Saturday, December 12, 2015

Moment of Winter Twilight--By Michael Escoubas--United States

Moment of Winter Twilight

Spread your arms mighty oak,
like my father and his before him.

In you, I’m in their arms wrapped
warm in a shawl of blue-cream

fringed in white powder. Amber-glow
softens the rough-edged tree-line.

In the seam of time between night
and day, this twilight moment unveils

a vacancy long denied: the embrace
I never knew, like a puzzle-piece

put in place by nature’s sleight-of-hand,
a timely fit; this grown man now complete.
 
Ekphrastic poem read at Lemont Art Center, March 2015.

After retiring from a 48-year career in the printing industry in 2013, Michael Escoubas began writing poetry for publication. His study of and interest in poetry goes back some 30 years. During this time he studied classical and modern poets learning from their works and from critics who comment about them. Michael writes poetry in part because his mother once said, “You have a gift for words; you should do something with that gift.”

9 comments:

  1. Michael,
    A perfect ekphrastic poem! I can picture that tree in m y mind, which as you know, that is what that type of poem is supposed to do! Welcome to Whispers!
    Your new friend,
    David Fox

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    1. Thank you David for your gracious comment on my poem.

      It is nice to have a friend already in Whispers.

      Michael

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  2. Dear Michael,

    It is so good to see you already have a comment on your heartfelt poem. Welcome to Whispers! I hope you enjoy your time spent here. Best wishes with all your writing endeavors.

    Blessings,
    Karen

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    1. Thank you Karen.

      It is an honor publishing in Whispers.

      Michael

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  3. Michael, you do indeed have a gift for words. Your poem encompases all the senses and human emotions brought on from the beauty of the gloaming...my favorite time of day! This is brilliant! I wish you a Mele Kalikimaka! Aloha, Connie

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    1. Connie,

      So nice to meet you in Whispers and thank you for your gracious comment on my poem.

      Blessings,

      Michael

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  4. Moment of Winter Twilight is a beauty of a poem, Michael. I especially like "In the seam of time" and how " the twilight moment unveils a vacancy long denied" and then that embracing ending that makes a "grown man complete." Your poem makes the reader complete. Congratulations on a fine piece of work.

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    1. Jo,

      Thank you for commenting--feel especially blessed when a poet of your stature makes an observation. Isn't it wonderful being in this marvelous Whispers community? I'm already thinking ahead to February which is my earliest eligibility to offer a follow-up poem.

      Blessings,

      Michael

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  5. Hello Michael. Welcome to Whispers and thank you for sharing such a delightful and fun poem. Continued blessings!

    -MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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