i am just chilling here
toasting the blue line gaze
cool breeze is licking my skin
warm as melting chocolate
my bumblebee car awaits-
i mellow down under the
dandelion-inspired umbrella
as if summer sun is cracking
spicy tortillas on my head
this blue chair will do
nicely as i people-watch-
sketching convervations in my head-
imagining where they are going to-
my glasses are sweaty
my shirt is sticky as a granola
i lost my lemon-trimmed sandals in sands
but it is fine - no map, no timeline
for the day, just a yellow bird
on my knee for company & cheer
this space is what i have worked
for: peace & rest
not burnt-out but clutter-free
in all the ways i deserve-
i am just chilling here
All Yellow (Morgan Hill), by Teresa Dunn
Posted for dVerse Poets Pub-OpenLinkNight, hosted by Lisa. Thanks for your visits and comments.
I love the laziness and comfort:
ReplyDeleteit is fine - no map, no timeline for the day
As it should be.
Thank you. What I want my weekend to be after my crazy work week schedule.
Delete<3 <3 <3 You have captured her essence, Grace. The last stanza a perfect conclusion to a perfect poem.
ReplyDeletea chillin poem Grace and full of warmth
ReplyDelete"toasting the blue line gaze" - what a line!
Drunk on sunshine like drowning in honey. It seethes, it drips, it swoons.
ReplyDeleteI loved this quirky picture and you have truly done it ekphrastic justice, Grace...
ReplyDeleteWow, great! I love the images!
ReplyDeleteAdmire this so much, because I was simply not able to do it, kept trying...really like the attention to detail and the mood created..v well done.
ReplyDeleteyou set the mood expertly, Grace. hope you are well ~
ReplyDeleteThey call me Mellow Yellow!
ReplyDeleteA fantastic ekphrastic portrait, Grace, in which you have captured the mood and character. I love the use of colour, the first person perspective, the way the simile warm as melting chocolate is juxtaposed with ‘i am just chilling here’, and I know that feeling of sweaty glasses!
ReplyDeleteSunshine, warmth, and relaxing--and wonderful imagery!
ReplyDeleteI love:
" i mellow down under the
dandelion-inspired umbrella
as if summer sun is cracking
spicy tortillas on my head"
Your poem is splendid! How you included every little detail of the artwork ~ YES!
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