Transitions
Another day, another view–
the same trees with slight slant cast
different shadows
in this glance–
now cock-eyed robin
with sunset breast on a bough
where pink blooms dance—
only yesterday it was white
and my hair brown, overnight
shadows scant-seen slowly
slope, a slight slant light,
a transitory smile.
For Paul Brooke’s Poetry Month Ekphrastic Challenge. You can see the artwork read the other poems here.
Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings 
A nice painted image. Thanks for sharing, Merril! Enjoy a nice weekend! xx Michael
Thank you so much, Michael! I hope you have a great weekend, too! 💙
This is a beautiful poem using all four images (I looked at the images, read your poem, went back to the images, reread the poem…saw how all the images were wonderfully woven.)
Thank you, Dale! I so appreciate all the effort you put in here. 💙
Normally, you specify which pictures (even if all) and the fact you didn’t on this one made me sit up and pay attention just a bit more 🙂
Interesting!
I was probably just feeling lazy, or I hadn’t decided when I started writing. 🙂
Haha! Just goes to show, some of us are paying attention 😉
And I appreciate that very much! 😊
🧡
Such apt reflections on the passing of time
Thank you so much, Derrick.
Reblogged this on The Wombwell Rainbow.
Thank you, Paul!
I love the repetitions and the slant/scant. Everything passes so quickly.
Thank you so much! 🙂
We both had the passing of time in our poems.
Yes, I thought our poems were very similar in tone.
How odd. 😉
Ha ha!
These words are so weighted with meaning, at least for me:
“only yesterday it was white
and my hair brown”
Love this poem, Merril. I’m so sorry to be so behind in reading. I’m not even going to try to catch up. I don’t think it’s humanly possible at this point, but you might catch me jumping around 😉
I appreciate your comments whenever they come, Marie. Thank you for your close reading here. I totally understand about not being able to catch up. I know there are a bunch of posts I can’t read. April is especially crazy with so many people posting daily.
I know! If only I were more disciplined … well, that will never happen 😉
I’m sure you are when you need to be–as I am. 😉
*snort*
😂
I particularly like the alliteration in the last three lines. All of the sibilants forced me to read more slowly, which is just right.
Thank you so much, Liz!
Then I did my job. 🙂
You’re welcome, Merril. 🙂
I knew you would reference the open window. Time…(K)
Thank you, Kerfe. There are lots of windows in this series!
Windows, trees, birds…what more could you wish for?
Exactly! 😀
I love this poem, Merril. “Slight slant “is such a wonderful phrase to describe how gradually things change and how much difference they make over time.
Thank you so much for your lovely close-reading, Carol!
Lovely!
You didn’t mention which pics inspired you, but it seemed like it was the last 2.
I always go look, and like.
I commented on day 24.
Will you miss this challenge when it’s over in 6 days?
Thank you! I appreciate the time you take to go and look at the images.
I’ll miss the challenge and I won’t, if that makes sense. It’s fun to write to these images, but a month is more than enough. 🙂
Understood!
🙂