like wings of broken blackbirds soar
my eyes are moments of the night
arise! awake! as light’s my shore
cause when I’m dead. I’m free from fights
Cliffs of Darkness by Erwind Earle
Linked to the Sunday Whirl where Brenda has a set of word that took my a little Blakean…:-)
May 4, 2014
Björn Rudbergs writings 
What an affirming piece..the last line in some ways is just as uplifting confirming that now is what counts in a way?
I think that the light can only bee seen in darkness
Don’t know why, but to me this has a Viking kind of feel to it. Not that they dreamt of being free from fight, but at least in Valhalla they would be immortal… Sorry, I’m probably on a poetry overdose today… *smile* Nice, as always!
ah,, yes that could be.. I meant fight less literally – but sometimes I’m not sure I understand myself all that I write..
Little do we realize how much we fight as it is so commonplace. Some will surely miss that!
Impressive, Bjorn!
So true. Death can bring instant peace.
Susan
Concise, engaging and fast-paced read. Bravo!
Plus, it’s musical! 😉
The photo is a beautiful addition to your post. I first thought it was wings. But now think, maybe cliffs? Well wordled, Bjorn. A bird might consider death to be freedom from flight. So much to ponder here. 🙂
I love being alive, but I too will one day enjoy freedom from fighting between others, others and me, and me within myself. Nicely written.
I’m glad you’re not fighting any more (and not dead, either!)! Nicely wordled.
nicely done bjorn…the rhythm of this is wonderful…having eyes of the night…i really like the imperitive of arise as well….wont it be night when we can lay down our swords.
Great work! You are so right. As long as we live, we must battle.
A superb spin, Bjorn. I like this piece very much!
eyes as moments of night. great image! reminded me a bit of Hamlet’s musings…
Fabulous! Not alway a fan of wordles and such, I really like this. Feels organic and completely straightforward.
Love the image. Concise and reaffirming.
Elizabeth
It\s quite a bother to fight! But sometimes one needs to stand up to one’s rights! Nicely Bjorn!
Hank
Loved how you got all the words into one fantastic stanza! Nicely done Bjorn!
Nice and concise, Bjorn. It reads beautifully.
Pamela
I enjoyed the rhythm. In Buddhism one works to be free of the fight, metaphorical, literal, the struggle and so on. Regarding light that can be seen only in darkness: ironical that if the light was so strong that it banished all the darkness it would blind one and then there would only be darkness?
I think light and darkness have a lot in common.. maybe it’s only at dawn or dusk we can truly see what we need.
The best time of my day every day. Meditative qualities to the light during those times. Can’t help but smile at light and dark having a lot in common.
…your comment about not being sure of understanding yourself when you write – that might be what feel like sometimes when I write off the cuff…rambling sort of…strange ideas and word combinations I wouldn’t think of normally,,but do they work for a poem, really? ..and I think yes, but no one else will get it……I like the edge of the cliff and picture a lighthouse there 😉
WOW-good.