Afterglow

Gold cherry

By Rhiannonw

Fri, 09 Dec 2022
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17 comments
 

Twigs stretching high
to scratch the sky,
sun’s remaining red hue
across the deepening evening blue,
a crescent moon,
a single star – or probably a planet –
how high, how far,
and here how still ,
so far below
in winter’s chill,
we’re warmed by the cheering glow.

 

Certificate U
Poem
Countryside explorations
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Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you for the cherries! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by marandina on

Visual and evocative. Some wonderful imagery,, Rhiannon. Beautiful. Paul 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Paul. Glad you enjoyed it. I was pondering on the photo, which is my husband's but of a spot just up the road on an eventng stroll, and was glad that the thoughts coalesced in this way! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by catherine poarch on

I love the colour against the coldness in this. smiley

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you! Mission achieved! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Glorious poem Rhiannon. You've captured so much beauty of the season, and the weather we're experiencing at the moment.

Thank you for sharing.

Jenny. 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Jenny. Clear weather is often much colder, but lovely scenes if you dress up warmly!

We've put this photo on our Christmas card. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by hilary west on

HI,

Nice little economic poem, Rhiannon. Lovely use  of colour, it has its own magic!

hilary   smiley

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, HIlary. So little colour in the sleeping earth at this time, really appreciate the 'warm' hues in the sky! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

I am always awestruck how you manage to put huge thoughts and feelings in so simple and pure a way. How much high faluting writing there is about space and this

how high, how far,
and here how still ,
so far below

has more power, more wonder in 7 words! It is gorgeous. All centering round the two 'l's in still, made me think of the uprightness of a human, the finiteness of the syllable in all the long vowels, like distance stretching as far as one can see 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Di. I'm glad it did create an impact of us secure with such a vast universe around us to observe and appreciate, and the beauty of the colour. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

The mystery, wonder and awe of a new moon is in this beautiful poem, holding Space in 11 short lines, and that's why it is Pick of the Day! Please do share and retweet if you can

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Di, and so pleased it's POD, and giving some winter colour and stillness! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

I'm so glad this was picked because I totally missed it before. It's beautiful! Congratulations on the very well deserved golden cherries Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you very much. That's very kind. I was very happy with how this little one came together! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Ed Crane on

If the photo was taken by you recently the chances are the "star" in the picture is Jupiter. It has been very bright in the sky recently moving east to west over night followed by the clearly reddish Mars. 

congrats on the gold!

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

thank you very much, Ed. Actually I'd forgotten that this was taken in March 2020, but we'd dug it out for our Christmas card and was looking at it again, and it seemed very appropriate for as things are now. It still might be Jupiter, I guess?? It wasn't Mars anyway, not reddish. Rhiannon