evening in February winter
dark gray with even darker gray
above
black branches
Hallowe’en
scene
to look out on this hour
winter gloom
I guess
which is allowed by nature
then
with a sigh
perhaps
acceptable to us
changing seasons
substances
and
shapes
one
big reason that we stay here or move
or then return
some prefer the icy
while the rest
shall
be waiting for the green
c l couch
photo by Michaela Murphy on Unsplash
(congratulations to the groundhog Phil from Punxsutawney, who did not see his shadow today, auguring an early spring)
A (Classic) Comedy Tonight
It’s a cinematic day
When I will look too closely
At items on the corner of
The table
Or on the kitchen counter
As a cut
A camera angle
A quick shot in a movie
A montage
Of textures, surfaces, light
And shadow:
Of orange peelings in a paper towel
A clear, squat square canister of cottonballs
By the bathroom sink
Winter sunshine slanting over the tabletop
Illuminating piles of books
I mean to read
There’s a setting
And a set
And how it’s dressed
Maybe I’ll find something
On television
Maybe in a book
I mean to read
Something with good guys, maybe
Bad guys
Characters
Easily identified
So that I know who’s who
Whom to cheer on
To celebrate
(could be everyone)
When the final conflicts are resolved
Cue catharsis
C L Couch
https://shakespeare.emory.edu/as-you-like-it/
https://shakespeare.emory.edu/
caption: Miss Lily Brayton./As “Rosalind” in “As You Like It.” [sic]
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