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Friday, March 30, 2018

Good Morning

Kauai sunrise from the Homesteads 2018

SUNRISE

 sunrise
all yellow
and pink

 bird cries
my eyes
flutter
and blink

 cows
meander
down to
the stream

 Not sure
I want
to wake
from this
dream.

Happy Good Friday.  I hope it is a poetry day for you.  I wrote this poem  when I looked out my window and saw the cows meandering over the hill.  The egrets had left their perch in the top of the mango tree to travel with them.  I know it is going to be a good day, even though there are predictions of rain this whole Easter weekend.  It did strike me how many of my poems start with a small observation--usually about the weather.  What is the weather like at your place?  Can you write a poem today about a small observation you make?  Have fun writing.

Right now an opportunity appears, make the best of it.
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11 comments:

  1. JoAnn Early MackenMarch 30, 2018 at 12:35 PM

    I like the idea of starting with a small observation--and the weather holds endless potential, doesn't it? Here in Wisconsin, it's chilly (40 degrees) for this time of year, but the sun is shining, & I just saw my first crocus--inspiration!

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  2. JoyMarch 30, 2018 at 7:29 PM

    Was it a purple crocus?

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  3. Whispers from the RidgeMarch 31, 2018 at 9:21 AM

    Thank you for sharing this breathtaking photo and poem. Spring has come to the ridge in full bloom. I can't wait to try out your invitation to write about a small observation. There will be plenty of those this holiday weekend!

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  4. Donna SmithMarch 31, 2018 at 12:14 PM

    Gorgeous "dream"! I, too, often find that a small observation is a good trigger for a poem.

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  5. Heidi MordhorstMarch 31, 2018 at 2:56 PM

    Love those first two stanzas--somehow pink and blink sound new--and seeing your view! Happy Easter, Joy.

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    1. JoyApril 1, 2018 at 3:13 PM

      Thanks Heidi, and thanks for hosting the round up.

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  6. KayApril 1, 2018 at 1:11 PM

    What a fun poem. It makes me imagine the cows starting off for adventure. The weather here...confused. Warmer and sunny this morning followed by possible snow later this evening.

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    1. JoyApril 1, 2018 at 3:14 PM

      Im so happy we do NOT have snow where I live

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  7. AnonymousApril 7, 2018 at 10:31 AM

    What a lovely way to greet the dreamy new day, Joy!
    Sounds heavenly. Thank you.

    Are those snow blossoms I glimpse in the tree?
    We have a dusting of snow yesterday with the promise of more on the April horizon.
    ..................................

    LOVE THE DAY ― F O R W A R D

    With each rise of morn
    I still by the glass door
    as quiet as snow
    b r e a t h t a k e n―
    another present
    prettied in ribbons and bows
    skyblue and sungold
    all mine to unribbon, unpaper, unbow
    all mine to embrace
    re-present,
    I know―
    crampacked with excitement
    gratitude
    and
    J O Y

    © Cory Corrado (18/04/06)

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  8. UnknownSeptember 26, 2018 at 4:06 AM

    thanks for sharing

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