THE MELANCHOLY OF THE VERNAL EQUINOX / poem by E.C. Traganas

THE MELANCHOLY OF THE VERNAL EQUINOX

The melancholy of the vernal equinox

spreading across the sky in shades of Vermeer blue

where, in northern latitudes,

the setting sun like broken capillaries

bleeds away all sense of joy

and plunges one in drugged consent

to dream away the stream of time between

one’s youth and age.

Outside, a firecracker bursts,

a solitary wall where children play;

like seeds of mandragora plant,

one’s eyes awaken briefly,

weeping in a mist to see you seated

zealous at your desk,

the other side of dreaming,

while we, held captive by our doubts,

reflect again.

Author of the debut novel Twelfth House and Shaded Pergola, a work of short poetry with original illustrations, E.C. Traganas has published in scores of literary journals and enjoys a career as a Juilliard-trained concert pianist & composer. www.elenitraganas.com.   

Shaded Pergola: Haiku & Other Short Poems With Illustrations https://a.co/d/6WLcHJx