Wednesday, November 17, 2010

morning kiss


triangles of light;
soft fractals
of a sun
i watch
climb across
a milky blue threadbare sky

a sky
as washed-out
and thin
as old sheets

light
falls
on autumn's dried husks
also
fallen
on the winter blue
of a river pebble

a morning kiss


for reya and jo

16 comments:

Noelle Clearwater said...

Beautiful verse, elegant in its simplicity, much like the natural light of which it speaks. I love the photograph.
Noelle

Elisabeth said...

This rock reminds me of a blue moon. Lovely.

Jinksy said...

Who wouldn't want a morning kiss like this to greet them?!

steven said...

noelle!! lovely to see you! thankyou for the kind comment. steven

Tess Kincaid said...

a sky as washed-out and thin as old sheets

A delicious morning kiss.

ellen abbott said...

beautiful photograph steven.

Friko said...

your experiments with blue are working beautifully.
Your words, as always, a poem.

Meri said...

The images knock me out (in the softest, gentlest kind of way).

Butternut Squash said...

How sensual with the threadbare sky and thin old sheets, that cold winter blue warmed by a morning kiss. A beautiful juxtaposition.

Golden West said...

Mesmerizing, Steven.

Reya Mellicker said...

Wow. How ... how do you do it Steven? Wow.

A morning, afternoon and evening kiss to you!

Jo said...

Exquisite imagery, Steven. You capture the beauty of the approaching Winter perfectly.

May I now boast that a man has written poetry for me? Maybe some day, after I've brought it to dwell privately inside my heart for a time.

What happiness you've brought my way today...thank you!

Valerianna said...

I really like this writing - and photo - strange, fairy blue!

steven said...

reya thanks . . . thanks . . . and thanks again!!! steven

steven said...

jo that's crazy talk!!! surely to goodness a man has put his words on paper for you. happiness - well, it's like music isn't it. it's always available and good and loving and so wishes to be a part of us. steven

Anonymous said...

amazing, splendid writing.


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