water has no punctuation
its words just flow around
rocks and pebbles
or wear them down to silt
roll from ripples
and pop from bubbles
whirl in eddies
and sparkle in foam
crackle from crystals
that form in winter
sub-zero dirges that melt
into spring
filling every ditch and gutter
with gurgles and splashes
and the plump plopping
of dew and rain
drip-
ping
drop-
ping.
Kim M. Russell, 17th August 2019
My response to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Wordy Weekend Mini-Challenge: Messages in Water
Sherry reminds us that the world is full of wonder and amazement, and shares a video clip of Dr Masaru Emoto, as well as some of his images of ice crystals responding to words.
She says that right now we are being bombarded by negative, angry energy and discord, and wonders what would happen if several billion of us projected light, positivity, kindness and appreciation into the world.
Our challenge is to write about water in any way we wish OR write about good or bad energy and its effects.
writing in north norfolk 
That is EXACTLY how water behaves and sounds….I could almost hear it as I read. Wonderful, Kim! I love it!
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Thank you kindly, Sherry!
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Beautiful!
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Thank you!
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That’s a good thought! And I love your water portrait. No punctuation is just right. (K)
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Thank you kindly, Kerfe.
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Makes me think of that great philosopher Bruce Lee: “Water can flow, or it can crash… be water, my friend…”
I enjoyed reading this.
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Thank you, Barry.
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Love the focus on the sound of water… it’s actually a very important factor, all those sounds water can make.
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Thanks Bjorn. Water is wonderful and important.
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Your opening metaphor is so brilliant! I love it, and the many phases of water are so beautifully described.
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Many thanks, Kerry. Water is wonderful, so many people take it for granted.
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kaykuala
Beautifully expressed on how water behaves in varied situations. Water certainly will find its own levels and solves its problems without promptings.
Hank
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Thank you so much, Hank.
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Beautiful words about all the beauty in water and its sounds.
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Thank you, Linda. 🙂
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Perfect droplet of a poem from rounding to plop.
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Thank you, Brendan. I’m a sucker for raindrops and puddles.
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Nice and peaceful water you write about. I liked the dipper handle at the bottom. I like to guess a little before I read. Doing that, I literally found a, at, ate, and wa (a cry?). Not really great for poem material.
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😊
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Perfect opening to this creative, lively poem.
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Thank you, Sara.
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“Water has no punctuation.” I love that line Beautiful poetry
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Thank you, Susie.
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Kim! you covered water just about every which way. LOL.
Enjoyed this!
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Hi Jane! So good to see you back. I’ve just got up, so I’m still a bit wobbly. We have some sunshine this morning and you brought me some more with your comment. Thank you!
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hi Kim! I have missed my ‘tribe’ of poets. I’m back with little energy but that will increase. So glad to read you yesterday. Your poetry is a fresh breath of air! XO
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🙂
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