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Item#: 2026SYR06
Purchase Details
11x17-inches, printed on heavy weight (100-pound) Hammermill cover paper. We package each print with a piece of chipboard in a clear plastic sleeve.
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An information page with photos of the artist and poet, and hand-written comments from each.
A framing coupon, good for a 20 percent discount at Edgewood Gallery, a custom frame shop at 216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse.
Medium- and large-format posters are available by custom order. Contact us for details.
Poem Inspiration Location
Fleeting Radiance
poster information
Description
Fleeting radiance—
year's third quarter—
Red, orange, gold stipple green
amidst infinite blue
The poem was written in September 2025 at the start of the change to fall colors. I saw green leaves beginning to change into the bright colors of autumn. The day was sunny with blue sky stretching to infinity behind the leaves of the forest.
I have lived in Central New York most of my life, between two old growth oak groves in North Syracuse. Trees and our four seasons have always been inspirational. I am a novelist and poet, concentrating on our place in a vast and wondrous universe.
I selected this poem for its ability to distill the essence of fall into colors. The poem's imagery evokes a very familiar seasonal palette and grounds it in an experience many people in the Northeast Coast recognize. Now living in a place where seasonal change is very subtle, I find myself nostalgic for the visible transition of autumn leaves! My goal was to illustrate an accurate reflection of Syracuse in the fall using a calm, contemplative composition to celebrate the quiet beauty of a fleeting moment.