Winter Minutes
The road snakes through the neighborhood
A dark line that leads past promise
As it fades in the pale winter sunshine.
Under yellow tree ablaze
With leaves freshly fallen across the rich earth
His mortality curling and wisping in the air.
He looks at the world through marble eyes
The clock counts down as it travels the sky
Same diamond hours each afternoon
Quietly, until covered in shadow, he perceives beauty as it
Unfolds uniquely before him each day.
Simple life and simpler wish
The road leads on to cottage or palace while
Ablaze in winter sunshine
Cacti blossoms and gratitude flowers.
Photo by Aron Yigin
vermavkv
Very nice.
Karima Hoisan
Happy Holidays to you Jaya and your poem of meditative winter moments is very beautiful…the last two lines…perfection!!
Jaya Avendel
Thank you, Karima!
Jeff Flesch
Beautiful words, Jaya! I think sitting in stillness and quiet contemplation is exactly where we get to lean more about all things beautiful in this lovely world. Happy holidays! ❤️
Jaya Avendel
Thank you, Jeff! Happy holidays to you as well.
barbaraleaver
Lovely piece – I read ‘He looks at the world through marble eyes’ at least 10 times. A very poignant piece.
Jaya Avendel
Thank you so much!! I especially love that you share your favorite line.
Writing to Freedom
Lovely verse Jaya.
Aspen Hite
Another wonderful menagerie of words and imagery! I can picture the last stanza perfectly and want to live there! 😊 Thank you for sharing! Be well. 💜
Ingrid
The winter sunshine is a great place in which to find gratitude, Jaya, well said!
Jaya Avendel
Thank you, Ingrid!
Michele Lee
A wonderful addition to my day when I can read poet Jaya. 😊 Many details to enjoy here… this line stood out to me: “A dark line that leads past promise” and the last line. Beautiful phrasing. 🌸
Jaya Avendel
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this piece, Michele!
Michele Lee
An honor to do so! Thank you.
Ka Malana - Fiestaestrellas.com
I feel like I can flow with each word, as I caught on fire from the sun 🙂
Jaya Avendel
Thank you deeply!
Keep Calm & Drink Coffee
I also want to express my “flower of gratitude” for the emotions you manage to evoke with your words Jaya!
haoyando
I don’t see the picture in my notification window. Sometimes it comes up and sometimes it doesn’t. “yellow tree ablaze”… That’s so true. They do look quite ablaze…
Jaya Avendel
Love that you enjoyed the “yellow tree ablaze” line!
Jacqui Murray
That is gorgeous.
theusedlife
Very beautiful!
I'm All Booked Up YA
Beautiful imagery about autumn and winter!
SelmaMartin
I love it how you begin with the road and end with it too. Like bookends:
The road snakes/leads, first the sun is pale and then it’s ablaze in sunshine AND
Cacti blossoms… and GRATITUDE FLOWERS (a verb!) majestically lovely. How glorious. Thanks so much 👏
Jaya Avendel
Thank you, Selma!