Sunday, January 23, 2011

passage

my eyes turn to the very sky
the light falls from

tumbling past
soft-feathered birds


bursting through
dark green needled trees


flowing molten
along iced fingers


and settling in hummocks of pale pink blue
on the soft peace of sunday morning snow
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14 comments:

  1. The Weaver of GrassJanuary 23, 2011 at 4:12 AM

    Quite like sunday morning snow as I don't have to go out in it. Lovely words and photos as usual steven.

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  2. RuthJanuary 23, 2011 at 4:21 AM

    Amazing sun. Great word: hummocks.

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  3. agujaJanuary 23, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    Oh! This poem shoots straight to my soul and sings to it. My eyes fill with tears of joy.

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  4. PaulineJanuary 23, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    Even without your stunning photos I'd have seen what you meant through your aptly chosen words.

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  5. JoJanuary 23, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    Exactly as the light is falling here in Weldon Spring this morning. Praise be...we have sun!

    I linked your blog to mine this morning...another coup for me. Will wonders never cease?

    Enjoy your Sunday, Steven.

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  6. stevenJanuary 23, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    weaver today it's thirty below zero celsius. so i went for a walk in the woods. it's good if you're out of the wind. have a lovely day in the dale. steven

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  7. stevenJanuary 23, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    ruth - hummocks - yep! steven

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  8. stevenJanuary 23, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    aguja - the light just falls down some days! this year i can't seem to get enough, not that it hasn't been sunnier than usual but i crave it more. steven

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  9. stevenJanuary 23, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    thanks pauline - clarity isn't always available. i'm grateful that it showed up today. steven

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  10. stevenJanuary 23, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    jo well done!! i love that feeling of stumbling across something that i can figure out on my own. i love it!! i'm glad that you get the light also. it's such a gift at this time of year that little celebrations should break out whenever we get an eyeful!!! steven

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  11. Lisa UrsuJanuary 23, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    on the soft peace of sunday morning snow
    what a place to land!
    welcome sun! I enjoyed some of that shine today too.

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  12. Rachel FentonJanuary 23, 2011 at 11:31 PM

    I remember this feeling; utter elation that a beam of sun chose to light itself on me in the depths of a Northern winter. Beautifully captured, Steven.

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  13. stevenJanuary 24, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    liza - lucky us!!! steven

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  14. stevenJanuary 24, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    hey rachel - it truly is elation - it literally draws a smile across my face when it happens. steven

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