The Letter (Double Etheree) Poem by Ben Gieske
The Letter (Double Etheree)
(Woman Reading a Letter - painting by Jan Vermeer, c.1663)
There
standing
in morning’s
motionless light,
an open window
messaging loving words
penned afar on the wall map,
shadows cushion the empty chair,
her eyes settle into the presence
of his loving thoughts full of tenderness
and his voice swallowing her loneliness,
his warming touch descending through her,
mingling with her fecundity.
The babe sends his message too,
moves with lively kicks.
She ebbs forth a sigh
contentedly.
Mother’s joy
coming
home
- Jan.4,2008
You have done real justice to this poetic form Ben...and to the painting too...a beautiful piece.10/10
very well-written, good imagery. It does encompass the painting completely.
vow! really beautiful poem. nice composition. meaningful. i liked and enjoyed reading voted10 surya
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/19/2024 6:42:03 PM # 1.0.0.1119
A simply beautiful poem, almost an ethereal quality to my mind. As I read 'warming touch descending through her' my eyes descended down the page so creatively. Also 'Mother's joy coming home' brought me back home too! 10 love Karin