James Turrell Has Seen the Light, by Kathy Gibbons

James Turrell artwork, photographed by the poet, Kathy Gibbons (USA). Contemporary.

James Turrell Has Seen the Light

last night
the sky was teal
and other colours too
zoetrope frames
flames of sky
slipped by
my slits of eyes
and I just sat
and watched
shades travel past
head thrown back
jaw agape
indelible illusion
how light is life

Kathy Gibbons

Kathy Gibbons was born and raised in Philadelphia, later landing in Houston for her second iteration. There, she and her New Yorker husband raised their Texan son until he left to become an Angeleno. From Houston, she continues as a stay-at-home poet/essayist, writing about these three coasts and other worlds. Her words can be read in Anti-Heroin Chic, Tuck Magazine, Poets Reading the News, and in the "Tiny Truths" columns of Creative Nonfiction.