Sitka Sunset

Pink and sallow lemonade, marmalade and tangerine…
Explodes the Alaskan expanse - a slice of apple pie.
Apt U.S.A. hurray!  My fanfare-fire flowers are serene.
Listen closely to the swoosh, the Sitka sunset in the sky.

Soothing to the mind, mind you, mindlessly-aware.
What dreadful daylight masks my delightful heights.
No matter the wildlife on land and sea, there is no scare -
the city’s eyes propped up-pop at Aurora-Borealis lights.

Kayaks fill the moony-eyed twilight, oars in dreamy seas.
With no cares at all, sunset-soaked, so cool the dark.
Cool as blueberry ice…dive right in. Feel Tlinget breeze.
Meet the humpback in the clouds, and spear a shark.

I just wish I could lean upon the mountain tops.
Perhaps I can, in daydreams, when no man is looking.
I’d look around then tap my toe in puddles on rooftops;
and peak in doors and windows to see what’s cooking.

But, the place I’m drawn to as the moon turns to silk
and the stars line up like the Rockettes in New York city -
my home sweet home…I’ll never leave it - sweet milk
splashed with sighs - Sitka atmosphere, fervently pretty.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Kauffman Avatar
June 20, 2023 at 9:07 PM
A dreamy sunset. There's no place like home no matter where it is sunrise, sunset or midday. This is beautifully expressed Kim. Congratulations on your win! Blessings.
Rodrigues Avatar
June 21, 2023 at 6:51 AM
Thank you, Sam!
Puddifoot Avatar
June 20, 2023 at 8:07 AM
this was one of my faves in the contest..very original use of language, great imagery, alliteration, word play..this poem has it all! congrats on a superb win :)
Rodrigues Avatar
June 20, 2023 at 10:32 AM
Thank you so much, sweet lady! I appreciate you! I’ve been to Sitka! I love Alaska and would love to go back a third time. It is so beautiful, adventurous and the food is so good!
Richards Avatar
June 18, 2023 at 11:58 PM
Congratulations on your placement, Kim, with this universal yearning for our own hearth.
Rodrigues Avatar
June 19, 2023 at 7:34 AM
Thank you, Suzette! :)
Alex Avatar
June 18, 2023 at 9:29 PM
"I just wish I could lean upon the mountain tops" - Beautifully romantic imagination. Congratulations!
Rodrigues Avatar
June 19, 2023 at 7:35 AM
Thank you, Christuraj!
Poet Avatar
May 31, 2023 at 6:19 AM
With heartfelt admiration, Kim, your poem resonates with my own yearning for adventure. Yet, amidst our wanderlust, we must acknowledge that no destination can compare to the comfort and familiarity of home.
Rodrigues Avatar
May 31, 2023 at 6:32 AM
We love our home base. Thank you, Lasaad!
Buhagiar Avatar
May 30, 2023 at 10:08 AM
One might travel a lot. Yet in the end, we return home. Sweet and hugs.
Rodrigues Avatar
May 31, 2023 at 6:32 AM
We do. Thank you, dear one! xx
Andresen Avatar
May 30, 2023 at 7:40 AM
- No matter how much we travel ... home is always what we return to ... home sweet home ... a lovely poem, Kim :) - hugs
Rodrigues Avatar
May 30, 2023 at 7:52 AM
Thank you, Anne-Lise!
Cunningham Avatar
May 30, 2023 at 6:50 AM
Although we travel far and wide there's really no place like home. Hope you're keeping well Kim, just back from a cruise in Norway and managed to meet up with Anne Lise in Haugesund. Tom
Rodrigues Avatar
May 30, 2023 at 7:51 AM
How fun, Tom!
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