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An #Ekphrastic free verse from the cormorant’s point of view, inspired by the photo by Long-Nong Huang shared by @JanetHollister8.
The Ring We Keep
He puts the ring on and I feel the old weight settle.
Not tight.
Just enough to remind me who I am when the silver flashes below.
I have known this weight since my wings first worked.
It is the shape of our years together.
The lantern glows above me like a small sun he made with his own hands.
I watch it rock while he poles the raft forward.
The river is cold tonight — the way I like it —
dark enough that the fish forget to hide.
I wait for his whistle, the one note that has always meant go.
Down I go.
The world turns quiet and heavy.
I chase the quick shadows, clamp one big enough to matter.
When I break the surface he is already reaching.
He squeezes, gentle, the way he has done a thousand nights.
The big fish leaves me.
I keep the small ones.
I could fly away.
The mountains would let me.
But I stay on the perch and shake the water off.
He strokes my head the same way every time — rough palm, warm.
I make the small noise in my throat that he thinks is only breathing.
It isn’t.
It is the only word I have ever needed to give him.
The lantern swings.
I wait for the next whistle.
This is the river we were given.
This is the ring we keep.
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English

@AMicronouvelles « Ils rament » me dis-je en croisant les quatre voiliers qui avançaient péniblement sur la mer plate. « Quelle est cette régate ? Où vont-ils, vers quelle île improbable, vers quels océans déchaînés, vers quels gouffres insondables, vers quel destin funeste ? »
Français

Voici l'image du jour pour le jeu des Micronouvelles !
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Français

@AMicronouvelles Je voulais lui offrir des fleurs, mais elle les refusa. Elle étendit ses ailes aux couleurs magnifiques puis elle s'envola dans un doux bruissement.
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Voici l'image du jour pour le jeu des Micronouvelles !
Écrivez une courte scène basée sur son inspiration et postez la en réponse ou en repartage de ce post.
Source de l'image : unsplash.com

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