Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen Poet Haiku

Sunlight Sighs

Sunlight Sighs

Peaceful beauty bourn
where cataclysmic chaos
once adorned new dawns.

© Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
February 11, 2010

Poetic form:  Haiku

Footnote:  Bourn is an archaic term that has several meanings.  
1.	A small stream or brook
2.	A destination; a goal
3.	A boundary; a limit
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bourn

Line 1:  I used “bourn” in my haiku to bring to mind that the peaceful and beautiful places on 
earth were among God's end goals.  Creating peaceful and beautiful places.  
Line 2:  It may have taken seemingly catastrophic events such as the collision of earth plates 
to bring such mountainous beauty to pass.  
Line 3:  And since Day 4 in the creation process, the sun brightened each new day

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Linda-Marie Sweetheart February 11, 2010 at 4:23 PM A wonderful and beautiful Haiku .. hope this is the entry for Raul's new contest Sunrise.. definitely a winner .. SOUP MAIL.. dear Dane Ann ... luv.. Linda-Marie..

February 11, 2010 at 3:50 PM Nice use of alliteration and imagery for a creative perspective in this poem. Thank you for the explanation of bourn and for your uplifting view. Keep up the good writing! Karen