The horses gallop, dance. prance
in and out of imagination.
Around the room, the sketched walls
ride up and down,
down and up
on the mind’s carousel.
Silence an unexplored fairground —
a sky field
where colors run gladly together.
Trains wear ordinary lines,
travel to two-dimensional sounds
but the horses weave mystery harmonies,
speak merry motion language
that rises and falls.
falls and rises
like the sea rocking the sun to sleep.
About the Creator
Lori Lamothe
Poet, Writer, Mom. Owner of two rescue huskies. Former baker who writes on books, true crime, culture and fiction.
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Congratulations to Morgan Christy Rickards for their winning Whispering Woods story, Guardian at the Gate. Morgan has been a Vocal creator since February 2021, and this is their first time placing in Challenge — well done, starting with a win! Guardian at the Gate draws evocatively from Welsh tales of the Cantre'r Gwaelod, a lost sunken kingdom between the forest and the sea. Heledd’s dangerous adventure pulls her towards the water but her spirit is anchored in the woods: Morgan’s writing is atmospheric and exciting.
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