In the dark it could be anywhere.
Then darkness lifts
Slowly
And it is
Becoming New Mexico.
Dim light rises
Above juniper-freckled mesas
Curved rocks the red of humans
Colors deepen in the damp and dawn light.
The day becomes New Mexico.
SLANT
BECOMING NEW MEXICO
January 2, 2020
10 Comments
Comments
Jan 03, 2020 9:08 AM EST
Lovely visuals as I wake up to this new day to remind me to pay attention.
- Paolo
Jan 03, 2020 10:50 AM EST
Beautifully written Anna. Poetry seems a dying art, or perhaps I am just out of touch. Glad you included it on your blog, I liked it very much.
- Wayne Dale Matthysse
Jan 04, 2020 9:04 AM EST
Beautifully penned, Anna. It seems to me that poetry is a dying art, or perhaps I am just out of touch. Regardless, I am glad that you shared it... I liked it very much.
- Wayne Dale Matthysse
Jan 05, 2020 9:29 AM EST
So perfectly New Mexico. It was a visual and felt word experience. Thank you Anna!
- janet mason
Jan 05, 2020 10:25 AM EST
Beautifully penned Anna...
It seems that poetry is dying,
or perhaps I'm just out of touch.
Thanks for sharing anyway,
I enjoyed it very much.
The red cliffs of New Mexico,
oh how I long again to see,
although it's very doubtful,
this will ever be.
Like a key, your poem has awakened,
pleasant memories I've stored away,
for that, I am very grateful,
and that's all I have to say.
- Wayne Dale Matthysse
Jan 07, 2020 2:14 PM EST
“... in solitude, or in that deserted state when we are surrounded by human beings and yet they sympathize not with us, we love the flowers, the grass and the waters and the sky. In the motion of the very leaves of spring in the blue air there is then found a secret correspondence with our heart. “ —Shelly, On Love
- Corliss Mock
Jan 07, 2020 3:27 PM EST
Thank you, Paolo; I'm glad this was something that enhanced your morning.
- Anna
Jan 07, 2020 3:28 PM EST
I've said it elsewhere, Wayne, but thank you for all three of your comments.
- Anna
Jan 07, 2020 3:30 PM EST
Thank you, Janet. You would know!
- Anna
Jan 07, 2020 3:33 PM EST
Cor, thanks so much for connecting my poem with this lovely one by Shelly!
- Anna