Sunday, 29 May 2011

sky-scrappers

Picture Credit: Scott Wyden














I hang from the sky
invisible to all
holding a manifest
from out there
may you all see light
(I know I can't)
in the smoky morning
sun hides as usual
within the folds of the clouds

"let us flock together, let us all fall,
let us measure the depth of miserable darkness"
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29 comments:

  1. dustus29 May 2011 at 05:29

    Brilliant. A hanging sun and the aspect of invisibility lends a dark contrast, a modern desolation, to the light described.

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  2. Brian Miller29 May 2011 at 05:29

    wow...love you closing lines...measure it we will...manifest...nice...

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  3. jaywalkingthemoon29 May 2011 at 05:36

    your last line made me shiver a bit...let us all fall...but measure yes - i get this..

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  4. ayala29 May 2011 at 05:58

    Nice..I like the hanging sun...and closing lines.

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  5. jaerose29 May 2011 at 06:11

    Hanging on the sky or in the sky..whichever..you give us a beautiful, thoughtful view..Jae

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  6. Old Altonian29 May 2011 at 06:24

    The cavernous gloom of a high-rising city. I hate skyscrapers too.

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  7. Butterflies of time29 May 2011 at 08:28

    Love the imagery of the hanging sun. Let us all fall... is an astonishing beauty of a line.

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  8. Kerry O'Connor29 May 2011 at 08:45

    Another lovely vignette inspired by the photo. I like the contrast between imperfect vision and reality.

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  9. Laurie Kolp29 May 2011 at 08:45

    A beautiful picture and poem! Hope you don't mind I added your blog to my blog roll...

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  10. kez29 May 2011 at 09:13

    like your poem very much thank you for sharing

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  11. Cynthia E. Bagley29 May 2011 at 10:12

    hi again - ;-) lovely

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  12. Geraldine29 May 2011 at 11:09

    Your play on the spelling of skyscraper is interesting Gautami. This is rather difficult to read, very sad.

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  13. Patricia29 May 2011 at 11:13

    the hanging sun invisible, yet hoping we all see the light... even as we might together fall and measure the depths of darknesss...
    amazingly eery in the contrast of thoughts.

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  14. wolfsrosebud29 May 2011 at 11:56

    A lot of depth in a few short lines. Nice point-of-view.

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  15. brenda w29 May 2011 at 12:15

    Gorgeous and lush... the quote is exquisite.

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  16. Victoria29 May 2011 at 14:34

    Your imagery made me feel like I was there. And made me grateful I don't live in a large city.

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  17. Helena29 May 2011 at 19:54

    Love this!
    "let us flock together, let us all fall,
    let us measure the depth of miserable darkness"

    I'm so glad I live in a small town...

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  18. Jerry29 May 2011 at 20:13

    It made me wonder if I was holding a manifest. Very probing poem from my angle. Very good. Read it a few times.

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  19. Celestial Dreamz29 May 2011 at 21:56

    loved it ... beautiful write.

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  20. Fiducia30 May 2011 at 01:27

    A hanging sun...good concept to blend with manifest...skyscrapers?? brilliant!!
    Closing lines for 'flock' were perfect!

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  21. saif afridi30 May 2011 at 08:10

    love the sky scrapper pic.
    very nice

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  22. Dee Martin30 May 2011 at 10:27

    sad isn't it? to have sun but not be able to see it clearly. I like what someone said about modern desolation. it fits with the image and your beautiful poem.

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  23. Madeleine Begun Kane30 May 2011 at 13:25

    Very lovely images.

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  24. Renee30 May 2011 at 14:32

    This is my first time visiting your site. Beautiful imagery here. I will return to see more of what you have.

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  25. sandra30 May 2011 at 16:14

    different original view!

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  26. Sean Vessey30 May 2011 at 21:46

    Came across to me as both a end and a beginning ...

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  27. Keda30 May 2011 at 22:34

    Sucha lovely piece.

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  28. teric31 May 2011 at 17:27

    Such an interesting and beautiful concept.

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  29. Shail2 June 2011 at 19:23

    The freshness of your written word always takes my breath away

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