Edward William Cooke — “Venice, A November Evening in the Lagoon” (1859)
F og begins rolling
low over the boat
slowly cloaking
it in a ghostly shroud
the navigator’s lone light
hangs heavy
from the rigging’s ring
throws its yellowed glow
into the early november night
as the ship slips silently
under the ever thickening
paprika sky
searching its bow beam
silken ‘cross the still water
of the harbor’s tranquil lagoon
probing for the dark dock
for home
Edward William Cooke — “Sunset On The Lagune Of Venice”
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rob kistner © 2022
Poetry at: dVerse
Very nice images in this one Rob. I love what you have done with the fog!
Thank you Dwight, very much… 🙂
This poem is excellent! A ghostly shroud of fog really excites the imagination. Your turn of phrase throughout is something I could never match.
Thank you so much Tanmay… 🙂
Such wonderful imagery, Rob! I love paprika sky! And the narrative of the ship sailing through the ghostly fog–I felt like I was there. I’m so pleased that my prompt inspired you to write two excellent poems. ????
Thank you Merril… 🙂 …your images were wonderful, and I love writing to image prompts — my favorite form of inspiration. I could have easily written a piece for each image, but I felt that might appear pretentious — but each was inspiring. I would love to see a few more image prompts on dVerse.
What a lovely title and your imagery is beautiful, Rob!
Thsnk you Punam… 🙂
Paprika sky is a great image!
Thank you JYP… 🙂
A beautiful poem with a dreamy feel.
Thank you Ornery… 🙂