sepia tones
the way they spoke
back then
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Jean LeBlanc
Jean LeBlanc is a poet, artist, and teacher in Newton, New Jersey. She teaches writing and literature at Sussex County Community College. Her collections of short-form poetry include The Opposite of Bird (Cyberwit, 2015) and The Haiku Aesthetic: Short Form Poetry as a Study in Craft (Cyberwit, 2013).
In her blog, www.jeanleblancpoetry.blogspot.com, she contemplates the role of art and poetry in our weird, mixed-up world.
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The ambiguity in 'tones' is very well exploited. I just have to watch newscasts from as recently as the 80s to notice how rapidly the delivery changes with the years. Or observe how the way married folk speak to each other changes with time and familiarity. Very evocative.
remembering my grandparents speaking like that–in sepia tones.
Poignant for me.
Civility… a blend.
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Lovely
Such an understated verse. Beautifully evocative the sabi mood can be savoured repeatedly.
Strider
Evenness wonderfully portrayed.
beautiful poem
ocean breeze the night sky again