0.1
O, dragon-sun, the fear-
ful father, a thawer of snow,
melt-master, icicle-trickster,
in March you blind me awake
from the famines of frost.
0.2
O, moon-son, spiller of silver,
master of shadows, silent
and cold, advise me how
I may fly, with only my will,
bereaved of my wings.
0.3
O, earth, obscurer of spirits,
still frozen you keep, soil-bound
your worms, waiting for warmth,
while deep in your waters, dragon-
fly nymphs fatten for flight.
M.C. Escher
Today Laura hosts at dVerse and invites us to write by:
choosing ONE of these threesomes:
- Sun; moon, earth
- Godhead Trinity/God/Father, Jesus/Son, Holy Spirit
- Yin, yang, oneness
OR Choose ONE of these compound words with the derivatives:
- Body, guard, bodyguard
- Dragon, fly, dragonfly
- Free, lance, freelance
- High, light, highlight
- Rain, bow, rainbow
We are writing without any set rule for rhyme or meter:
- A poem with THREE separate and distinct stanzas
- Each stanza numbered or subtitled with the reference word
- Include the reference word within the stanza if not subtitled
I must admit that I probably used more than one of the trinities above, but my main was the dragonfly.
March 3, 2023
Björn Rudbergs writings 
Smooth work, Bjorn.
the vocative adds such grandeur to the stanzas – and #2 is exceptional
Fun to hear and fun to decipher, Bjorn. I love how weave the words with the season’s atmosphere. Super poem.
Luscious!
Dragonflies and earthworms, two of my favourite beasts. Fattening, waiting…
Good luck with the wingless flying… I agree that stanza #2 is a winner…
I thought the fattenjng for flight – quite interesting.
Björn, thanks for dropping by my blog today
Much💜love
You had me at the title. A wondrous bit of magic weaving in various threesomes.
“blind me awake”, “fatten for flight”… love all the little gems in this series!
magic is afoot (K)
Our earth doesn’t ever freeze down here by the Gulf of Mexico. The dragon is one of my favorite animals. I even belong to the Dragon Club on Facebook.
I want to know how you got ahead of Laura?
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This is a fantastic series, Bjorn. I especially liked,
“in March you blind me awake
from the famines of frost.”
I love all those kennings. The whole process is mythical.
A spell for flight and dragoning. Waking swelling and lifting wing.
You have SUCH a way with words, Björn!
I really love this one, Björn. It’s like an ancient bard speaking.
Love how you weave magi into this Björn ❤
Bjorn … ‘simply gorgeous’ is the first thought I had … going with it. Sigh.
beautiful!
The dragonfly has long been an answer of questions for me. Thank you for these.
So many magical/mythical phrases! I love how you seamlessly melded the trinities for this glorious write!
Oh, lovely. Almost a kenning.
Love the word play Bjorn.
An outstanding use of the words you chose. I love #3.
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