Have a read of my poem, ‘Transience’ first published in Quadrant Magazine. ‘Transience’ is one of the poems in my second collection titled ‘Flat White, One Sugar‘ (Ginninderra Press).
I hope you enjoy it.
Transience:
A luminous, tangerine, and blazing expanse
burst out to the left of the blue
from the harbour to the city as the western light
lowered itself behind concrete high-rises.
We watched from the hill,
took a seat on the park bench,
the lawn with its after-the-rain moistness
too wet to lie back on.
We knew we had to seize
this fleeting moment.
We were spectators of that sensational
display, after enduring the restrictions
that made us change and mutate,
shape-shifting during the months,
then the years, of the pandemic,
wearing us down, teaching us
adapt, adapt, adapt,
change, change, change.
Today we search for the brilliance
unfolding in the sky.
Copyright 2024 Libby Sommer
Libby Sommer, Author 
Such an awesome setting!
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I’m glad you like the poem’s setting, swabby.
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Simply brilliant, Libby …
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Oh, Ivor. Thank you so much 🙏
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You’re welcome Libby … the imagery of your words was stunning 😊😍📘
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I really appreciate that you read and respond to my work, Ivor. Very grateful 🙏
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Wonderful Libby. Congratulations.
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Thank you, Peter.
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I loved the poem and the beautiful picture. I think I have read it about five times already. It’s beautiful on all counts.
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Oh, that’s wonderful, Lisa. Many thanks for letting me know 🙏
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Beautiful poem.
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Thank you so much, vermavkv.
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this is the scene i think of when i ponder the word transience. so beautiful 🙂 Mike
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Wow. Thanks so much, Mike. I’m glad the poem resonated with you.
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