I wrote Will o’ the Wisp to the W3 Prompt #132.
The Poet of the Week, Sheila Bair (please read her winning poem here) set the prompt.
Sheila’s prompt guidelines
Form: Any poetic form;
Length: Exactly 64 words;
Must include: the words “dark” and “light” in any form
I hope you enjoy my poem of exactly 64 words.
Will o’ the Wisp
From
The distant
Dark ages—
into the light
Sleep conjured
Adventures
In
Deep hollows
of Night
In
Dusky shadows of
ethereal mist
she follows
the starlight
of
Will-o’-the–wisp
The wind weaves light tresses around
soft verses of sound—
slow flowing caresses
wearing a velvet cloak
with long silken sleeves—
swirl, gleam,
and billow
like ghost clouds
on her pillow
in a wanderer’s dream.
~
Lesley Scoble, November 2024
Time-lapse video (20 secs) The digital ink drawing in progress.
CREDITS
My thanks to Sheila Bair for her inspiring prompt.
My thanks as always, to David Bogomolny, for his gracious hosting of the Weave Written Weekly poetry prompts.
Last but my no means least, my thanks, to you dear reader, for reading.
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; mime artist; 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.
LesleyScoble.com 
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