Nightjar
In a hidden silence of a deep
mazarine blue light,
gentle chirring plays with the soft burrs of grass,
where mysteries hush asleep
in faint glimmers of midnight
holding sweet secrets deep.
Star clusters peek
through wafting shadowy clouds—
the chirring of a nightjar.
Lesley Scoble, August 2024
Listen to the chirring of the nightjar
Sound recordist Oscar Cambell, Xeno-Canto
I wrote my quadrille Nightjar inspired by Whimsygizmo’s prompt for the d’Verse Poets. The prompt is to write a quadrille (a poem of just 44 words) including a form of the word, Jar.
Thank you, Whimsy, for the inspiration.
Lesley lives in the City of London Square Mile. An artist, actor and sculptor (her first ceramic sculpture won the V&A inspired by… Award). Scenic artist & book illustrator, playwright (her musical play, Rapscallion performed in inner city schools and theatre school); TV dancer; Animator and illustrator for TV production. Set up Pinecone Studios Ltd and IIMSI Ltd drama and filmmaking workshops in London – producing award-winning films made by children.
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