The tenth of a series of twelve written at a shuttered window, and originally published in the anthology Terra Firma.
Shutters X
Withering inside, it remains fixed
and free of device, the shadow’s carapace
dwindling with each
impulse. One word, one tremor,
and the regressions begin,
broaching the lamp in refusal of that
issuance to the end,
a victim of eloquence,
the precursor of the seed.
Returned to darkness, it waits in silent apogee.
One of the (many) resonance from this eloquent poem for me: the “shadow’s carpace” as the earth’s mantle, the “tremor” preceding regressions, like an earthquake, the earth “a victim of eloquence,” then the return to normalcy and “silent apogee” ….
No, I don’t live in the Napa Valley 🙂 I do hope their return to normalcy is swift, however.
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Thanks very much. I like your take on the poem. Let’s send good thoughts to those affected in the Napa Valley.
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Reblogged this on 21 Shades of Blue and commented:
Enjoyed this. Sad, abstract, and I felt I could relate in a personal way, as it sounds somewhat similar to my thoughts in the poem I wrote yesterday titled “Whole New Way”, with the imagery of shutters and shadows.
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Thanks for reblogging! Glad you enjoyed it.
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Eloquence indeed. This piece has it in spades. Evocative and exceptionally composed, thank you for this.
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Thank you for reading it, and for your kind words!
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Nominated this blog for the One Lovely Blog Award.
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Thank you for thinking of me, but I’ve elected to not accept blogging awards. I truly appreciate your intent.
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Greetings, Okaji!
What a blessing to visit your blog home! What one finds here is beauty, grace, and manna to taste! Your poetry speaks the definition of sound and sense! I especially love these lines:
“a victim of eloquence,
the precursor of the seed.
Returned to darkness, it waits in silent apogee.”
Have a stellar day!
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You’re very kind, Claudia. Thank you.
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My pleasure. Your work is most awesome!
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You don’t seem to be “a victim of eloquence”. Brilliant poem 🙂
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I seem to trip over my own tongue quite frequently. But thank you!
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An eloquent poem.
Beautiful.
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Thank you!
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