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I am Watching...

By David Matthew JohansingPublished 5 years ago 1 min read
( Original Artwork, Mixed-Media on Glass, D.M.J., 2021 )

I am Watching...

The Twilight fades in blue,

Sea-foam to Turquoise to Mauven-Grey,

The Horizon the Highlight

Finish to this Day.

Fading, Cross-Fade, into the next,

Through darkest Cobalt,

and inkiest Royal, Amber-lit play.

Constellations of fractal ether

Refracting distant time,

A Memory of the Then,

Pulsed to the Now,

Giving Reflection of someday.

I am That.

The eternal display

of prismatic shards

strewn far amidst the spectral lake

of time and matter,

One and the Same.

Dust.

Once, maybe...

Then again a flower,

This time...

...and the Next

I'll be me.

Ash, Charcoal, Rust and Hot-White,

As a Reminder,

Color never forgets

the Crimson and Umber

of Life

and the Black and Brown of decay.

I am witness to This,

as It is in me.

I am what I See.

nature poetry

About the Creator

David Matthew Johansing

A 34 year old General Manager for a gourmet restaurant, as well as a coffeehouse / music venue.

I write. I draw, paint, sculpt, garden, cook, dance... Anything to connect. Anything to see more clearly.

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