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Caro Henry's avatar

Fallow fields awake

Beneath the harvest moon's gaze

Forgotten souls weep

Honeygloom's avatar

Ooo I love this! There is a good story here๐Ÿ–ค

๐ŸŒธ Carolyn Jones ๐ŸŒธ's avatar

That third line, Caro! ๐ŸŒ™ ๐Ÿ˜ญ

A.P. Murphy's avatar

Earth, like all of us,

needs a rest, a nice lie-down

to not be frazzled

___

Here we honour soil

by letting her take a break,

plumping the pillows

Honeygloom's avatar

Imagine if we were that nice to the earthโ€ฆ this is so lovely๐Ÿ–ค

Theresa Greene's avatar

A fallow fellow

Is not ready for a mate

Keep your pants zipped up!

Honeygloom's avatar

Ha! I know the type๐Ÿ˜

Richbee's avatar

Weeds partake the fallow field.

Root rewards dug down deep.

Replenish barren wastes with tiny flowers that butterflies will grace.

Honeygloom's avatar

This absolutely beautiful๐Ÿ–ค

Songsterfunsterhamster's avatar

For one barren year -

Untouched, unploughed, unseeded -

I play the crone field

Honeygloom's avatar

I love this, itโ€™s beautiful and vulnerable๐Ÿ–ค

๐ŸŒธ Carolyn Jones ๐ŸŒธ's avatar

Empty ground yawns wide

Fallow fields in autumnโ€™s gaze

Awaiting new life.

Honeygloom's avatar

So beautiful, I love the sort of sleepy, hibernating vibe๐Ÿ–ค

Chris J. Franklin's avatar

When harvest's over,

The land longs to be, at rest,

Unburdened, and free... ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Honeygloom's avatar

Aw thatโ€™s beautiful๐Ÿ–ค

Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Thanks! ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘

Maryann's avatar

Fallow is my heart

Much like land, no seeds planted

Left alone, empty

Honeygloom's avatar

I love this, itโ€™s such a great comparison, and so tragic ๐Ÿ–ค

Maryann's avatar

๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค

ClownWorld Shakespeare's avatar

Fallowpian tubes=barren woman.

Honeygloom's avatar

I guess that is one way of putting it๐Ÿ˜‚

ClownWorld Shakespeare's avatar

The forgotten fields

Have long since gone to fallow

Nothing to swallow

Honeygloom's avatar

Ha! Nice, I love the image of soil swallowing seeds๐Ÿ–ค

ClownWorld Shakespeare's avatar

Also humans, no food, nothing to swallow. Thatโ€™s what I was going for.

Honeygloom's avatar

Oh, yeah that does make perfect sense ๐Ÿ˜… I guess my brain took the road less traveled on that one. It does thatโ€ฆ well a lot actually๐Ÿง ๐Ÿซ 

ClownWorld Shakespeare's avatar

Your way works too though.

Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Prompt: Fallow

- Resting Earth

Fields sigh in stillness,

plow blades rust in quiet dirtโ€”

next seasonโ€™s promise.

- Creative Pause

Ink dries on the page,

fallow thoughts stretch in silenceโ€”

words wait to be sown.

- Brown Eyes

Fallow eyes observe

the golden dust of the plains,

seeing drought, or peace?

- Dormant Love

Hearts lay fallow now,

untouched by any harvestโ€”

longing rains will come.

- Abandoned Lot

Fallow weeds arise

where bricks once stood, dreaming highโ€”

ghosts of walls remain.

- Quiet Mind

Thoughts lie fallow, stillโ€”

a silent revolution

stirs beneath the calm.

- Winterโ€™s Hold

Fallow fields sleep tight,

buried under frozen windsโ€”

spring hides in the soil.

- Silent Studio

Brushes fallow rest,

no colors drip from their tipsโ€”

blank canvas whispers.

- Fallow Soul

Spirit left uncult

sways in the winds of stillnessโ€”

roots wait in shadow.

- Golden Meadow

Fallow grasses wave,

golden brown under the skyโ€”

sun and soil entwined.

Honeygloom's avatar

These are all so good! I think Brown Eyes is my favorite, I love brown eyes๐Ÿ–ค