AUTUMN STREETS IN MIST... (My new poem inspired by Maria Wigge's painting...)

 Autumn Streets In Mist…

(Inspired by Maria Wigge’s art…)

A protective arm merely reassures the smaller figure

As two warmly dressed pedestrians, each becoming a dark, shadowy wraith  

In the saturation of autumn mist permeating a dream-like coldness and silence 

Of a Nordic street. Its gossamer murk renders tall buildings blue-grey and their rigour

Reaches to close the shimmering, ethereal gap ahead and in a breath  

It will engulf the trespassers and dissipate their unwanted and despised presence…

Pete Ray…

15th March 2026…  

Unreal, dreamy and yet, despite the gloomy and invasive mist, the central streak of surviving white offers a glimmer of hope…

The thoughts of independent source, The Sand Martin...

'My initial thought was admiration for the artist who produced such a clever painting using only shades and tones of blue with white. The detail achieved is quite remarkable as one perceives walls, windows and faint roof top ledges that may be fascia and soffits.

Central to the scene is a misty white stretching the full length of the picture to draw the eye from top to bottom. Together with the perspective of the buildings at either side one can distinguish a narrow path, maybe a roadway, along which two figures are walking. 

They are perhaps a man and a woman as one is tall and broad shouldered, the other smaller and more petite. Both are painted in blue and cleverly detailed against the adjacent blue building with their upper bodies and outlines painted more distinctly.

Is this simply a stunningly beautiful painting of a very misty day or does the bright light ahead signify more? Many people who have survived near death experiences have reported similar visions. 

The gentle nature of a heavy mist together with the icy cold blue colours hint both of danger

and also a quiet peace...'