Shifting Light

By BBennettJ • Jul 23rd, 2008 • Category: Poems

Shifting Light

(My Window Sill)
Shifting light, shifting emphasis

Glancing down a darkened hallway

Watching for the sun to rise

Subtle nuances of light

Giving credence to the vision of our eyes

Tonal clarity, amber in the dance

Sunset on a hillside and on stone

And mortar, casting shadows

Sparkling on the lake

Walking hand in hand with wind upon the meadows

Grey and white, black and ice

Every hue from pink to gold and embers

Adding rivulets of smoke

And rain and freezing crystal,

Fire and sudden shredding lightning’s stroke

Every bold statement of color

Delicate hues, faded, peeled and bleached

Each one has its tale to tell

Looking through the glass

As the light falls on my widow sill.

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