Thursday, October 24, 2024

Yellowing

 

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.

15 comments:

  1. I love the laziness and comfort:
    it is fine - no map, no timeline for the day
    As it should be.

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    1. Thank you. What I want my weekend to be after my crazy work week schedule.

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  2. <3 <3 <3 You have captured her essence, Grace. The last stanza a perfect conclusion to a perfect poem.

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  3. a chillin poem Grace and full of warmth
    "toasting the blue line gaze" - what a line!

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  4. Drunk on sunshine like drowning in honey. It seethes, it drips, it swoons.

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  5. I loved this quirky picture and you have truly done it ekphrastic justice, Grace...

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  6. Admire 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.

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  7. you set the mood expertly, Grace. hope you are well ~

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  8. A 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!

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  9. Sunshine, warmth, and relaxing--and wonderful imagery!

    I love:
    " i mellow down under the

    dandelion-inspired umbrella

    as if summer sun is cracking

    spicy tortillas on my head"

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  10. Your poem is splendid! How you included every little detail of the artwork ~ YES!

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  11. HI Grace, this is a very entertaining poem. Beautifully done.

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  12. This "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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