She woke to the scent of magnolia trees; watching
as the sun bathed the hills in gentle apricot light.
Thus crossing the room towards the window sill;
she caught the dappled splotches of sun and shade
filtering through her tender palm. “I desire not rain
nor fear the onset of a storm. Lo! pour me drops of
glorious sunshine; grace to mold the maiden form.
Thus a shower of sunlight falls through the trees;
like faith light threaded through psalm. She ran
through fields brimming with hope; waving high
above to glittering calm. “Lo! red maples tread thru
haze of fire; chanting artless notes ‘neath parochial
guise. Hail to birth and death of sun; while slumber
seals thus wearied eyes.”
Tumult and peace as darkness and light;
Let instinct penetrate thus soul to sight.
Photo credits: 7-themes.com
For my prompt “Pour me drops of glorious sunshine.” tomorrow at
8:00 am EDT.
This is a lovely illustration filled with both concrete and abstract imagery – you combine the two so skillfully! i love the internal rhymes, and the repeated rhythms give this poem a hymn-like feel, or like a triumphal angel march. beautiful.
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What a beautiful image so filled with joyful dance… there is something both ancient and youthful in your wordsl
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I’m with mtw (above), this reads like a chant. Your imagery is bright with sunlight, darkened by stormy edges. And as usual, your last two lines drive the poem home and make it dance.
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A lovely peaceful poem.
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So lovely lyrics…
“…pour me drops of
glorious sunshine; grace to mold the maiden form.
Thus a shower of sunlight falls through the trees;
like faith light threaded through psalm. She ran
through fields brimming with hope; waving high
above to glittering calm. ”
Beautiful expressed the emotions!
Best regards!
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A very interesting and melodic poem, Sanaa. I felt a sense of inner peace, for the soul, while reading this. Thank you.
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This is beautiful. One of my favorite lines: “Thus a shower of sunlight falls through the trees; like faith light threaded through psalm.” Gorgeous!
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A very uplifting poem. The phrase “gentle apricot light” hooked me somewhere deep.
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Oh, Sanaa. I could almost weep over your opening line. 🙁 Magnolias are heaven to me, and I don’t have any trees where I live now. It breaks my heart. Other people have them, down the street and such. But it’s just not the same. Honestly, no matter what’s hurting my heart, if I can hold a fresh magnolia in my hands and just bury my sadness in it, I can find healing. I like to put them on the dashboard of my car, too. That is the most beautiful scent, to me.
Okay, back to the poem … not only is she waking to their scent, but she’s waking to their scent WATCHING her. How gorgeous is that?! And not just the trees watching her, but their *scent*. I am just swooning, big time, over that one line.
Oh my word, and then you go and say something like “apricot light”!!! Girl, you are making me so happy right now.
“caught the dappled splotches” … I adore that phrase.
“tender palm” … That says it all, doesn’t it? Some of us are so very fragile, regardless of what we present.
“glittering calm” and “red maples” … Yes please. I think that’s just what I need.
“chanting artless notes ‘neath parochial
guise” … This is another favorite.
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I so love that scent of magnolia trees ~ I specially like:
thus a shower of sunlight falls through the trees;
like faith light threaded through psalm. She ran
through fields brimming with hope;
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Joyful and with the scent of magnolias, thank you.
Thank you also for your free e-book. I will be glad to give feedback after reading.
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Always enjoy my visit to your site.
ZQ
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Nice preview to your prompt, Sanaa–sunshine is so vital to us. I could not exist in a place where it rained all the time–I guess that’s why the desert calls to me.
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Gentle apricot light… beautiful..
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Yesss. I loved that phrase. I could even smell the scent of apricot.
Thanks Sonya 😀
xo
Some great lines in this. Love the description of the sun bathing the hills in apricot light.
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Lovely images!
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Oh the imagery you’ve woven with your wonderful words here. And this:
“thus a shower of sunlight falls through the trees;
like faith light threaded through psalm.”
I literally sighed soft reading it.
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So lovely a read, I could close my eyes and picture the images in my mind and “awoke to the scents of magnolia trees” captured my heart. I love magnolia trees and the symbolism surrounding them.
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beautiful, Sanaa. I love the final couplet and these lines just bowled me over: ‘she caught the dappled splotches of sun and shade
filtering through her tender palm’
🙂
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Absolutely luscious!
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The imagery is rich and delicious.
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So many favorite lines:
“the sun bathed the hills in gentle apricot light.” I’ve never seen the word “apricot” used in this way and it is stunningly gentle.
And you’ve captured, yeah gently, the sense of spirituality in nature with these lines:
“a shower of sunlight falls through the trees;
like faith light threaded through psalm. ”
This is truly beautiful. I simply sighed at the end.
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Mystical and pretty, assisted by that chant-like feel you created.
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This is beautiful and peaceful. It made me smile. I love the warmth of sunshine.
Peace, Linda.
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A lovely poetic exploration of hope amid the magic of the sun, beautifully written Sanaa.
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“Thus a shower of sunlight falls through the trees;
like faith light threaded through psalm.” the lines uplift the spirit…another beauty from you Sanaa…
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your imagery is charming; your message inspiring; Enjoyed
much love…
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I have written for that image before with another group of writers sometime ago. I thought your take on it was impressive and joyful.
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This is how mornings should be – calm, beautiful, lilting. 🙂
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Love the light in your poem!
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The colours and smells – and that apricot light – simply gorgeous 🙂
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Oh, my. That “apricot light” leaves me breathless.
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Rich visual imagery here – and apologies for the delay in reading and responding, have been having far too many internet problems.
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I can feel the sunshine just reading this poem — great!
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