Red Horizon

Free Verse

 There are bright twinkling stars obscured by a sprinkling of clouds.

                                  

Oh! Starry, starry night with a crescent moon to give light~

 

Then a hint of daybreak with some faint light, the light that reveals                

 

more with each passing fantasy flight...

 

Explosion of red on horizon revealing silhouetted black clouds to the south.

 

The distant c**k-a-doodle-do of the fighting red roosters echoes through the dark                     

 

outline of forest trees.

 

Sound that is floating upward and outward                   

 

greeting the sun inviting it to come on up to light and warm their world..

 

A Mockingbird chatters, an early riser, up and already singing his welcome

 

to the white-haired lady 'pon the porch..

There's a stillness and peace that saturates my being~peace, peace wonderful                  

peace.

 

A blazing sun now cast upon clouds a glow like a fire against chared blazing logs

         

crackling in the hearth warming the body through and through..

 

Nature greets the morn with open arms instead of greeting it like one who greets the warmth of                 

 

hearth with hands rubbing and shivering waiting for the touch of heat.

Author's Note

Just a few minutes out on the porch

Reviews

[MichaelsLyric.com]

I do appreciate when a written piece reminds me of a painting. This one has such vibrant, yet soft, gentle colors. I feel warmth of your creation. Thank you for writing this. It is lovely.

[Sunflower/Sara Kendrick]

Michael,

You are quite welcome.

Sara