Weeping Willows by Pardee Lowe, Jr.
(Saules à Giverny)
Overcome by light
there’s no distance
I can place myself
and resist it.
All is there -- leaves
branches, trees,
grass – but nothing
totally clear,
as if the light -- only allows
outlines – my eye be challenged
to see what’s really there.
Pardee Lowe, Jr.is a poet from Falls Church, VA. He has a B.A. in German, an M.A. in German with Linguistic Emphasis and a PhD in German and Ancient Icelandic, all from UC-Berkeley. His poems have appeared in Nova Bards Anthology (2020 and 2021) and several Quaker publications such as Seasons of the Soul.