Monday, August 26, 2019

New Day




image from pinterest.com


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
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16 comments:

  1. brudbergAugust 26, 2019 at 12:54 PM

    The view of a dawn is a serene moment... I love the wonderful colors.... intense, yet tranquil

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  2. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comAugust 26, 2019 at 1:09 PM

    Last 8 lines are amazing. Dawn of a new day in a place as you describe - tranquility indeed.

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  3. Linda Lee LybergAugust 26, 2019 at 1:18 PM

    This is spectacular Glenn.

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  4. Xenia TranAugust 26, 2019 at 1:32 PM

    This is gorgeous Glenn, what a fabulous place to watch the sun rise!

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  5. Jade LiAugust 26, 2019 at 1:45 PM

    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!

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  6. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comAugust 26, 2019 at 2:15 PM

    PS;; My second post to this prompt is dedicated to you! :)

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  7. Glenn ButtkusAugust 26, 2019 at 2:25 PM

    Thank you, dear Lillian! Lisa--sorry about missing OLN. I had a major tooth extraction on Thursday that I'm still recuperating from.

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  8. tonispencerAugust 26, 2019 at 2:36 PM

    Lovely post. I remember camping in the wilderness area of the Smokies. The dawn was always so gorgeous

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  9. GraceAugust 26, 2019 at 3:56 PM

    My favorite time of the day. I specially love this part: a gourd
    of molten iron
    spewing
    into a sky

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  10. De JacksonAugust 26, 2019 at 4:19 PM

    Oh, how gorgeous!
    THIS:
    "a few magma moments,
    like dropping a lit match
    onto lamb’s wool"

    Stunning, Glenn.

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  11. Revived WriterAugust 26, 2019 at 4:34 PM

    I really like those similes!

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  12. Susan Marie ShumanAugust 26, 2019 at 5:56 PM

    Wow, Glenn. Very evocative!

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  13. Jade LiAugust 26, 2019 at 11:10 PM

    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.

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  14. robkistnerAugust 27, 2019 at 10:35 AM

    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!

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  15. purplepeninportland.comAugust 28, 2019 at 4:52 PM

    "magma moments" - love that, and the intense imagery this poem exudes. Excellent, Glenn!

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  16. Katie Mia FrederickAugust 29, 2019 at 6:43 PM

    Tranquility
    Before A
    Volcanic
    Eruption Comes
    Again Twilight
    on Mountain
    Tops of
    Fiery
    Dreams
    Fruition Delay
    Bliss Remains..:)

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