Rallentanda

Rallentanda

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Melbourne




that feeling of
dark yellow ochre
sliced with freezing
shards of wind from
the south pole

sleet
dark skies
lonely rain
gloom with
pointillist
light tips
from cars

last man walking
aftermath
of a nuclear
apocalypse


the next stop
hades
at the bottom
of the world

6 comments:

  1. i didn't expect the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse but it def. works well to add some darker shades to the ochre for sure

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  2. Ava Gardner said Melbourne was the perfect place to make a movie about the end of the world. I think she was right!

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  3. nice...great image this...gloom with
    pointillist
    light tips
    from cars...and then i really like your explanation in the next stanza...cool piece...huh interesting she said melbourne, having never been there that might make me want to go all the more...smiles.

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  4. Ha..for me it's a good compatibility test. I know I am not sympatico with anyone who likes Melbourne.

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  5. I'm shivering and it's almost 100 F here. Beautifully portrayed.

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  6. My poetry is better than air con:)

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