Stain Glass Hue

Stain Glass Hue

Mosaic colors
Perched upon lilacs you wait
Resting in the sun.

— autumnphoenix, Aug 11, 2008

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Country/Region: USA

Critiques

weirdelf

17 years 10 months ago

mmm this evocted something normally unpleasant to me

but with great beauty. The stained glass in some of the great cathederals of the world is just numinous in nature. Neverthless I think I missed the point. What was perched on the llacs? Probably a butterfly. If that reading is correct this is nearly a perfect haiku (I read perched as one syllable, but that is just nitpicking), its perfectness is invocing a numinous/philosophical idea through nature. cheers, Jess

autumnphoenix

17 years 10 months ago

Yes it was

a butterfly fresh in the sun warming its wings to fly. Thanks Jess, I am glad to be able to send you beauty in the normally unpleasant.:) I do love to watch nature at work. One does tend to become philosophical when studying nature and beauty. It could just be me though.:) Dana

weirdelf

17 years 10 months ago

Many of us

"become philosophical when studying nature and beauty". It takes great skill to put it in 3 lines. cheers, Jess

Linda Moses

17 years 10 months ago

lilacs

I miss the lilacs in the spring, down here in Texas. Too hot for them, I guess. very pretty

Rett

17 years 10 months ago

Wonderful Dana

I pictured a butterfly also. Yep, too hot here in Texas for the lilacs I think. Well done Dana. Respectfully, Rett: "Life is like a beach. Salty, gritty, somewhat fishy and at other times, downright crabby!" Rett 2008.

autumnphoenix

17 years 9 months ago

Thanks all,

Rett and Cat, Thank you. I hoped I caused all to see the butterfly. I wasn't certain since lilacs aren't everywhere if it would work. I'm glad it did. I didn't like the idea of using "milkweed". :) Thanks for the comments. Dana

Candlewitch

17 years 10 months ago

A Butterfly

Is what sprang into my mind, too. Very pretty and nicely worded. Always, Cat

themoonman

17 years 9 months ago

Dana...

It could be a butterfly or a cat or anything... it could be me. ouch.. not so pretty now huh? In haiku the title can fill in any blanks... I saw a hummingbird... which I thought to be very pretty... Richard

autumnphoenix

17 years 9 months ago

A cat

I'm not sure about that one. I envisioned the sections of a butterflys wings,and compared them to the sections in old stain glass windows. They have a good many amber and gold pieces, and the dark lead strips was similar to the veining of the butterfly wing. (Monarch and Viceroy). Thanks for the read and comment Richard, Dana