An Appalachian Bowl Poem by Gayle Sweeney

An Appalachian Bowl

Rating: 5.0


A patch of feathered cloud white
is glazed inside the center
Of the small, round handmade bowl -
Kiln fired, down from by the Tennessee mountains.
The hint of the cloud has embedded blue rings around it -
Soaring sky blue and then deep exquisite blue.
Midnight blue tops the edge of the pottery.
The white and blue are luminous -
A piece of the Appalachian sky!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Adeline Foster 26 June 2014

How wonderful that you find poetic nature even in the picture on a bowl. Read mine – Hand Haying – Adeline

0 0 Reply
Joseph Anderson 05 March 2011

Gayle-another of your fine paintings in poetical terms-good work-worth a 10 and I hope this gets through. Joe

0 0 Reply
John Knight 01 March 2011

Ahhh GAYLE - The Appalachian Mountains - TENNESSEE - wonderful in any Season but perfect in the Summer. I love the way you describe the colours in the glaze on the bowl and then relate to the Appalachian Sky - Awesome. Thanks for sharing - Your Friend - JOHN.

0 0 Reply
Lynn Glover 25 February 2011

A beautiful poem done by very, very great poetess. A bowl and the Appalachian mountains is just great. Thanks for a great write. Lynn

0 0 Reply
READ THIS POEM IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Close
Error Success