Moonlit Street…
(...inspired by Lucy Manfredi’s painting of the same name…)
A shadowy figure edges along a pavement, almost surreptitiously,
A token figure, hinting of humanity
As the hesitant moon’s spell haunts a heavy sky
Into shades of green above the quiet street, glistening
Perhaps from earlier rain but of vehicles eerily
Bereft. Chimney stacks reach into misty teal with piety,
The lunar light gleams upon neighbouring roofs and shy
Modest homes huddle close, silently listening…
Pete Ray
28th December 2023…
The street evoked memories of downtown Birmingham and where I was brought up in Ward End.
Loved the colour, the effects and isolation…
Liked the figure lurking on the walkway and the row of houses lit in windows and their link to former industrial times and close-knit neighbourhoods…
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