Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Special Feature Collaborative Poem--By Elly Wouterse--Netherlands and Victoria Anderson Throop--Alaska, United States

Triptych of an Iceberg*

Birth of an iceberg

By Elly Wouterse and Victoria Anderson Throop

frost kissed mountain
vanished in molecules
immortalized
memories settle birthing
an iceberg
crystal clear

fragile hearts
broken blue
married to sea green
forever severed
from a glacial safety
mighty jagged crack
embedded
in the groin of the sea
shaking ships on the horizon of its wake

nature's power
captures
all consuming peak of joy
off and away
icebound
unreachable
in the highest moment of bliss
beauty yearns
for the sky inhales the blue rips free

with a shattering cry of joy
breaks into thousand pieces
bobbing ....
sedately.... out to sea....

*The rest of this Triptych will be published in March at Whispers.

21 comments:

  1. Wow, I love how you two blend your thoughts and words into a marvelous journey and word painting! Juxtaposition blends and weaves delicately out of the body of Nature! How creative! Sheri

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  2. On behalf of Victoria also Thank YOU for your awesome comment......... Greetings coming from Alaska & the Netherlands.

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  3. Very creative and so well blended, the flow is the same for each writer. You two are gifted at merging your styles into topnotch poem. Your subject was pictured so well with words it could be a painting. Robert

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  4. Makes me love the beauty of winter, again and again.;

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    1. Woow.. a poem can accomplish something.. but you loving winter again... hope you're not disappointed when part two & three of this triptych are published in a month....

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  5. Dear Elly and Victoria,

    Congratulations on already having three comments on your wonderful collaboration! I agree with Robert's "topnotch poem." Welcome to Whispers Victoria! I know readers are going to enjoy the rest of this piece in March. Thank you so much for sharing it.

    Best wishes,
    Karen

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    1. Karen, It's wonderful that readers take the time to comment. This project was fascinating. Thanks for publishing the work for us. Victoria

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  6. Congratulations Elly & Victoria!! This is one of the best examples of collaborated poems....each contribution fits perfectly well to form one complete whole. Beautifully executed...looking forward to the next part. All the best. // paul

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    1. Thanks Paul. This was a very interesting and challenging project. I know we will embark on another soon. Nice to meet you! Victoria

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  7. Elly and Victoria, WOW! what a wonderfully well written, seamless collaborative effort. It truly flows together as a whole. I could well picture the shattering cry of joy and the thousands of pieces bobbing sedately off to sea. Thank you for sharing your talents. I'm looking forward to more of this poem next month.
    Charlene

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    1. Charlene, I just discovered the comments on this site...so, forgive me for not replying sooner. Elly is the computer whiz! Thanks for taking the time to comment. I am in Alaska and every spring I witness the birthing of icebergs when I go whale watching. Elly and I enjoy working together[[the collaborative effort was lots of fun. We have a unique relationship and both of us love words! Thanks again! Victoria

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  8. Elly and Victoria,
    Beautifully breath-taking. Welcome to Whispers, Victoria!
    Sincerely,
    David Fox

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    1. Thanks David. I am just exploring this site and found the comment space--didn't realize there were any comments! I apologize for not replying sooner. Glad you liked our poem. I am a winter maven so was delighted when Elly wanted to write about icebergs! Victoria

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  9. A rich vista of images and eventuality's here Victoria & Elly, A pleasure to read..'

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    1. Thanks Joe. This was a fun project that I certain we will repeat. Skype has changed the world! Victoria

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  10. Elly and Victoria, I am really enjoying your poem. I would like to print it out for my father who was stationed up in Greenland in the 1950s. He would enjoy your poem so much, too. It truly captures the iceberg. Looking forward to the other two parts!

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    1. Marianne--Greenland is a fairytale winter paradise! Icebergs there are a mint green--here in Alaska they are more blue...both are magical and incredibly powerful. The water surrounding them is so cold that if someone goes overboard they are dead in 20 minutes. Dangerous fishing territory--especially in high seas. That's where the expensive lobster and snow crab resides!

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  11. Nice collaboration Elly and Victoria. I enjoyed it very much. Thank you for sharing and continued blessings!

    -MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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    1. Maurice, thanks for taking the time to comment. Victoria

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  12. A mini-saga of the north! Looking forward to this poem's journey in March....marching on! Well done on a great collaboration. Ralph

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    1. Thanks Ralph. Alaska is a great place to write about winter and icebergs! The collaborative effort was an interesting project--very enjoyable and challenging! Victoria

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