Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Poetry Thursday - "Image Inspiration"

This week we were asked to write a poem motivated by an image. I was getting a cup of coffee when I spotted this shot of us on the kitchen wall. It was taken at our rented house on Kauai watching the sunrise. The house was on the ocean so it was just us and our Kauai sunrise.

Kauai Sunrise

Every morning
the sun
would rise.
Lighting the sky

with sun rays
bursting through clouds
creating a path
at our feet

making us feel
it rose just for our pleasure
close enough to touch
as we watched the sun

paint the sky.
We had the best
seats in the house
watching the curtain rise

filling us with possibilities
of one more day.
How could we ever forget
that moment we became

a part of a sunrise.

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37 comments:

GreenishLady said...

Oh, beautiful, beautiful. The words and the image. Beautiful.

Anonymous said...

I remember when you had this taken, I can't remember if my grandma took it or if my dad set it up. Anyway, it's one of my favorites and I love your poem. It's so great to be a part of nature!

Oh, and crunchy refers to granola eaters aka hippie like people. Being in Washington you can't help but be a bit of a tree huggeer.

Hugs

Pam said...

Talk about your perfect mornings! Just beautiful.

Anonymous said...

Don't you wish sometime that moments like that would be frozen like the picture?

I love the sweet slow pace of the poem.

Julie said...

Breathtakingly beautiful. I've never been to Hawaii, but maybe someday...

Such wonderful memories wrapped in your words.

JP (mom) said...

that moment we came a part of a sunrise ...beautiful! I love how the poem shows the couple getting lost in the moment, watching and being a part of the theatre of nature. Bravo! JP

Nancy said...

What a special photo, Tammy. What a wonderful memory...for you, AND for me.
We had the best vacation of our lives when we visited Hawaii. Heck, we almost moved there...seriously!
And your words, well, you know how I feel.

Love, Nancy

http://journals.aol.com/nhd106/Nancyluvspix/

Regina said...

Oh, it's just lovely! I am so glad you and hubby got to spend such a beautiful moment together! I wish you many more sunrises, Tammy...
xo

paris parfait said...

Tammy, your poem and image are beautiful- just the perfect combination. So romantic! xo

gautami tripathy said...

This is what I call being one with the sun.

get zapped said...

A precious memory blessed with light. I could feel the warmth. Lovely ;)

Anonymous said...

I love the commonality of our shared human experience as expressed here so beautifully. Sunset/Sunrises are one of my favorite things in all the world to see and never tire of.

Norma said...

How lovely. Makes me remember our trip to Hawaii about 20 years ago. I've never forgotten the sunrises or sunsets.

Thanks for visiting.

daisies said...

sigh ... this is so dreamy! xoxo

Tinker said...

You know I never used to think of the sunrise as being as romantic as sunset, but you're changing my mind! This post - the poem and the image - it all fits together so perfectly - the dawn of a new relationship...this is beautiful, Tammy.
xo

Emily said...

Oh, I would like to sit right there.

Marly Youmans said...

Tammy, I see you here and there--and with Claire--and just wanted to say that I love your fire and spirit. And to wish you a very happy belated birthday. That was a biggie!

Anonymous said...

p. s. Oh, it wasn't yours, was it? Didn't think you looked old enough! Well, happy un-birthday, as Lewis Carroll would say.

Becca said...

Don't you wish you could have stopped time at that moment?
That picture just made me sigh with pure pleasure at the thought of being there :)

And your poem...so elegantly lovely.

Jone said...

I want to be there now. The poem is so lovely, I felt as if I was there.

Deb R said...

That's beautiful, Tammy - both the photo and the poem!

turquoise cro said...

I LOVE being part of a sunrise! So Beauty full! Wonderful pic! xoCinda

Kimberley McGill said...

Everyone has said it all. I have stopped by many times to read - I hope you are doing well. The picture is better than any postcard and your words shared with us a tender and private moment - thank you.

Catherine said...

What a beautiful image. I have to admit I'm not often up to watch the sunrise , but I enjoyed it vicariously with you.

Kay Cooke said...

This is so glorious - what a photo to treasure and to have it displayed prominently is a great idea - you can't help but be inspired. I love the words that go with it too. I am sure that the sunrise that day WAS just for you two !

Crafty Green Poet said...

Lovely - becoming part of sunrise.... When I lived in Malawi, we were just the same with the sunset over the lake.

Anonymous said...

Heartfelt, Tammy - I love it. I really like the haiga too - I'd not heard of that before.

Just been catching up, reading all the posts I can see. I was sorry to hear about your sinus infection - hope you're feeling a lot better now.

Rachel said...

That is the moment you want to stop the world from turning. To have experiences like that get you through the bad stuff a little easier.
x

Joyce Ellen Davis said...

Made me wish to be there in one of those chairs, waiting for the sunrise, close enough to touch and be a part of. Nice!

Joyce Ellen Davis said...

Made me wish to be there in one of those chairs, waiting for the sunrise, close enough to touch and be a part of. Nice!

Rethabile said...

I especially like this: "We had the best
seats in the house
watching the curtain rise

filling us with possibilities
of one more day."

And so you did.

Pam said...

Hey Tammy, still having trouble with the email. Don't know what's up!

Jana B said...

WOW! The pic and your words are absolutely amazing!!!!!

Also... I DID IT!!! It was Poetry FRIDAY for me, but I did post a poem!!! LOL It's at the VERY bottom of my extremely long post today. Thanks for the gentle push. *hug*

wrchili said...

Lovely poem and beautiful picture! I wish I was there right now. I love how you say that you became part of the sunrise.

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous poem! I felt I, too, became "a part of a sunrise" from reading your words.

And what a spectacular picture. It's so special that you captured the sunrise so beautifully.

The Dream said...

Tammy-
I LOVE this poem - and the pic. Sunrise! Sunrise! So filled with HOPE and DEEP LOVE. Thank you.

angie said...

Beautiful, Tammy. Just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing. :)