All Poems / plainbluepoetry /

I Sense It (Poem)

Last edited on November 19, 2024 by Sven Lennartz

I sense it

just a moment ago
he looked over my shoulder
while I was writing
—the moon

Written on July 29, 2024, brought to life by DALL-E and Microsoft Designer.

Poetically speaking, moonlight casts a magical spell on our senses and emotions. Its gentle, silvery glow transforms the night into a mysterious landscape, stirring imagination and feelings. Yet, it neither affects our lives nor our health, nor can we physically feel it – it is simply too faint for that.

Although not physically measurable, moonlight can be metaphorically felt as a cool touch on the skin. It evokes sensations of calm, longing, or romance and creates an atmosphere of contemplation. As a symbol of change and cosmic cycles, it has always inspired artists and poets, who strive to capture its ethereal beauty in their works. What would we be without the moon?

Adjectives That Best Fit the Poem

gentle, quiet, soft, calm, fleeting, warm, intimate, distant, delicate, reflective, subtle, dreamy, light, humble, peaceful, observant, simple, serene, playful, thoughtful, poetic, ethereal, wistful, comforting

Dream Feathers (Poem)

Last edited on October 9, 2024 by Sven Lennartz

now and then
birds shed feathers in flight —
and just like that
we release our dreams
into the endless blue sky

The poem was created on August 10, 2024. The visualization based on the text comes from the cyber intelligences DALL-E and Microsoft Designer.

Dream Feathers is a metaphor comparing our dreams and hopes to the feathers that birds lose while flying. This poetic merging captures the essence of our life’s journey: just as birds naturally and often unnoticed shed their feathers, we humans, over time, let go of some of our dreams. Both happen, at times, involuntarily.

Discover More

The Birds (Poem)

Last edited on October 6, 2024 by Sven Lennartz

at last it is night
to the stars you birds—now fly!
but they are long asleep

The poem was written on December 22, 2023. The accompanying images were created by DALL-E (AI).

This haiku-like poem skillfully plays with the contrast between human expectation and natural reality. The initial anticipation of the night and the enthusiastic call to the birds to fly to the stars collide with the simple truth that birds sleep at night. This contrast can be seen as a subtle critique of human hubris or as a reminder to accept the limits of our influence on nature.

Discover More

Above the Treetops (Untitled Poem)

Last edited on October 6, 2024 by Sven Lennartz

Moon above the treetops
they will never
touch

Written 1996. The visualizations are generated by DALL-E & Microsoft Designer via Bing.

The described phenomenon is a classic optical illusion created by the human eye and perception. This illusion is explained by the so-called moon illusion (sometimes also called moon deception) and perspective effect. Let’s have a look:

Moon Illusion

When the moon is close to the horizon, it often appears much larger than when it’s high in the sky. Its actual size doesn’t change – it’s only our perception that suggests this to us. When the moon is low, we have reference points like trees, buildings, or mountains that give us the feeling that the moon is larger and closer to us than it really is.

Discover More

Stranger to the Moon (Untitled Poem)

Last edited on October 6, 2024 by Sven Lennartz

the moon
he gazes into the night
but he doesn’t know her

The visualizations are generated by DALL-E & Microsoft Designer via Bing.

The poem is contemplative and introspective, with a sense of quiet mystery. It feels gentle yet distant, much like the moon itself. The way the moon is personified—gazing into the night but not truly knowing her—evokes a feeling of longing, curiosity, or perhaps quiet resignation. There’s no urgency or intensity; instead, there is a soft and subtle acknowledgment of this unbridgeable distance between the moon and the night.

Discover More