Evening Light Poem by Tom Billsborough
Evening Light
My eyes now follow
Trajectories of shadows.
Deep, dark green hollows
Beneath the elder,
Enhancing the meadowsweet's
White feathers
And the cascades of jasmine
Swimming like stars.
And the pale greens and purples
The bi-coloured marjoram
And the spiked betony.
I am seduced by these contrasts
Which the light now fingers
Shaping its sculptures
With trajectories of shadows.
I am seduced by this poem. Like mirrors, I love poems about shadows. Interestingly, this poem is not necessarily about shadows produced by the speaker, but more like shadows produced in nature, that provide the contrast necessary to even more closely observe nature's beauty that harsh sunlight can sometimes obscure. This is often written about by photographers when considering the best time of day to capture the best images. The imagery in your poem is pure beauty as are the words. Just love this one. Thanks!
its a well crafted poem and its interesting I like it. can you please check my poem " I seek a friend" it maybe of your interest,
My eyes now follow Trajectories of shadows. Deep, dark green hollows Beneath the elder, Enhancing the meadowsweet's White feathers And the cascades of jasmine Swimming like stars. - - - - - - - - - - - -Wow.....the lovely word pictures can seduce anybody ! !
Metaphorically enriched piece of hope-giving poem. It's shortly salient. Much kudos to the skilled hand.
Thanks, Chukwuma. I must catch up on your other poems soon. I was delighted by your Autumns Ode.
thank you, Baharak. The garden's a bit bare at the moment. Just waiting for the snowdrops and crocus to start flowering!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Delightful! I like to visit each of my gardens at different times of the day. At sunset, I sit on the patio and smell the phlox
YES, THE phlox have a fine aroma.. I think white and blue flowers are outstanding in the evening. Meadowsweet reminds me of Vanilla, my favourite Ice Cream Flavour. Whoops must get that Cherry pie you had in your Senyru. Goes well with Ice Cream! ! Tom