Detour Ahead

Sometimes we think we know where a poem is going but it takes an unexpected left turn on us. Begin a write & let it go where it goes. I know we have some great musers here...& some great muses. Show us what you've got!

*Any genre, any layout
*50 lines or less
*3 weeks
*New writes only
*Competition will be voted on by myself & 2 others

"Dance of A Diamond"

Refractions of celestial light
Translucent sparkles dance and play
Each plane bends photons in flight
Born from earth's fiery, ancient fray

A mystery carved with divine intent
A brilliance forged in hidden embrace
Turning like a ballerina’s ascent
Lifted from the dark to reveal its grace

Prisms unfold a kaleidoscope's gleam
A spectrum alive in its fractured hue
Each shard reflects a forgotten dream
A fragment of creation, eternally new

A timeless beauty craft by no mortal hand
Its form speaks of patience and fire
From shadow to glory in untamed lands
Shaped by the earth’s eternal desire

The stone is a hymn, silent yet bold
A relic of chaos, now poised with shine
In its depths lies a story untold
A universe captured in crystalline divine