Dawn
In quiet he sat, watched the rising light
falling through stained glass to illuminate
the church. Watched the dark driven out by light,
a sun created to eradicate
darkness wherever it falls. In the heart,
under cloud, in church–wherever shadows
linger, light shines and does battle apart
from life flowing on the earth. On it glows,
its mission never complete. So he sits
quiet, and contemplates night’s fade to dawn.
God’s free gift to us all, calling to spirits
young and old, a bright reminder that dawn
makes all things new as it showers blessings,
renews all in need, this light offering.
Beautifully written. I like picture prompts. Never did one before this assignment.
Thank you! I’m rather addicted to picture prompts 🙂
Lol. I can see why. So many different thoughts can come from a single picture.
Yes! That’s the fun of it 🙂
this is gorgeous, my friend – such beautiful description of the coming of a new day and the promises it brings…you can call this an Aubade, which is essentially a poem about the welcoming of dawn :)…great work and love the image
Thank you 🙂 I love picture prompts. They fire my imagination like nothing else.
you are welcome…photo prompts are fun…
Yes they are! I do them all. I’m creative like that 🙂
I always write first then try to find a picture to match, though, from time to time (and it is rare), i will write something based on a photo. And I agree, you are very creative 🙂
Huh I like your approach. Most of the time the picture is the spark. My book is a movie in my head that I edit before I write down. Poems are following that pattern it seems. 😉
Thank you! I try!! 🙂 You have such a wonderful and vivid imagination…I wish there was a lifetime pass to the shows because I would line up for that ticket 🙂
I’m working on rendering that movie into words and kindle books, one day I’d love to make it visual but alas, I can’t draw a straight line to save my life.
That awesome! I have come to learn that one doesn’t have to know how to draw a straight line to create great art 🙂
Thank you! First the words, then the kindle book, audio book and then I can get to the visuals. I guess I better get to work then. 😉
yes, you have a lot of work to do 🙂
It’s the good kind of work thankfully 🙂
yes, not the chained on kind 😀
yes and I wish it paid so I could ditch the chain gang.
ah, yes, that is the problem, isn’t it
yes it is but one day it won’t be and then I can work one job I love and have this thing called a life. What fun that will be! 🙂
I hope I am around to witness that…what joy!!! 🙂