Twilight Symmetry

Twilight Symmetry

A Story by Kathy Van Kurin
"

Descending winter darkness appreciated and welcomed by myself it's human companion.

"
Descending darkness signals last rays of sunlight-
 bringing copper gold treetops to an intense glow.

Whirling bursts of air set  pond's surface
 in a rippling textured response
 as if to say,
"Enter the night."

Each silhouette branch
 becomes a winsome 
velvet array against fading dusk sky.

The pond becomes alive 
in a cacophony of nature's music.

 Winds arise in a slow roar
 as night birds give their final call.

 Spare lines of curling leaf ribbons 
snap in the dry cold sharpness.

Joining gusts come in waves as if 
calling to each other. "We are Winter!"

© 2017 Kathy Van Kurin


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Kathy Van Kurin
Input very welcome.

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Living as I do in a place where winters are mild, twilight is indeed an active, noisy, raucous time and you've painted it with a ton of magic using sparkling details. It's hard to fathom how some can sit inside & watch TV, a typical pastime for this time of day! I propose that we would have less division & fomenting if people would watch the show you describe rather than network news *wink! wink!* Fondly, Margie

Posted 3 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Kathy Van Kurin

2 Years Ago

Yes Margie,
You are so right. There is peace and a place to let our beings expand and find s.. read more



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This poem should speak to anyone who has never experienced the change of season from summer to winter. The cool crispness of Fall has always been a favourite time. Your poem exemplifies the season perfectly. Good write.

Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Kathy Van Kurin

7 Years Ago

Ted Kniffen,
Seasonal change is something so strong and meaningful to the very life process o.. read more
' Spare lines of curling leaf ribbons ~ snap in the dry cold sharpness. '

What a beautiful poem, each couplet or so paints a picture. At the second read, i closed my eyes and tried to share what you'd seen, were seeing. Sighing now, sliding into a third view of your Twilight Symmetry.

Now I wonder: so many people dislike, hate, are saddened when the season changes one to another, often forgetting the magic of each ... and yet.. yet.. every night we accept time of day, resting or awaking with joy and hope and thanks.. No symmetry there - strange.

Thank you so much for sharing such gentle but vibrant views of your feelings and world.

Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Kathy Van Kurin

7 Years Ago

Emmajoy,
Do you know how much inspiration that just came to my being by your kind and helpful.. read more
Yep - know this feeling well

Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Kathy Van Kurin

7 Years Ago

Michael Oliver,
Glad to hear and i hope you have more of the same to give you joy and strengt.. read more
You nailed this piece Kathy, by painting a perfect Autumnal picture in my mind. You know a poem is good when you want to visit the picture it painted.Beautifully captured.

Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Kathy Van Kurin

7 Years Ago

Nemo,
You think so. Wow I really like that! It is so nice when the beauty i have experience h.. read more
Lorry

7 Years Ago

You're very welcome.
I don't usually review poetry as I am not the poetic type, but I enjoyed this one. It made me think about a passage in 'Jane Eyre,' where she stops at a stile in the winter at the end of a day and enjoys the whispering of the wind.

Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Kathy Van Kurin

7 Years Ago

SweetNutmeg,
Well it just goes to show that you are deeper and more comples than you think pl.. read more
This is a nice depiction of end of day. I feel you could make it even more vibrant by 'showing us' how the ponds become alive ... the beetles chorus sends ripples across the pond (something like that) fo tell us what is happening, show us by using all the five senses ....

just a thought X

Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

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Kathy Van Kurin

7 Years Ago

KWP,
Thankyou so much. The experience was so beautiful. Your words gave me pause to think and.. read more

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Added on October 15, 2016
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Tags: cacophony, tree, sunlight, night, pond, music, winter, winds, sky, roar, snap, waves, we, silhouette, surface, rippling, response, velvet, say, rays, copper, gold, treetops, intense, glow, darkness

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