A SWARM OF SEAGULLS (After Andrea Kowch)
In the early wheat,
I stretch out;
part-lying on the ground,
part-levitating above it.
Not the season for
sunbathing.
A swarm of seagulls
rises from the roof of the
little washboard church.
More birds pitch and tumble
lower down. It seems
as if the fabric of the
wood itself is splintering
into birds taking flight.
Caught
in an uncanny breeze
my clothes billow out,
my hair swirls around.
I float: grey into white.
I am subsumed into
church and sky and birds.
About this poem
This poem is a response to a Magical Realism painting by American artist Andrea Kowch.
Font size:
Submitted on July 09, 2021
Modified on March 24, 2023
- 24 sec read
- 22 Views
Quick analysis:
| Scheme | XABXXC XDXXXDCE XXABEDX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 443 |
| Words | 82 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 8, 7 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"A SWARM OF SEAGULLS (After Andrea Kowch)" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 24 Nov. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/104581/a-swarm-of-seagulls-(after-andrea-kowch)>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss the poem A SWARM OF SEAGULLS (After Andrea Kowch) with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In