Poem: Settled

 

Settled - Barbara Tapp

Settled

two buildings

one in decay

the other a beautiful house


located in close proximity 


each with a history

one more recent than the other


both inhabited


the building in decay

lives bats, spiders and other creatures

the beautiful house

people dwell


both places create a home

comfort from weather,

place to raise young,


have food,

realms of safety,

and most important thrive


both buildings life has settled

settled in

settled


Thomas Garry
© 2022

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The Benicia First Tuesday Poets’ Group and members of Benicia Literary Arts have written ekphrastic poems about paintings from our show, Watercolor - A Happy Medium.

Ekphrastic poems are vivid verbal descriptions of a work of art. Fifteen different poets each came to the aRt Cottage to pick one pieces from each of the 15 artists in the show.