artistry (2 poems)

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

1.

her voice over violins or guitar
always knows far more than it sings;
songs with secrets throbbing against glass
like hummingbird wings
or luna moths at night
whisper-humming through moonlight

2.

she never just sits.
she arranges herself
the only place
in a room
where sun will draw
her shadow thinly
on the wall
or across the floor

everything posed
in such easy elegance

About Susan L Daniels

I am a firm believer that politics are personal, that faith is expressed through action, and that life is something that must be loved and lived authentically--or why bother with any of it?
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10 Responses to artistry (2 poems)

  1. David John Trudel says:
    August 19, 2012 at 1:12 am

    Each artist sets the pace, the tone,the vibe. And the thrill of the secret chord imbues each strum, each downstroke, with something deep inside.

  2. Ian Moone says:
    August 19, 2012 at 1:34 am

    really liking this, a wiser voice over instrumental accompaniment, nice

  3. doncarroll says:
    August 19, 2012 at 1:09 pm

    very nice….i really like that first stanza:)

    • Susan L Daniels says:
      August 19, 2012 at 1:11 pm

      Thank you. I really enjoy listening to Suzanne Vega (gee–I bet you could tell that), but do not write to her often, as what I write while I listen sounds too much like her voice 🙂

  4. nelle says:
    August 19, 2012 at 8:33 pm

    Knows far more, indeed. Power, conveyed. A share… http://youtu.be/C8QfKKbAYac

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