Tuesday, July 16, 2024

eclipse

we watch the blue sky
turn into midnight blue
as the moon pass the sun

holding hands we take in 
the beauty of the universe
imprinting it into memory

time seemed to stand still
then the sky lightens and 
the sun returns to our faces


- Written for dVerse Poetics: Writing "something beautiful".  This poem was inspired by the artwork "The Eclipse" (1970) by artist Alma Thomas, Smitsonian American Art Museum.  


13 comments:

  1. Such a beautiful event it was. Love it when time stand still and the sun returns to our faces.

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  2. I think she would like this poem. You’ve captured the simplicity we have with which to put some of the most profound events into words.❤️

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  3. Very nicely done. This was an interesting art piece.

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  4. An eclipse is wonderful to see, lovely poem.

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  5. So lovely, especially the closing line!

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  6. I love the subtle shift of the colour of the sky to midnight blue, and the awe captured I the lines:
    ‘holding hands we take in
    the beauty of the universe
    imprinting it into memory’.

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  7. I appreciate your perspective of the eclipse painting! I wrote to the same artwork :)

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