On Display

The rising sun is on display
For anyone to see
Though few are out to notice – 
Just the lucky ones, like me.

The past few days I can’t describe
Its color – like a mix
Of neon pink and orange-red,
A hue that does transfix.

It hangs there in the sky like that
For minutes, that is all – 
A glowing and transcendent orb,
An incandescent ball.

Yet as it inches upward,
All that color changes fast.
Such beauty overpowers;
Seems it isn’t meant to last.

The folks who show up later,
When the sun has drifted high,
Do not realize what they’ve missed
By letting magic pass them by.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021



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Date: 8/10/2021 4:50:00 PM
i've always felt that part of the magic of a sunrise, aside from its splendor, is the sensation that you are the only spectator of the grand exhibition... well done, and big congrats for your potd ~ john
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Date: 8/7/2021 2:05:00 AM
What a spectacular morning display you offer us, Ilene! It's a pity that many fail to notice these daily gifts of nature! ~ Congratulations on p.o.t.d. award. Regards // paul
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Date: 7/31/2021 7:24:00 PM
I like the way you made the sun seem like an ornament in the sky, for I also feel this way about her.
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Date: 7/30/2021 10:43:00 PM
A Perfectly lovely description of sunrise, beautiful....Delice
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Date: 7/30/2021 1:52:00 PM
You’re not scared to be alone like that in nyc?
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Date: 7/30/2021 1:31:00 PM
So true and sad that so many do not come out to see sunrises! Beautiful lyric!
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Date: 7/30/2021 12:35:00 PM
If a few are unable to view the beauty of a sunrise, perhaps they are enjoying a majestic sunset. Both are breathtaking in their own way. This is beautiful and enchanting, all at the same time. Congratulations Ilene, on Poem of the Day. :) Brandy
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Date: 7/30/2021 11:48:00 AM
Wonderfully done, love the colorful imagery, congratulations on POTD Ilene!
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Date: 7/30/2021 10:50:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD win. What a beautiful write. I love this "On Display." So true, many miss out on the magic when they sleep in. Have a blessed day with your win..............
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Date: 7/30/2021 10:01:00 AM
God! It's Great! Congratulations!
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Date: 7/30/2021 9:35:00 AM
Wonderful poem and well-deserving of POTD. Congratulations, Ilene!
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Date: 7/30/2021 9:31:00 AM
Nice that you enjoy the show at its peak effect in the a.m., ilene... Congrats on POTD! Have a nice weekend! ~ Sunrise Sam
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Date: 7/30/2021 8:24:00 AM
Blink and you miss it, same holds true for each pulse! Congrats on POTD, ilene! Beautiful write indeed
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Date: 7/30/2021 8:07:00 AM
A beautiful poem. Congratulations on POTD!
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Date: 7/30/2021 7:14:00 AM
Wonderful poem Ilene! Congratulations on POTD! xomo
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Date: 7/30/2021 7:09:00 AM
Congratulations on this beautiful POTD :)
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Date: 7/30/2021 6:51:00 AM
Dropping back with many congrats on POTD:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 7/30/2021 5:43:00 AM
A vividly descriptive poem, Ilene! Beautiful! Congrats on your POTD honor! Blessings, Kim M
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Date: 7/30/2021 5:37:00 AM
Ilene, you're making the sun blush....or maybe just describing the sun's blush. Great job
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Date: 7/30/2021 5:35:00 AM
A wonderful poem Ilene that describes the beauty of the rising sun, breath taking in it’s radiance as day has just begun. Congratulations on poem of the day… Belle
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Date: 7/30/2021 5:21:00 AM
Ilene, beautiful poem, that is why I like to get up very early, for views like your poem and for the silence and the tweets of birds. Congratulations on receiving a deserving POEM OF THE DAY enjoy the honor ~ love and serenity _Constance
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Date: 7/30/2021 4:56:00 AM
Beautiful. I love this. God bless you and CONGRATS on POTD. Love, Gina
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Date: 7/30/2021 4:24:00 AM
A beauty indeed! Congratulations on POTD!
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Date: 7/30/2021 3:27:00 AM
You have described sunrise so beautifully that I want to get up early and watch it. It is magical indeed. Once rains are over in India, I too can watch sunrise. Your last para so true. Congratulations on your well deserved Potd. Enjoy the honour and day
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Date: 7/30/2021 2:33:00 AM
Congratulations ilene on your magically crafted potd, with a fine moral, it’s Human nature perhaps, only to miss somethings when gone or too late, cheers David
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