He Rules in Splendor

He knows his splendor
would be too much
to take in all at once,
and so he announces his coming
by revealing little bits of himself...

A sun drenched tree in the distance
a building all lit up in his glory,
the windows ablaze with fire
Little by little, he creeps closer and closer
to where I stand watering the lawn.

Not wanting to overwhelm me,
he creeps up from behind
and I feel his touch
on the nape of my neck.
Enveloped by warmth, I turn around
for my kiss.
Oh, what sweet delicious bliss

He then continues on his way
taking control of the sky,
exuding his authority
by turning everything in his path
to pure gold.

Slowly, but surely...
he subjugates everything he touches
till he reaches his zenith in the sky,
and is the supreme ruler of life.

This I know, and of this I am certain
that I am and will always be
a worshiper of the sun!

Eileen Manassian
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024


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Date: 12/5/2024 6:21:00 AM
Makes me think of the Bible story about standing in the crack of the rock and seeing God’s shadow.
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Date: 8/5/2024 8:51:00 AM
Dear Eileen, Anything that points to a creator God is worthy of reading. I loved each verse and word and it brought a little more sunlight into my life. - Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel
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Date: 8/1/2024 2:22:00 PM
Gorgeous...and NO COMMENT? What! Loved this!
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Date: 7/22/2024 4:00:00 PM
Amazing it got no comments first time round Eileen - as Ive said you are queen of passion and this is so playful with the relationship being with the sun. I see poems posted getting 200 plus 'reads' and no comments and its getting worse and worse . I miss the old days Eileen I wouldnt post a second poem until I got 10 comments on a previous one - now I post and hope for the best:-) never change my friend you've hit the nail on the head with other issues on in soup! hugs Jan xx
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Jan Allison
Date: 7/23/2024 4:04:00 AM
oh yes you must be Queen of Passion in your book - I'm just Queen of Poop but i wear my crown with pride lol:-) xx
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 7/23/2024 12:32:00 AM
Thanks, dear. I miss it as well. I'm glad you are not letting comments or... lack of them get you down. You're publishing... so that's great. Hope to do that too. Will see how it goes. Queen of Passion... thanks for the accolade. Big hugs
Date: 7/22/2024 1:02:00 PM
I enjoyed reading your wonderful write. Not everyone who reads will leave a comment. Maybe they are busy, maybe they do not know what to say, maybe they just want to read, maybe they are short on time. I love both readers reading & comments when they can. Have a wonderful day writing away.....................
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 7/22/2024 1:45:00 PM
Thanks for reading AND commenting. Bless your heart. Yes... the reasons you give seem right. If it's any of those reasons... I'm OK with it.
Date: 7/21/2024 12:21:00 PM
it always amazes me when i write what i consider a really good poem and get few or no comments. i guess that's the way it goes on this site, eileen. i love this poem and hope it gets all the reads it deserves...
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 7/22/2024 9:34:00 AM
The funny thing is... there are views. Like who is reading and not commenting? Strange. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you're feeling better now.
Date: 7/21/2024 8:25:00 AM
So many poets are discarded on PS. Which is why I maintain it's not the views that count, but the comments. A great poem.
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 7/22/2024 9:36:00 AM
That's a good point, but how are they so many views and so few comments? Can't figure it out. You're an amazing poet. I'll always check and comment on your poems.
Date: 7/21/2024 5:45:00 AM
What a beautiful way to view and experience a morning sunrise. Mr Sun would approve!
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 7/22/2024 9:36:00 AM
I hope so. Thanks for stopping by.
Date: 7/21/2024 3:54:00 AM
Without it our world would be a very dark place, seen some amazing sunrises and sunsets in other countries, I never get tired of seeing them. Hope you have a lovely weekend Eileen. Tom
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Eileen Manassian
Date: 7/21/2024 5:38:00 AM
Thanks, Tom. It's a slow weekend. My husband is away again and I'm sweltering in this humid weather. I'm glad you also love sunrises and sunsets. May you see many more in joy and love
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