A Brief Despair of Light
see how the slivered bark
of the river birch curls
shadow and light
forming spirals
entwined and joined
in simple curves
now the eye stops its gaze
caught at the junction
the sharpened edge
where sunlight meets shade
a quiet boundary of dwelling
a spectral space
rest there for a while
quiet your mind
soften your heart
lie within this place
of simple shade and
a brief despair of light
Pamela Olson, 2/15/09
For the prompt, “spectral”
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