Photograph and Digital Enhancement by Kat Myrman 2016
but for the soft coo-cooing
wooing
of mourning dove cry
nigh
the earth is hushed
crushed
under a blanket of snow
glow
magnolia tree towers
flowers
roots burrowed deep
sleep
until spring’s first kiss
bliss.
kat ~ 17 January 2016
An “Echo Verse” for Jane Dougherty’s weekly poetry challenge. The following describes this poetry form:
Echo verse goes back centuries but it has a very modern feel about it. The concept is simple—after each line there is an echo, of the last syllable (or two), or a word that rhymes. In the instructions it doesn’t say what the poem has to be about, line length, or whether there has to be any other kind of rhyme pattern.
If you would like to read other Echo Verses or enter your own, click HERE.
like mercury colliding... 
February 17th, 2016 at 3:38 pm
I do like this, Kat! The echo just flows into the next line. I think that’s a much more satisfying effect than a simple echo.
LikeLiked by 3 people
February 17th, 2016 at 4:10 pm
I agree on all three points.
LikeLike
February 17th, 2016 at 4:15 pm
I’m looking forward to seeing your take on this form, Ken. I’ll give it another go since Kat’s going to worry some poetry out of it.
LikeLiked by 2 people
February 17th, 2016 at 4:19 pm
That made me smile. You have me pegged Jane. I do worry the words into poetry sometimes. Other times it flows. 🙂
LikeLike
February 17th, 2016 at 4:54 pm
When the words put up too much of a fight I leave them to it and start something else 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
February 17th, 2016 at 4:57 pm
Good advice! Thank you Jane! 😊
LikeLiked by 1 person
February 17th, 2016 at 4:21 pm
🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
February 17th, 2016 at 4:15 pm
Perhaps I have not lingered in each line long enough. I’m beginning to feel it. It took stepping away and rereading to get the full feel. 🙂
LikeLike
February 17th, 2016 at 4:53 pm
It’s as you feel it. Keep at it until you’re satisfied 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
February 17th, 2016 at 3:56 pm
Beautiful!
LikeLike
February 17th, 2016 at 4:07 pm
This is very pretty! I like it.
LikeLiked by 1 person
February 17th, 2016 at 4:10 pm
Ooh I like the style of the echo poetry! Very nice!
LikeLiked by 1 person
February 17th, 2016 at 4:23 pm
Hi Kat, thank you so much for letting me use your photos will send a link to them once I get on the laptop.
Thank you very much.
LikeLiked by 1 person
February 17th, 2016 at 4:24 pm
You’re welcome. I’m looking forward to seeing what you do with them. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
February 18th, 2016 at 2:35 am
Hi Kat,
I made a poster from it and used it as the first image in this post.
LikeLiked by 1 person
February 18th, 2016 at 6:11 am
Thanks for the link. Your post makes excellent points. 🙂
LikeLike
February 17th, 2016 at 4:24 pm
I like seeing different kinds of poetry, this is pretty cool, as I see a magnolia tree every day at neighbors 😀
LikeLiked by 1 person
February 17th, 2016 at 4:25 pm
One of my favorite trees. The others are the dogwood and the mimosa trees. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
February 17th, 2016 at 4:30 pm
Dogwoods are awesome too, hmm poetry and dogwood trees that is an idea. The mimosa not familiar with
LikeLiked by 1 person
February 17th, 2016 at 4:32 pm
Mimosa’s are most intriguing of all. Their fern-like leaves close at dusk or if you touch them. It is a very alive interactive tree. And the blooms are lovely pink sprays. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
February 17th, 2016 at 4:35 pm
So melodic. I felt as if I were being rocked by your poem.
LikeLiked by 1 person
February 17th, 2016 at 4:41 pm
Thank you Natalia. The form is growing on me. I wasn’t sure I liked it at first, but I think it was because I was in the middle of it.
LikeLiked by 1 person
February 17th, 2016 at 5:16 pm
This is gorgeous Kat!
LikeLiked by 1 person
February 17th, 2016 at 5:30 pm
Thank you Lynn. It’s growing on me. 😊
LikeLiked by 1 person
February 17th, 2016 at 5:33 pm
🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
February 18th, 2016 at 11:51 pm
I like the way this turned out. I think I’m more partial to the rhymes.
LikeLiked by 1 person
February 19th, 2016 at 4:59 am
Thanks. I grew to like this one. I just needed to read it back more slowly.
LikeLike
February 23rd, 2016 at 4:37 am
[…] Magnolia Dawn […]
LikeLiked by 1 person
February 23rd, 2016 at 6:25 am
Lovely spring poem.
LikeLike
February 23rd, 2016 at 8:23 am
Thank you Merril 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person