Dawning

When the sky bleeds solitude like a wounded weeping heart and the horizon’s embrace wraps valleys about eternity, then, only then, can the bountiful earth find love. Crimson dawns feed the artist eye, and poet’s pen for all that’s green and wonderful must bleed, and rise, and die. Each reflection rainbowed in cirrus cloud’s caress or white capped ocean wave combine Blue bloods of forest’s fringe between earth and sky, meadowlark and nightingale a wedding bell of bliss, the mornings brings…
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Brown Avatar
February 21, 2011 at 12:27 PM
Congratulations on your win Debbie in Rick's contest "The Pink Evening Sky". Love, Carol
Kendrick Avatar
February 3, 2011 at 4:18 PM
Congratulations on your win..Sara
George   Avatar
February 3, 2011 at 7:41 AM
Breathtaking beautiful, Deb. Congrat's on your big win. Elaine
Dietrich Avatar
February 2, 2011 at 10:11 PM
Wow wow wow. ANOTHER awesome one I am seeing. Congraulations, Deb. Don't know how i ever missed this one before.Luv ,Andrea ps Like Daver, I also adored that "bleed" line!
Fraser Avatar
February 2, 2011 at 3:15 PM
Many congratulations Debbie on your win in the contest with this lovely poetry....:)
Mehta Avatar
February 2, 2011 at 6:10 AM
Congratulations on the well deserved win in the contest, Deb
Poet Avatar
February 2, 2011 at 4:04 AM
Wonderful poem Debbie!Congrats on your big win in the contest---kashinath
Onclaud Avatar
February 1, 2011 at 11:14 PM
a poignant feel to this that makes my senses rise, debs!! enjoyed the inner rhyming and alliteration.. APPLAUSE for the big win! :) huggs, nette
Sweetheart Avatar
February 1, 2011 at 8:13 PM
Congrats Debbie on your wonderful win in the Pink Sky contest with this exciting entry .. beautiful lines ... enjoy with luv..
Mannan Avatar
February 1, 2011 at 7:57 PM
Simply beautiful.Many congratulations for this win.
Richards Avatar
February 1, 2011 at 4:15 PM
When the sky bleeds solitude .... wow! a wedding bell of bliss.....how you do it, is amazing! Lovely piece line by line! Congrats!!
Richards Avatar
January 31, 2011 at 8:54 AM
ahh....magnificent and beautiful. I love the personification as the sky is a wounded heart.......and indeed perhaps it looks down at us with pity, for what we do to our earth?
Neels Avatar
January 30, 2011 at 10:56 AM
This is a real beauty Deb, your images really are amazing here.. Loved your opening line. Enjoyed reading it tonight.. ;-)
Knop Avatar
January 30, 2011 at 10:20 AM
Awesome write, Debbie! Enjoyed the read this Sunday evening!...Love, Gert
Dufresne Avatar
January 30, 2011 at 4:53 AM
very pretty and poetic. All die and fall to the ground as seed to rise again in a new generation of beauty and purpose. Nicely done Debbie. enjoyed
M V Avatar
January 30, 2011 at 12:23 AM
Excllent piece of literature,friend.Very pwerful imagery brings your soul out.I have slightly modified my verse'To My Child' under your influence.Thanking you,fabiyas
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January 29, 2011 at 11:02 AM
This is amazing Debbie--your first line alone is a grabber! enjoyed reading each line here packed with imagery and beauty :) You speak of so much truth here too-- I am adding this to faves-- :) hugs nikko :)
Austin Avatar
January 29, 2011 at 8:11 AM
Beautiful portrait. "When the sky bleeds solitude." This is a great line- many others. Love, Dave
Kendrick Avatar
January 29, 2011 at 4:58 AM
Interesting work..Keep the creative pen flowing onto the pages of soup...Sara
Mehta Avatar
January 28, 2011 at 5:00 PM
You have sung the sad songs and the bliss of a wedding bell, Deb
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January 28, 2011 at 3:19 PM
Hello Debbie, ' Oh how your pen just glides! Love it, a beautiful story, flows I can imagine it all Deb Thank you for visiting me As Always, Shar
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January 28, 2011 at 2:36 PM
A wonderfully descriptive ensemble of words.
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January 28, 2011 at 2:23 PM
AHH, now this is beautiful poetry... I have read this more then once and enjoyed each time more then the last...love Michael
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