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an ekphrasis: Sun in an Empty Room, by Edward Hopper, 1963

Sun in an Empty Room, by Edward Hopper, 1963

a parallelogram of light enters a room

particles 
fill the shape 
of the frame
hesitate 
then spill 
to the floor
there to be 
   re-cast 
   to ascend 
   the wall
majestic

soon met 
by shadow
at the corner
   where 
they turn
set out fast
to rise again
   not fall
domestic