Afternoon's Exhalation
Ukiyo-e print book wrapper (fukuro). MEDIUM: 1 print : woodcut, color.
CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1830 and 1880] Page in: Ezōshi fukuro
harimazejō. [Japan, not before 1878]. Published in: The floating world
of Ukiyo-e : shadows, dreams, and substance / essays by Sandy Kita ...
[et al.], New York : Abrams in association with the Library of Congress,
2001, p. 207. Exhibited: "The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows,
dreams and substances," organized by the Library of Congress, 2001. No
known restrictions on publication in the U.S. From the Library of
Congress. In the public domain in the United States.
The afternoon gently
sifts amber light
across the backs of leaves
veined by autumn's first push.
I watch their shadows dance
in the wind's chatter.
copyright/all rights reserved Audrey Howitt
posted for dVerse
beautiful visuals in this...i love autumn...and the leaves...and this makes for a great metaphor as well if you think on it...smiles.
ReplyDeleteThank you Brian!!
Deletegorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jane!!
DeleteIsn't autumn just the best time to write poetry. Pure gold.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful capture of the autumn's awakening `
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of wind's chatter.
ReplyDeleteParticularly stunning tonight Audrey - in fact pretty damn perfect... Ialso always enjoy the aesthetic of your site - which comliments your delicate poetry beautifully... With Best Wises Scott www.scotthastie.com
ReplyDeleteParticularly stunning tonight Audrey - in fact pretty damn perfect... Ialso always enjoy the aesthetic of your site - which comliments your delicate poetry beautifully... With Best Wises Scott www.scotthastie.com
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool, Audrey--the wind's chatter is such a wonderfully vivid phrase--very onomotopoeic and you evoke light so beautifully. This is Karin of Manicddaily (on iPad.) Thanks. K.
ReplyDeleteThis poem shows me both the peacefulness and the beauty of autumn!! Lovely writing, Audrey.
ReplyDeletegentle, lovely, Audrey ~ M
ReplyDeletethe afternoon shifting amber ligth across the back of leaves...what a beautiful image.. so much beauty in autumn..
ReplyDeleteVery vivid... Loved the image of the dancing shadows of leaves.
ReplyDelete-HA
Entrenched with affection and care.
ReplyDeleteOne of those moments
ReplyDeletecaptured beautifully
by the pen
Beautiful!
Wonderful imagery of nature.
ReplyDeleteA performance art, for sure, when wind and autumn leaves get together! I can hear and see them.
ReplyDeleteAs painterly and delicate as the image you selected. Delightful visit.
ReplyDeleteLovely and serene Audrey! I like the idea of the afternoon sifting the "amber light".
ReplyDeleteYou are the epitome of the saying "less is more." Or is there a saying like that? LOL Well there should be, because you capture tons in so few words, and your images are sublime. Beautiful work again, Audrey.
ReplyDeleteLove this one Audrey:) Thanks.
ReplyDeleteLove the tenderness of this poem... how you capture the sweetness of the leaves in such few words.
ReplyDeleteGentle and beautiful poem.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful capture of the season. I can see the late day sun shining amber on the leaves. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteA lovely capture of Autumn!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful description of autumn Audrey, love it!
ReplyDeleteThe imagery is fantastic. I envision the leaves dancing in the yard with glorious hues of autumn.
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