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Posts Tagged ‘light’

cycles

In art, d. james, literature, poem, poetry, writing on 17 May 2010 at 2:20 pm

out the kitchen window
the late afternoon light
plays like a sax solo
against the building
across the way

cloud wisps
catch pink
as the sun hits
the horizon

the azure sky
goes darker
by degrees

evening comes
stealth and still
like a beautiful lover
passionate, intense

another night
lies ahead
awaiting the dawn

(D. James)

the good morning bird

In art, d. james, literature, overweight champions, poem, poetry, writing on 3 February 2010 at 2:08 pm

bird
on a wire

comes with
the morning
light

chirps
then flits
away

sign of
a good
day

(D. James)

talk about the weather

In art, bad poetry, d. james, literature, overweight champions, poem, poetry, writing on 14 January 2009 at 5:00 pm

The sunlight blinds
but you look anyway

reflecting
off the tabletops

creating an illusion
the gentlest
of winter afternoons

the violent dying light
pierces your eye
as a reminder
of summer

yet no matter
how hard you stare
you cannot make
the season change
nor the sun
shine less

(D. James)

day fade

In art, d. james, literature, poem, poetry, writing on 23 June 2008 at 8:56 am

The last hour
of summer sunlight
golden and clean
makes everyone
beautiful

Filtered through haze
softer
than the light
at noon

Similar to the dawn
but more powerful
for its proximity
and promise
of nightfall

Feel the final hour
of the day
and hope
for many more

(D. James)

bring a flashlight

In art, d. james, literature, poem, poetry, writing on 8 May 2008 at 7:30 am

How far down
do you go
before you find
the bottom of your soul?

How deep is it,
how wide?

And why is there no light down here?

(D. James)