Outbound and sunrise
Clichés of new beginnings
I remain unchanged
Tag: sunrise
Penultimate Sunrise in the Big Smoke
It was the last full day in India. The smoke had been chokingly thick for the entire month I’d spent in the north, and Delhi hadn’t even been the worst of it. Still, I’d found a decent rate at a decent hotel (some small comfort in exchange for the respiratory distress) on the edge of Old Delhi’s fantastical Chandni Chowk markets for the final days before my flight home.
Solitary Peace
In the wee hours
Sun barely risen
From its comforter
And pillows
Sun barely risen
From its comforter
And pillows
The beach to myself
My thoughts to myself
Long moments of solitary reflections
But for the wind whisking them off
And the surf drowning them out
So instead a solitary peace
Sunrise ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #178
I let the day go
Leave the past
In the past
Leave the past
In the past
As the harsh light fades
I live in the magic glow
Of this brief moment
Let the darkness come
Like closed eyes
And a deep breath
A new glory follows
A light to be filled
With possible moments
Dawn comes
The dawn came
Though the clouds were thick
And not much light
With little hint of the sun
Though the clouds were thick
And not much light
With little hint of the sun
But the long night had broken
People woke from deep slumber
Able to find their way
Even before the morning fog cleared
The darkness
Became day
The grimness
Became hope
Steps ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #165
Sometimes the light
Seems very far
And the way
So dark and perilous
And the path
Occluded mystery
Seems very far
And the way
So dark and perilous
And the path
Occluded mystery
I remind myself
Just take a step
I remember
Where every journey begins
I find my courage
In the many paths already taken
I’ve held the light
before
I’ve made my way
before
I’ve found the path
before
I will hold the light
again
Naught but the Light
In the darkness
Lay the deepest shadows
Where no light has fallen
For so many years
Lay the deepest shadows
Where no light has fallen
For so many years
I visit with them
Let the shadows
Fall under my light
Until they become known to me
Appreciate them for their wisdom
Thank them for their insight
Forgive them for their fears and distractions
Illumined, I see their purpose
Morning Light
The morning light
Lazily
Through the mist
Highlights fall
On leading edge
While shadows spread
Beyond the stone
On darkened seas
With riffling waves
Curling round
The citadels
Like cirrus clouds
In gentle skies
Blue on blue
White on white
The sea
The sky
In harmony
Lazily
Through the mist
Highlights fall
On leading edge
While shadows spread
Beyond the stone
On darkened seas
With riffling waves
Curling round
The citadels
Like cirrus clouds
In gentle skies
Blue on blue
White on white
The sea
The sky
In harmony
Gratitude ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #150
The sun rises into a cloud-softened sky
Gentle foothills roll lazily to a distant horizon
A solo journey through an ungentle darkness ends
As I arrive in the light I realize
I am no longer alone, was never really alone
That no one arrives in such light
Entirely alone
Gentle foothills roll lazily to a distant horizon
A solo journey through an ungentle darkness ends
As I arrive in the light I realize
I am no longer alone, was never really alone
That no one arrives in such light
Entirely alone
I am struck by the depth of gratitude
Rising like a sun with my own inner light
For the guidance, support and encouragement
Offered by family and friends and mentors
And the generous kindness of strangers
Who have made of themselves
Friends
I stand here
In the light
With my platoon
Ready to take on
Anything
Thank You
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