Kingsbrae 21.1
21 June 2017
Summer Solstice
The sun stands still,
but not the mist
that slides away
to reveal the tower
on Minister’s Island,
then gift-wraps it
in flimsy gauze,
once again.
Most sunlight today,
except where the mist
dances its seven veils,
only to remove them,
one by one.
And what of those statues,
standing nine foot tall
on the front lawn,
wrapped in green plastic,
waiting for sunshine
and the maker’s hand
to unveil them:
they too shall receive
their nec plus ultra,
and
like this summer solstice sun,
they shall not be moved.
Comment: Occasional poems are written for special occasions. In this case it is the unveiling of the three statues currently shrouded in green tarpaulins that stand on the front lawn of the KIRA Residence here at Kingsbrae. Occasional poems are traditionally light in content and celebrate the event, or events: here the twin events of the summer solstice and the statues’ unveiling. Solstice, incidentally, comes form the Latin sol > sun plus sistere > to stand still. It is the moment when the sun stays poised in the sky before changing it’s direction and moving, in this case, from summer back to fall and winter.
rogermoorepoet 
love the image of the veils, removed one by one ….
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Thanks, Jane. It’s been a very busy month. I appreciate the feedback. Home soon!
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Lovely Roger!
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Glad you like it. I had a bit of a tussle with this one, trying to get it right.
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Well it was worth the effort!
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Love the image of the island being giftwrapped by the mist!!
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Thank you. That’s what it looked like from my window desk overlooking the bay! We must write what we see in the unique way that we see it!
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Yes!
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Sounds easy, but we work for years perfecting the technique, and even then, it doesn’t always work!
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You do very perfecting your poetry!
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