How Kind Dawn Is

While at my window seat, I watch spring's Dawn
come easing into day with amber rays.
She lays a gilded glaze upon my lawn
and with her advent, scatters gloomy haze.

Like butter on my morning toast, her light
is smoothly spread enticingly across
my portion of the universe, for Night
has yielded to the magic of her gloss.

I quickly dress. Behind my house I run
to see her at her zenith. Dawn now spills
a plenitude of honey from the sun
onto a field of brilliant daffodils.

How kind Dawn is, how lovely to behold
in seasons when she touches Earth with gold!



First Place in Brian Strand's Contest: 
Up To Thee Max 14 Lines
Now entered in PD's Contest for #1 poetry

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 6/8/2020 4:08:00 PM
LOVED this line: "for Night has yielded to the magic of her gloss". This was a fave in your Seasonal chapbook, and a fave today. Bless you for your many magical sonnets, Andrea. Congrats on your win with Brian today ~ John
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Date: 4/12/2015 7:53:00 AM
Congratulations on your win, Andrea. a beautiful beginning and end to Dawn.
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Date: 4/11/2015 6:47:00 PM
Some how I missed this beauty Andrea. I am putting it into my fave's. I am happy it won first place as it is so deserving of the honor! 7 Congrats!
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Date: 4/9/2015 9:47:00 AM
You are the sonnet master still. Congrats on the selection. Love, daver
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Date: 4/5/2015 4:08:00 PM
HOLA ANDREA, Dropped by to say hi and congratulate you on having your poem selected by Soup's Administration. This is a wonderful poem to have featured on the homepage. Have yourself a Happy Easter ~Always & Forever~ LINDA
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Date: 6/16/2014 7:49:00 AM
Wow, Andrea. What a beautiful sonnet. You painted such a fine picture of the morning and then the climax when you hurry to go out and see the beautiful sky. This has to be put in with my Faves. Loved reading this one...... Robert.
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Date: 4/22/2013 7:41:00 PM
Andrea, you brim with lovely thoughts you turn into beautiful verse. - Red
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Date: 3/8/2012 3:59:00 PM
A true sonneteer! Congrad's Light & Love
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Date: 3/7/2012 8:38:00 PM
I enjoyed the beauty of this poem, Andrea. Congrats on your win in PD's contest! Love, Kim
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Date: 3/7/2012 3:24:00 PM
congrats on your win with this beautiful depiction of dawn, some nice imagery in this one andrea :-)
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Date: 3/6/2012 8:54:00 AM
Really enjoyed this Andrea. Congratulations
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Date: 3/5/2012 7:13:00 PM
Congrarts on another amazing win, Andrea! Blessings, Rhonda
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Date: 3/5/2012 4:07:00 PM
Fabulous read.Congrats on this one and you got soup mail.Teresa
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Date: 3/5/2012 3:19:00 PM
Congrats on your win Andrea, in PD contest.- oxox love Anne-Lise
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Date: 3/5/2012 1:17:00 PM
Congratulations on your win in P.D.'s contest Andrea. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/5/2012 9:57:00 AM
congrats Andrea on a fantastico win for this excellent write of a treasured winner ..luv..
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Date: 3/5/2012 9:18:00 AM
Congrats, Andrea. Excellent. Nice going. luv and hugs, Ralph
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Date: 3/5/2012 8:10:00 AM
very imagery one loved the 3rd stanza so very much........congrats on the win....sashi
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Date: 3/4/2012 6:53:00 PM
Andrea,, .congratulations! in my contest...muched enjoyed your entry,;-) always*PD
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Date: 6/30/2011 4:28:00 AM
Congratulations Andrea for your win in the contest of Brian Strand "Up To Thee". Love, Carol P. S. I was away and missed congrats on many of Brian's contest. I try but don't know if I will ever catch up.
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Date: 6/10/2011 12:26:00 PM
striking sonnet, andie.. missed this contest.. super super cingrats! :) hugggs
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Date: 6/10/2011 9:32:00 AM
Fine sonnet, charming write great win! Loved this image "Dawn now spills/ a plenitude of honey" Light & Love
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Date: 6/10/2011 7:56:00 AM
So beautiful is this Andrea....I think this is one of the softest poems I have read by you. Love it!
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Date: 6/10/2011 6:12:00 AM
congrats on your first place finish.
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Date: 6/10/2011 5:56:00 AM
Congrats Andrea on your first place win in Brian's contest .. a wonderful write my friend..so nice to be sharing first with u and so many great poets ..luv..
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