Waking In Winter
Waking in Winter
Where my flank rests
against your thigh,
I see the color
of closed eyes,
an undercover shade of leg
lidding buttock,
a grey marked
by morning–blurred purple
awaiting rumple–the space slow
to unstick. Sky outside lighter,
though grey enough,
above the field’s bright sheet,
as it lays down
more snow.
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A poem of sorts in 55 words continuing the tradition of the G-Man, Mr. Know-it-all, for Kerry O’Connor’s prompt on With Real Toads; in this case, Kerry asked us also to think about a color.
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ManicDDaily 
March 1, 2015 at 11:20 am
I love the usage of color in this piece. Adds volumes to the emotion here. Great work!
March 1, 2015 at 12:09 pm
A lot of gray 55’s today! However, elephants are gray, and that is an excellent thing.
March 1, 2015 at 12:41 pm
I think we see the details of our world more clearly on waking – when we get the chance to begin again in our own familiar places.
March 1, 2015 at 1:51 pm
I really love this line:
above the field’s bright sheet
how it pops above the grey, just like opening lids in the morning ~
March 1, 2015 at 3:28 pm
Oh the color of a morning rumple.. really love this with the light outside.. that one I have longed for.. more light.
March 1, 2015 at 4:14 pm
Yes. We do have it here, but I expect it is slower there–then more dramatic though! k .
March 1, 2015 at 8:04 pm
I love it all… except the last two lines. I am finally tired of snow.
March 1, 2015 at 8:13 pm
Ha. Well, I know what you mean. We have been doing some cross-country skiing, which makes it better, but this particular snow is not great for skiing–deep and powdery but without a true crust, so that it is tremendously difficult to move around in–very tiring–I was going to write of that but couldn’t get it in 55. Thanks, Debi.
On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 8:04 PM, ManicDDaily wrote:
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March 1, 2015 at 9:07 pm
I love it.
March 1, 2015 at 9:21 pm
Ha. Thanks, Rosemary. k.
March 2, 2015 at 12:31 am
The details in here are exceptionally observant and framed in such a unique way….really excellent!!
March 2, 2015 at 12:33 am
The warmth before the chill….beautiful painting against the backdrop of winter
March 2, 2015 at 10:37 am
A beautiful slow awakening.
March 2, 2015 at 11:10 am
there is a relaxed comfort to this…a moment of pause to recognize the simple things….like the color of closed eyes…ha…
March 2, 2015 at 2:05 pm
Love mornings awaiting rumple… and the homey details of this.
March 2, 2015 at 7:10 pm
Thanks. k.
March 3, 2015 at 7:38 am
Nice, Karin. Smooth.