John Lawless Poet Imagism

Shift Change

Shift Change

another day slides
obliquely into dusk
clouds yawning
in a graying pall

darkness peeks
from beneath
a sulfurous moon
eyeing its fleeing prey


©1/18/2018

submitted to MIDDLE JAN STANDARD CONTEST
sponsor – Brian Stand

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Line Gauthier April 15, 2018 at 10:41 PM Beautiful, John. I've never tried this form. Congrats on your gold medal finish with this gem.

Janice Canerdy January 22, 2018 at 9:35 PM Congrats on your well-deserved win, John! Janice

Sandra Haight January 22, 2018 at 7:32 PM Wonderful imagery in your poem, John! Congratulations on your win! Sandra

Agnes Krampe January 22, 2018 at 5:44 PM Love the imagery in your poem, John! Congrats on your win.

John Lawless January 20, 2018 at 5:27 PM Leanne, got a nice chuckle from your interweaving of lines from our poems. Thanks for stopping by to comment.

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton January 19, 2018 at 9:24 PM "darkness peeks from beneath a sulfurous moon eyeing its fleeing prey"...camera on cherrypicker, pans downward slowly over an enchanted wood, somewhere outside Athens, " 'tis the foxing hour in Lost Love Woods" John Lawless January 20, 2018 at 5:28 PM Leanne, I posted by reply in the wrong box.....

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart January 18, 2018 at 9:12 PM I was half way through this hoping you had entered it for contest, lapping up your rich language. Word perfect beautiful ink. xomo John Lawless January 19, 2018 at 6:59 AM Thanks for stopping by to read and comment Maureen. Appreciate the kind words.