There are no such things as Unicorns

Cherry

By Penny4athought

Sat, 14 Sep 2019
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6 comments
 

The mist is our world

For only in mist

Can we run unseen

We do not exist

At least not to those who seek us

So it is between the light and the mist 

That we live

For a unicorn is magic

And magic is fleeting

Falling where it may

But not haphazardly

Discerningly

Like waking dreams

On a wind swept moor

Heavy with morning dew

And thick with fog

There you may catch a glimpse

Of a horned horse running wild

And your world will sparkle

Suspended in disbelief

Did you just see a Unicorn?

"Preposterous," you say

As you shake you head

And walk away

Certificate 12
Poem
Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)

Comments

Submitted by airyfairy on

Lovely response to the IP.  Have you ever seen the film 'The Last Unicorn'?  My children adored it when they were small - in fact both have their own copies now because they wore out our old videotape!  This reminded me of that - the fleeting magic that sometimes we persuade ourselves isn't there.

Submitted by Penny4athought on

I have not seen The Last Unicorn, but now I will have to look for it. Thank you airyfairy for the lovely compliment, I'm truly happy you liked my poem. smiley

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Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hi JoAnne.
This lovely poem of yours has made me thinking. Since the fifth century BCE mentions have been made of the existence of a horse with one horn. Unless this animal was confused with the rhino, it is not beyond the realm of possibilities that in the distant past unicorns were on this earth and disappeared like the dinosaurs did or evolved by losing that appendage. Even though there is no evidence that this happened it is an interesting speculation.
Thanks for the read.

Best wishes, Luigi x

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

Thank You Luigi,  I like the possibility that unicorns had existed. Real or imagined they have managed to stay in our realm of consciousness as they do pop up in so many writer's stories and artists renditions....hmmm, that does make me wonder if maybe there was a time they roamed our world?

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Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Lovely poem Penny. A reminder of this beautiful creature and the inspiring nature all around, all we have to do is believe that just because we can't see something, doesn't mean it does not exist.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

Hi Jenny, It's nice to imagine what could be possible and I'm sure there are so many times we miss something wonderful when we rush through our lives. Thank you for your lovelu comment.smiley

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