ‘rainbow’.
Ford
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Thanks, Ford! 🙂
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Wonderful thought! I also liked the way you’ve structured the poem (decreasing number of words with each line) in addition to making it an acrostic.
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Thanks, Anisha! It was a bit of a stylistic mash-up. 😉
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Ah, that is a fantastic poem, Chris. Love it. 😊
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Thanks so much, Jeff! 🙂
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Very clever and well-written, Chris! The photo pairs well with the acrostic poem. Just looking at it makes me dizzy! All the best!
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Thanks, Cheryl! The prompt pic made me feel dizzy each time I looked at it, so I could help falling.
Have a great week 🙂
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The photo and the poem are equally vertiginous. I’m stepping far back from the edge!
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Very wise, Liz! 🙂
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Wow, just wow Chris.. the creativity here is perfection
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Oh, Mich, you’re making me blush! Too kind 🙂
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🤗🤗🤗
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Very powerful, Chris. Your words, more than the image, almost triggered my vertigo. As for the ending, wow!
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That’s so good to know, Susan! I’m averting my gaze from that pic though.
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Deep thoughts that match the image well, Chris. I’d’ve gone the other way, and flew! 😄
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I might have done too, Tom, but I could think of a world starting with ‘O’ to give me wings!
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Out of this world… oh no… hang on, it needs to be one word, doesn’t it? Erm… hum… ahh… a quick look at a list of synonyms doesn’t help either, although you could’ve cheated with ‘overing. (Hover… er no, maybe not!) 😀
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Nice try, Tom! For a Superhero, perhaps? 😉
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Seems like it. I’m not sure if any of mine ‘over though… 🤔
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😀 😀 😀
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Gorgeous poetry.
And so beautiful with the colours.
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Thanks so much, Jude 🙂
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I can feel my stomach lurching, Chris! Vertiginous indeed!
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I still can’t look at that photo!
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Deliciously dark, and yep, vertigo just looking at that.
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Thanks, Paul! I’m still averting my eyes from that vertiginous view.
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Yes, I nearly went over 🙂
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Pleased you escaped, Paul. It would have been a terrible waste of a good poet! 🙂
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Very kind Chris 🙂
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[…] Chris Hall; Reaching for the rainbow […]
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The rainbow coloured poetry with creativity. ‘Easy no, no need to go. Reflect on your decisions. No!’ Awesome. Loved it.
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Thanks so much, Kritika 🙂
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My pleasure 🙂
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Great take on the prompt and a great play on the word ‘vertigo’. Good job, Chris.
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Thanks, Shweta! I’m pleased you liked it. 🙂
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When I read the word Vertigo I think of the 1958 same titled movie with Jimmy Stuart!
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An oldie, but a goodie, eh? 🙂
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Great acrostic, Chris!
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Thanks, Susi!
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You’re so welcome, Chris!
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And just like that, the rainbow is gone. A lovely moment of magic with words, Chris! xxxxxxxx
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Thanks, Jean 🙂 Hoping for a rainbow later today, it’s sooo stormy! C xx
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