Morning Feast

wrote this a month ago. inspired by a beautiful morning in a beautiful park!

You are invited 

to a Morning Feast with me

we will meet early

at the park, just before sunrise

when the sky is tucking away

its final strand of darkness

we will breathe in

this fresh

blue light

let our skins 

enjoy a drink or two

of this rising warmth

can you imagine 

all the different kinds

of appetizers?

there’ll be songs 

of the mourning doves

& the laughing doves

the Tree swallows, sunbirds

we can feast our eyes on 

croissant-shaped clouds

& pomegranate blossoms

time will move slowly

almost at the pace 

of our walk 

and if we stop, it’ll stop too

for mains,

we’ll have beautiful conversations

occasionally interrupted

by the flight of a Grey Heron

& a lush breeze from the lake

and for desserts, you ask?

we'll have all this richness...

this grandness of life

dripping down our chins

and maybe i'll tell you

that this was too much sweetness

for one morning

and it almost makes me sad

so we'll come back again

tomorrow

and what a pity it is

for all those who 

won't be here

imagine never knowing

an ache

like this. 

Reviews

[andrew mitchell]

Yes! there are aches and there are aches that last dwelling in the mind from a special moment past. Nice writing, beautifully said.

[barleygirl]

Patricia Wedel read requested me & I'm so glad she did! This is an amazingly lighthearted & contagious poem! It makes me want to write something in a similar vein, showing my love of mornings & nature & just being alive. I love how you create an invitation to the reader, as if to say that this is all out there to share, & as a writer, you have shared such vivid interesting details, the whole scene comes alive. This really inspires me to write with more enthusiasm like you do here! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie
Brilliant lines:
"when the sky is tucking away
its final strand of darkness"
and
"this was too much sweetness
for one morning
and it almost makes me sad"

[ABetterPlace]

Beautiful! I love the way you bring the morning light and air and sounds to life, and then transform it into a sense of flavor.

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Sanober... "to never know an ache like this" is the
perfect way to describe the feeling of destiny...
when magnetism draws a beautiful picture of
pure pleasure. Lovely to read your inspired
poetry. truly, Pat

[1VJ]

I feel hungry and comforted now, plus aching to be there.

we can feast our eyes on
croissant-shaped clouds
& pomegranate blossoms Love that. Such gorgeous imagery.

[Lydia Shutter]

Ah, to feel the sun seeping into your skin and watch the blue sky wake up while sitting next to someone you care for. The concept of the richness of life dripping down the chin....ah, this is just brilliant! So sensual...perhaps he will lick off the sweetness? Those who can not drink in Mother Nature's loveliness are indeed a sad lot. This poem has it all, Sanober. It is romantic, it employs great metaphor, delicious imagery, and is honest. The emotions are free and filled with exuberance. Just a wonderful write! Lydi**