It was a bleak and cloudy afternoon.
'Nebuloso' they say in Portuguese. I walked across the old pasture,
crushing curry plants and chamomile with each step. Nebulous. Hmmm.
My mind drifted into that billowy sky for a while.
It was getting late when the clouds
broke up and lo! The sun blazed through like a holy torch, its moted
rays gilding all it touched. Breath-taking, this vision of an every
day occurrence. Such timing!
A buzzard hovered over the ripening
wheat field, its wings caught in the golden light.
Then the wind blew more black clouds
over the bank of hills in the west. They moved over me, huge, violet,
pink-frilled and gold-lined, like some fantastic Victorian lingerie.
The sun was gone.
The light became flat, opaque, and the
buzzard swerved off towards the cork oak forest and merged. It, too,
was gone.
I felt the cold wind cut through my
thin clothes as I turned back, knowing that the night, like a cold
wet slab, would soon follow.
(Nebulous, cut, timing, hover, opaque,
torch, bleak, vision, touch, crush, blazing, slab, breath)
Thank you for taking me with you on your walk. Your imagery allowed me to see, hear, and smell our surroundings. Love the buzzard,
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http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/mizfit-on-remembering/
Glad I was able to walk along with you. The buzzard would have noticed you first for sure. Hope you have somewhere warm to escape that cold wind.
ReplyDeleteDespite the bleakness of this piece, I somehow think that the writer/speaker savored the experience. Sometimes the bleak and barren is better than the beautiful and boring!
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Great scenery you painted, Veronica.
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ReplyDeletegravity rolls around defying physics
Captivating piece. Enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteFine poem. the buzzard swerved off towards the cork oak forest and merged. It, too, was gone. was a nice touch.
ReplyDeleteExcellent work, you brought me there...I loved my time in the pasture!
ReplyDeleteVery vivid piece, Veronica. I really liked it.
ReplyDeletePamela
Thank you for reading and commenting. :)
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