Coastal Sunrise

Sun
Peering
O’er the sea.
Prismatic waves
Reflect painted sky.
Colorful ripples dance,
Pelican silhouettes glow
With halos of pink, orange, gold.
As the orb climbs higher in the sky,
Bright light casts its gleam as stars and moon fade

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012



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Date: 2/16/2012 8:29:00 PM
So happy to see this in the winners circle. A very lovely poem. CONGRATS!
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Date: 2/16/2012 5:21:00 AM
Congratulations Carolyn Beautiful xx
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Date: 2/16/2012 5:01:00 AM
This is a beauty Carolyn, congratulations on your awesome win in the contest with this beauty :) love Wilma
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Date: 2/15/2012 11:57:00 PM
Congrats on your win. You painted a beautiful scene! Blessings, Rhonda
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Date: 2/15/2012 5:05:00 PM
Carolyn, this is a very nice Etheree. I really enjoyed it. Congrats on your 4th place win in Linda-Marie's contest...................S.Ronthorpe
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Date: 2/15/2012 1:24:00 PM
Congratulations on your win Carolyn. Fine work as usual.
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Date: 2/15/2012 11:23:00 AM
Congratulations on your super win in Linda Marie's "Poetic Art" contest Carolyn. Love, Carol
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Date: 2/15/2012 9:48:00 AM
congrats Carolyn on forth place win for this marvelous entry so breathtakin too... thankxxx luv...
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Date: 2/13/2012 2:30:00 PM
love this beauty, my friend
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Date: 2/12/2012 5:05:00 PM
A beautiful picture you evoke with your words, Carolyn! Thanks for sharing. Good luck in the contest and thank you for your comments on my poems. I still get one here on and off. Sorry I haven't written, but I will. I hope you are doing well. It is good to see that you continue to write! Take care! Caroline.
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Date: 2/11/2012 8:37:00 PM
LInda is going to love this, Carolyn. Very pretty poem. HOw are you doing??
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Date: 2/11/2012 3:44:00 PM
You have painted a glorious sunrise. Beautiful! Blessings, Rhonda
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Date: 2/11/2012 3:36:00 PM
beautiful picture you have painted here Carolyn, love Elizabeth
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Date: 2/11/2012 2:06:00 PM
What a wonderful write this is that I read this afternoon! I rather enjoyed this poem! This is a perfect poem for the contest Carolyn! You will surly do well I know! Great Work!!
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Date: 2/11/2012 1:43:00 PM
So beautiful and colorful Carolyn all the best in the contest , Hugs and best wishes , Declan xxx
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Date: 2/11/2012 1:39:00 PM
We can see similar sunrises here in New Jersey. As usual Carolyn, you have described everything here pervasively well.
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Date: 2/11/2012 1:05:00 PM
A FAV!
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Date: 2/11/2012 1:01:00 PM
It is well past midnight here,But I can see this Sunrise.Excellent!
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