Monday, September 10, 2012

Optics of Light (It's a Poem to Me)




Photo from flickr

Poem for my husband who questioned first











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Optics of Light
(It's a Poem to Me)



What is that, he said,
In the sky over there?
It's a leaf in a web,
Floating high on the air.
What is it, she said,
What is it I see?
Just a web holding on
To a leaf from the tree.
What is it, they said,
Hanging over our heads?
It's a leaf; it's a tree.
(It's a story to me.)
It's a web that was spun
From a dream of the sun.
It's a chrysalis snug
It's a dream; it's a hug.
It's a wing; it's a swing.
It's a marvelous thing!
It's a leaf from the tree.
(It's a poem to me.)

12 comments:

  1. It's a song to me!

    Nice and light Karen. :)

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  2. Karen nice work, I would place this in surreal category for it's normalcy of tone and deceptively simple but complex imagery and it's a poem to me too. A nicely done poem.

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  3. Pardon my Seussian rhythm here! I felt it happening, but as you may know, I had no choice. Once I begin to write, it's no longer within my control.

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  4. Oh I ADORE this poem. "it's a web that was spun from a dream of the sun"..........just glorious, lilting and joyous. Loved it. And every time I come in here I love once again one of my favorite quotes from Mary Oliver on your sidebar. Yes, that is the journey.

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  5. Reading this made me feel happy and made my heart twirl and skip and jump. Thanks for such a rhyme and meter and image and repetition--it's a poem. Bravo!

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  6. Karen,

    There is a marvellous connection with the leaves and the wind. A real swirl of activity.

    Eileen

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  7. Beautiful progression, and it's a poem to ME too! Smiles.

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  8. This was playful n' fun and
    I'm so glad you shared your gem!
    I love this view, quite a journey!
    :D

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  9. Beautiful and, it is a poem to me too :)

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  10. I love it! And it's great to read aloud.

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  11. Nature does speak poetry to us doen't it? This is lovely Karen! :-)

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  12. love the rhythm and upbeat feeling of your poem!

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