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| “Blue Shadow” (original hand painted Acrylic painting of Blue petals in different shades) by Deepu. |
brings blue shadow to the landscape
reminding of the weight of volatility
a volatility so broad that it might
slam the farthest reach of sky.
I see that the farthest reach of sky,
a place that could bring joy in its daily birth,
a birth that may absolve our sins in joy,
is blurred with splashes of red dawn.
A rawness of red dawn reflecting
all spilt blood, acts of a night just gone.
Blood this night spilled, done for now
and slunk away, not pushed by any squall.
No morning squall can push beyond
the bruised blue shadows of this day.
Linda Conroy is a retired social worker who likes to observe and comment on the human behaviors that we see around us, and on the connection between human nature and the natural world. Her work has appeared in many journals.