48 responses to “Barely life”

1. So delicately written, Björn. I love the ‘dust moths dancing in afternoon sun’ and the rose petals like ‘ghosts against the table’s varnish’. The clock may carefully measure the passing of time, but it seems to be speeding up to me.

   • I thought that the petals was a good word to use writing a bit imagist.

2. Love the imagery here….and the connection to the passage of time. Missed you at dVerse LIVE last session.

   • Ah…yes the passing of time… I felt that still life is not always so still

3. This is gorgeously rendered, Bjorn! I especially like; “carriage clock carefully measuring the passing of time.” 💙💙

   • I wanted to paint a mood… and petals falling are so much related to the passing of time.

     • Yes, absolutely! 🙂

4. lovely still life Björn, luv the methapor of time passing

   much♡love

   • Thank you

5. “Still life but barely” is an apt description for the artwork, autumn, and old age!

   • Thank you… I wanted to capture the mood of some old relatives who are no longer with us.

6. such gentle imagery for the slip out of summer.

   • Time is felt mostly in fall

7. What a wonderful painting of the scene in words – there is a lot of detail in your 44 words – jae

   • Thank you… details can do so much

8. Your word painting is beautifully written, Bjorn.

   • Thank you

9. Nice poem.

   • 🙏🙏

10. petals as little ghosts floating on the table-top– i love that image! thank you, bjorn!

    • It came to me…. there is something eerie about white petals.

11. Lovely imagery, Bjorn. The carriage clock, the passage of time, rocks so gently here.

    • Thank you…. it was what I wanted to portray

12. Oh my I felt like I’d stepped into another era reading this one…beautifully written. I love this stanza…

    its petals
    ghosts against
    the table’s varnish

    • Thank you, I very much wanted to catch the vibe of a time long ago (or at least a room for someone really old)

13. Delicious!

    • Thank you

14. You capture the almost still life of almost Autumn even indoors, Björn…

    • The almost autumn will seep into every room

15. I LOVE this beautiful blending of art and poetry, and the imagery of still life wilting to the ticking of time.

    • This is what I wanted to say

16. Björn, your imagery depicts the passage of time so well. I love still life art. Like a haiku, you’ve captured a meaningful moment in time.

    • The name still life is something that means so much for me

17. Beautifully written

    • Thank you

      • You’re welcome

18. Lovely imagery  Björn💕

    • Thank you

19. I love the art you chose, Bjorn ~~ and the quadrille even more!! Bravo.

    • Thank you so much… it is something still about life like this

20. Ahhhh, yes!

    ‘its petals
    ghosts against
    the table’s varnish’ Love this!

    • Thank you… it was something that just popped up when writing

21. I’m not very keen on still life paintings, but I love your still life poem! (Maybe I always need poetry to interpret the paintings for me.)

    • I agree… I often find still life paintings a bit boring (with the exception of some Van Gogh ones)… but in world you can imagine the scene outside the frame and then the still makes sense.

22. Beautiful poem, Bjorn! I love your imagery!

    Yvette M Calleiro 🙂

    http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com

23. I love how you have painted the picture with deft, delicate strokes.

24. It leaves me with a feeling of gothic decadence, so many images of decay.

25. I like how you’ve made the petals ghosts.

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