You’ve gifted me daylight
a sun-tingled soft
sensation of changes,
a shift of perspective
from darkness to brightness,
a closeness to spring and
subtle sensations of joy.
While today it was overcast,
with daylight dressed
in pewter and clay
I’m still able to sing.
Paul Nash
Today the Mish hosts the Quadrille at dVerse, and the word is “shift”.
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March 20, 2023
Björn Rudbergs writings 
So nice the way the softness of spring seems to leave an afterglow to brighten other grey days. Lovely!
“sun-tingled soft
sensation of changes,” sounds beautiful! Spring should make everyone sing.
“a sun-tingled soft sensation of changes, a shift” also in green vegetation. This year my canna lily is bright, bright, red; the squatty box roses are bright red as well, and there’s a little white blossom on the head plants pruned, that I’ve not seen them blooming before.
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“with daylight dressed
in pewter and clay”
❤️
Love the lines ‘with daylight dressed in pewter and clay’ ~ very evocative poem
It does feel as if we can breathe a little deeper now, trust that spring is really nearly here.
Bravo sing indeed. Enjoy everyday.
Much💛love
I love “daylight dressed
in pewter and clay” and yes, despite that, the spring light is determined to come through.
Love this one, with the hint of spring approaching. Adore the gift of daylight.
daylight dressed in pewter and clay rings true here today as well. almost time for the sun to come out to play. enjoy when it does. i know i will
LOVE the imagery you’ve used in that last stanza!!! Perfect!
The Spring has wings now. Cheers!
Sing on, Brother. And: add my praise to everyone else who especially appreciated the pewter and clay line. Cheers
I like your hopeful welcome to spring in spite of the gray overcast. You know it won’t last!
You beautifully and succinctly capture that subtle shift to spring, to light.
This is a light shift we have all been looking forward to! (K)
‘daylight dressed in pewter and clay’.
So much of winter is like that.
There is a real sense of joy in your poem even though it is saturated with winter colours.
I love the image of the day “dressed/ in pewter and clay”. And your ability to still find joy in it is a perfect conclusion.
I am very fond of the sentiment you describe, and can relate to it – you worded it exactly how I feel, while being unable to put it in words myself so it feels “just right” as your poem does.
This time of year gives us so much hope even when skies are grey.
A beautiful quadrille, Bjorn ~~ a love story.
You’ve made a gloomy day beautiful!
You’ve created beautiful imagery here, Björn 🙂
Such lovely words.
There is a real sense of joy in your poem even though it is saturated with winter colours.