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February Poem - 4:45pm

When standing still  

I can see you have arrived

Again

in such a subtle state

But thoughtful and dynamic

deeper and more frightening

Into something so uninterrupted,

 

in all your bright

and silent lights  

I fight against

your bitter wind

 

I want you to know that

Your landscape amazes me

with your city lights flickering

In the background

streaks of vibrant orange

fragments of yellow

and gray

descending

and tranquil

the dampness tingling

by my fingertips

 

I feel your presence

So complete

And personal

I understand and

I am not afraid

of your consistency

Nor do I plan on changing this

knowing

the growing fear

That someday

everything

might turn to ice

Guided by the cold

I wait for you

I don’t expect you to answer

that frigid time when everything

is consumed by the anticipation of

complete darkness

 

Everything emerges

I will give you a chance

Though I am not convinced

you are in control

The world around me

makes me think

You’ll understand  

 

no hope that you

will stay long

or why this has been created

without warning

Wandering

through time

So thankful for your energy

so pure and precise

forcing me to turn away

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Written by
peter-piccolomini
Published
Jun 14, 2019
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Notes

this poem is from the forthcoming publication called "Under the Sycamore," a collection of poems by Peter Piccolomini and book cover design and illustrations by New York Graphic Designer & Photographer Anastasia Wingate

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