October sun slants through french doors,
fills the front room with light
angled low for fall, catches the ceramic lamp
hand painted with Italian countryside,
provides what the artist attempted. A villa sits
illuminated on the river bank,
a man in a boat feels his heart quicken:
first glimpse of home glinted with evening glow.
Offered this late October evening in Italy for the G-Man for Friday Flash 55.
Ah, there is really nothing like that first glimpse of home to make a person's heart beat just a little faster. You have painted a beautiful picture here!
ReplyDeleteThere it was in the lamp- the whole story...
DeleteThat's a treasure you have for sure. I like the second to last line, almost puts one in the painting, feeling the motion of the boat.
ReplyDeleteIt looked like the water was moving that afternoon so I'm glad the poem conveyed it.
DeleteOh, the October light. It's purely magic. Loved this!
ReplyDeleteAnother reason to love this time of year.
DeleteThat is a beautiful light coming from that lovely lamp. Thank you for sharing it with me. :-)
ReplyDeleteThe beauty of evening light.
DeleteI like how different seasons shed different lights on our everyday lives. You have shown this in a lovely manner.
ReplyDeleteAs do I, Gabriella.
DeleteItaly must be a Beautiful place to live.
ReplyDeleteI'd weigh 500 pounds if I lived there
Great pic
Loved your illuminated 55
Thank You Mary for always being so supportive
I really appreciate it, have a Kick Ass Week End
It is a grand place to live and great food abounds. I keep running so I can keep eating!
DeleteBeautiful poem. Nice lamp too!
ReplyDeleteIt's a hand painted ceramic lamp that's painted in a characteristic way in out province. Each province has their particular designs.
DeletePretty awesome poem!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and commenting.
Deleteit is amazing how when just the right light hits a piece of art, how it brings it alive...perhaps the same light as the artist painted it in...
ReplyDeleteI love it when that happens.
DeleteTwo lights; two instances of hopeful fulfillment.
ReplyDeleteYes, Rosaria.
DeleteThis is really sweet, and makes me long for my Italian home on the river, which I have never even had!
ReplyDeleteI want to thank you for your many very much appreciated comments at my blog. I'm not able to visit back one for one, unfortunately, but i want you to know that I love it when you visit.
You're welcome to visit here anytime! Thank you for saying that. I read you regularly because I learn so much about this amazing world of poetry and how to write better poems. You inspire me.
DeleteI love your observation that the October light completes what the artist intended. And I'm going to use this opportunity to tell you that I loved your suggestion of Caroline Kennedy's poetry anthology for children. It was already sitting right here on my desk, intended as a Christmas gift. I bought it a few weeks ago and I peruse it periodically looking for a few pieces I might want to bookmark for them. Thanks for reinforcing my choice!
ReplyDeleteIt's a treasure of an anthology and presents great poems not just poems meant for children.
DeleteThis reminds me of haiku, Mary ... Basho to be precise. The lamp is beautiful, and so are your lines.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting to see how all the reading of other poets filters through our own experiences and words. Thank you for your kind words, Ruth.
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