In response to Bart’s prompt:
https://livingpoetry.net/2026/05/04/may-visual-poetry-prompt-8/

First Step

It doesn’t rush.

Not yet.

The world is still
too wide,
too loud,
too new
to trust all at once.

So it listens—
ears lifted
to invisible stories
moving through the air.

A tremble lives
in its stillness,
not fear,
but awareness
of how fragile beginnings are.

Grass bends
without asking questions.
Light arrives
without explanation.

And something
inside says:
go.

Not far.
Not fast.

Just enough
to leave the place
where waiting
became too small.

© Maggie – The Afterlove Voice ⚖️♾️🦉

With love
— Maggie
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5 responses to “First Step”

  1. Bartholomew Barker Avatar

    Very nice, Maggie, especially the end. Thanks for writing to my visual prompt.

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Happy you liked it Bart 😊

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  2. Aptivi Avatar
    Aptivi

    So realistic and beautiful! 👍☺️ What you said about the world is true.

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you 💜

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      1. Aptivi Avatar
        Aptivi

        You’re most welcome 💜

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