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Post by AquarianM on Oct 29, 2023 4:07:13 GMT -6
Ephemeris...
These are things poets know,
The ache of a setting sun,
The passing of a day,
The ephemeris of the minute details of life.
A flower or a tree,
Magnificent for a moment,
Live their entire lives rooted in the same ground.
The most majestic tempest,
Ended in a day.
Everything is made of mist and sunset,
It just doesn't know it yet.
AquarianM
By: Daniel A. Stafford
© 08/21/2023
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Post by Catlady2710 on Oct 29, 2023 11:42:59 GMT -6
Love it! One only has to take a moment to reflect the fleeting beauty of life around them.
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Post by goldenmyst on Oct 29, 2023 14:33:58 GMT -6
Dan, this is luminous with the essence of all life. And it hearkened back to Kerouac for me. Such a gorgeous and deeply felt homage to the inhabitants of this earth in all their diversity.
John
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Post by AquarianM on Oct 29, 2023 15:34:54 GMT -6
Love it! One only has to take a moment to reflect the fleeting beauty of life around them. Cat, that you. I think the ephemeral nature of our existence is deep at the heart of where poetry springs from. Dan |
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Post by AquarianM on Oct 29, 2023 15:36:18 GMT -6
Dan, this is luminous with the essence of all life. And it hearkened back to Kerouac for me. Such a gorgeous and deeply felt homage to the inhabitants of this earth in all their diversity. John John, thank you. High praise indeed. Dan |
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Post by Castle Court Jester on Oct 31, 2023 1:25:31 GMT -6
Beautiful write here Dan and so very true  It's all been said but I love it, especially :Everything is made of mist and sunset, It just doesn't know it yet. That's just brilliant my friend! That's one of the greatest lines I've ever read. I wish (to go back to the technology thing in your other poem) that more people would slow down and look through "poets eyes." If for even just a few minutes each day. |
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Post by AquarianM on Oct 31, 2023 6:44:49 GMT -6
Beautiful write here Dan and so very true It's all been said but I love it, especially :Everything is made of mist and sunset, It just doesn't know it yet. That's just brilliant my friend! That's one of the greatest lines I've ever read. I wish (to go back to the technology thing in your other poem) that more people would slow down and look through "poets eyes." If for even just a few minutes each day. Now, that wish Michael, is one I heartily agree with. Thank you. Dan |
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