Blind Faith - An Etheree

[Lisa Arnold]

Blind Faith - An Etheree

voice
calling
snowstorm looms
cold winds echo
enfolding shadows
mingle with moonlight’s glow
along winding road wolves howl
headlights splinter through dense darkness
vast unknown quietly beckons…this
lonely winter’s night blind faith is tested


©2012 Lisa Arnold


this was first published in All Things Girl...it is also included in my published poetry collection called Echoes of My Soul

[Brigid Briton]

Hi Lisa,

Once again, a lovely poem. I love it that you are bringing new forms, that many of us have never heard of, here for our amusement and enlightenment. Personally, I had never heard of the etheree, the pensee, or the lanturne until, pardon the pun, you turned on the light.

For anyone wanting to know more about this interesting form, here's one source of information: www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/etheree.html

I'm wondering if anyone here would be interested in doing a "Form Focus" session on the etheree (or any other form not already covered). If so, just send me a PM. We don't have a permanent host for the Form Focus board since dustandwater left us, so anyone can host a session there.

Thanks again, Lisa, for bringing us your unique voice.

Brigid

[Lisa Arnold]

many thanks Brigid, I like to try new styles from time to time

I do not have time to do a Forum Focus, but I hope someone will. I think people will like trying this form

[Fire Monkey]

Generally I don't say much with these sorts of very short styles of poems because I find that while I may like the poem that is usually about all I would be able to say. I tend more to longer forms myself so I'm more likely to just "like" the poem. However in this case I found this poem demanded at least a few words. I think you have done a great job of building an image and feeling together with each line adding to the last. Well done.

[Brigid Briton]

Thanks for commenting here, Tim. Lisa, you should be honored indeed since Tim is, as he says, not a big fan of the shorter forms. He's right about you building the suspense and creating a mood. A lovely poem.

For anyone else interested in trying The Etheree, there's a link above, but basically their form is 10 lines with the number of syllables increasing from 1 in line 1, incrementally through 10 in line 10. Check out the link above for more.

[Lisa Arnold]

Hi Tim,

thank you so much for commenting on my poem...I really appreciate you taking the time to respond

also, thank you for the "like" Tim

[Fire Monkey]

You are welcome