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!
ReplyDeleteHI Grace, this is a very entertaining poem. Beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteThis "yellowing" is so chill, relaxing, at peace with breeze, sun, bird, people, and time! Love how you describe it, Grace, playing off the artwork. Perfect.
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