Amputated Moon

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Jun 16

Lantern in the Barn

Category: My Poetry
lantern light the lantern light throws its shape-shifter magic from deeper in the barn   breathing in the darkness breathing out the light as night passes away   hay bales change their shapes to pyramids or coffins   barrels become wishing wells or towers of Babylon   the man and woman standing in the door exhaustion hangs   from their faces like old suits hanging in an attic   do they see the magic that has worked tonight through the lantern’s light   or is all simply an evening spent in an ordinary barn tending a mare and her foal  

Pamela Olson, 6/16/09

  For Carry on Tuesday’s prompt: “A lantern light from deeper in the barn Shone on a man and woman in the door” from The Fear by Robert Frost 5 comments

5 Comments so far

  1. Michelle Johnson June 17th, 2009 7:49 am

    I love how faint light allows the eyes to create new images of something familiar. It’s fodder for the pen. But, ordinary isn’t extraordinary when living it. That’s my guess anyway. Your poem is great. Have a nice day.

  2. Missy June 17th, 2009 12:59 pm

    Beautiful. New life is always a blessing.

  3. Rick June 19th, 2009 2:52 pm

    Very nice. I like “shape-shifter magic”

  4. AD June 22nd, 2009 12:03 pm

    ahaaaaaaa!!! love it!

    My Carry On Tuesday ‘Fear’

  5. vic July 3rd, 2009 3:13 pm

    I like the imagery in this piece. A graceful day dream, at night. :) Thanks for sharing.

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