by A., 8th grade, watercolor painting- 2012
1-26-14
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This morning I caught a beautiful sunrise…
Not really a huge surprise
But for me –
a color treat!
Through an upstairs window –
I saw a pink glow
colors NOT the norm
a yellow pink storm!
I thought the hue
was one of Gary’s cars
instead – a color bizarre!
It made me smile –and think-
“That sure is unusual pink!”
does this happen “everyday”
is this a common display
Am I too busy to “see”
such natural beauty?
Now sure – not every sunrise
Is a feast for the eyes!
Letting the dogs out – or starting a car
The emerging sun is just an everyday star
Many sunrises are rather bleak.
Hidden by houses or faint and weak
But this morning…
‘twas the nicest surprise
rich colors to greet my eyes
A feeling so free
Above snowy rooftops and through trees
awe-inspiring
May not seem like much-
And sure, it’s not “that” rare to see
But as I started my day –
It was a gift to me!
Beautiful words and pic! Happy Sunday!
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And thank you so much for mention me. So kind of you!
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You caught it !!!!!
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🙂 yeah…
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When I was a kid I could care less about seeing sunsets or sunrises….funny how age changes us; now i love waking up before sunrise in order to glimpse the first rays of the morning 🙂
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such good point – the whole world looks different with a seasoned brain…. 😉
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BTW – did you know Lovie smith is now coaching for Tampa?
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yup 🙂 I used to be a major sports nut when I was younger, in fact I was so into sports that during my teen years I always played on three different baseball teams each year (one year I played more than 150 organized games) as well as two basketball teams……..
in the last decade though my philosophy towards sports has changed quite a bit; while I’m not against sports, I do believe that our American attitude towards athletics is a bit off kilter. Neil Postman’s books have influenced me quite a bit in this area………
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so much to learn about the culture monk – baseball huh? and whew – I thought my boys had some bust years back in the day with our back to back seasons – but I think 150 games has us beat! wow….
and I agree with the American attitude regarding this – and I will have to add that Postman author to my “hold” list – to read later on when I can dive into some fresh books – (the list is not too big, but it is growing…)
thanks for taking the time to comment/reply …. 🙂
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On my Twenty-Things-We-Learned-Blogging-This-Year post, I said that one of the things I had learned was to appreciate photography and poetry, and now, after reading these beautifully arranged words, I was reminded why I said that. What a treat!!
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Thanks so much “V” –
and I enjoyed that list of 20 things – and had 3 that I loved the most – but the very favorite one was to the kids…. “Don’t study” – just BLOG!” lol 🙂
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