Aspect Juncture

Granite garrote spanning not neck, but heart.
Fortress formed to bolster spine-- posture is everything.
Emotionless face must never be lost. Shar Peis guard, hunt boar
to feed guardians who defend against the untouchable.

Lone crane flies high overhead, safe from flung arrows. Nest on one side
yet sips sweet waters from the other. Her children fly free.


Globe wanderers traverse, passports tucked close, carrying quivers
of water bottles, Sharpie markers, and sunscreen. Battlements fight only time, erosion, graffiti.
No guardians for they have naught left to protect in a masked world. Tourist huddle
Traversing length but no one wants, now, to cross. Their side is preferred.

Lone crane cries high overhead. Arrows replaced by cameras should any look up.
None do, choosing vista over Emperor Clouds. Never seeing multitudes of lost children.







Prompt for: Feb 20 (Fyn/Ren)
Subject or Theme: Write a poem in one of the Chinese Styles on the Tang Dynasty Poetry   page and use one of the three photos from "Invalid Item"  as your inspiration. These poems should be a quatrain with a concluding couplet.
Word(s) to Include: use a reference to nature, can be human nature (or any derivatives of these words)
Forbidden Word(s): wall, pagoda, Chinese, palace, forbidden (or any derivatives of these words)
Additional Parameters: Extra points for writing more than one but don’t get sloppy!
Remember, do not use forbidden words ANYWHERE, including title or the brief description.