The digital camera used
to take this picture
had too bright of a
flash so the castle and the
amber light in the
window cannot be seen
Portrait of a
Picture
(Forest of Midnight
Blue)
Among the large looming
trees
Along the path he had
embarked
A young boy walking
aimlessly
His way clouded by the
dark.
A chorus of woodland
noises
In the forest of
midnight blue
Urged him to proceed
forward
His perilous plight to
pursue.
Somewhere in the
distance
He saw a faint
amber light.
He hastened toward its
destination
With all his will and
might.
As if from the heavens
above
Brilliant
illuminating beams
Shown upon a
distant castle
In heavenly moonlit
streams.
Mystery surrounded its
appearance
And from where it did
arise
Yet it drew him like a
magnet
With a power to
hypnotize.
For high up in the
castle wall
He saw the golden
light shining bright
Emitting a sense of
warmness
And calmness to his
fright.
In my mind I can only
imagine
How he
came to be in the forest of blue.
The picture touched me
deeply
With emotions heartfelt
but true.
I sensed such
deep loneliness
In the darkness of the
night
And hope at the end of
his journey
By the shining of the
light.
Beauty beyond this world
I beheld in the silvery
beams
That shown upon a haven
As radiant heavenly
streams.
The picture so
overwhelmed me
In ways until now left
unsaid
So I purchased it for
myself
And it now hangs beside
my bed.
Poem written
1991
Copyright 2006 ~ Carol
Barton