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New Day
“I have always been delighted by the prospect of a
new day, searching for that bit of magic behind the
morning.”--J.B. Priestley.
Camped out
on a mountain top,
greeting the sun
rising hot
over the east,
like a gourd
of molten iron
spewing
into a sky
clogged with cumulus
that catches fire
for a few magma moments,
like dropping a lit match
onto lamb’s wool--
tranquility.
Glenn Buttkus
Quadrille
Posted over at dVerse Poets Pub
16 comments:
The view of a dawn is a serene moment... I love the wonderful colors.... intense, yet tranquil
Last 8 lines are amazing. Dawn of a new day in a place as you describe - tranquility indeed.
This is spectacular Glenn.
This is gorgeous Glenn, what a fabulous place to watch the sun rise!
Too beautiful! The photo and poem mirror each other. And we get one of these every day!
p.s. I missed your installment on Thursday night!
PS;; My second post to this prompt is dedicated to you! :)
Thank you, dear Lillian! Lisa--sorry about missing OLN. I had a major tooth extraction on Thursday that I'm still recuperating from.
Lovely post. I remember camping in the wilderness area of the Smokies. The dawn was always so gorgeous
My favorite time of the day. I specially love this part: a gourd
of molten iron
spewing
into a sky
Oh, how gorgeous!
THIS:
"a few magma moments,
like dropping a lit match
onto lamb’s wool"
Stunning, Glenn.
I really like those similes!
Wow, Glenn. Very evocative!
Glenn, dental work is never fun, and an major extraction sounds very unpleasant. Sorry you had to go through it, and hope the space heals quick for you.
Beautiful pic Glenn, and wonderful reproduction of it with your words. Sorry bout your tooth bros. I went through that the beginning of the yesr that shit’s hard on us old folk. Feel better dude!
"magma moments" - love that, and the intense imagery this poem exudes. Excellent, Glenn!
Tranquility
Before A
Volcanic
Eruption Comes
Again Twilight
on Mountain
Tops of
Fiery
Dreams
Fruition Delay
Bliss Remains..:)
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