Notes About The Poem

Slowing down to look at an ordinary, everyday landscape with wonder can transform a simple field of grain into an endless golden sea. When disparate elements of nature move together in sync rather than conflict, they unite to create a masterpiece greater than themselves.  

Where Tides Awaken

Golden ribbons stretch as far as the eye can see,
A boundless sea under the sun's gentle light,
Where every stalk of amber wheat sways free,
Unfolding a vision so breathtakingly bright.

The wind comes whispering low from the west,
Tracing soft ripples across the warm, heavy grain,
Turning the quiet soil into a restless crest,
Rolling like oceans over the open plain.

Each gust carves tides through the deep golden hue,
A shimmering swell of honey, brass, and straw,
Rising and falling like waves in the blue,
Holding the heart in a silent, reverent awe.

Above the calm surge, the warm air comes alive,
As jewel-toned dragonflies shimmer and gleam, 
While tiny gold midges weave through the hive, 
And lacewings float past like a summer day's dream.

High in the canvas of an immaculate sky,
A crisp wedge of swans cuts through the soft white,
In perfect formation, soaring gracefully high,
Shadows drifting over the field in their flight.

Picture-perfect and still, yet endlessly in motion,
The earth paints a masterpiece under the sun—
Where the dry prairie wheat turns into an ocean,
And heaven and harvest are woven as one.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Haywood Avatar
August 8, 2026 at 6:25 AM
I imagine lying on a hillcrest on my stomach, legs crossed, head resting on both hands and absorbing what I see.
Smith nee Howarth Avatar
August 8, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Beautifully described ... it was like I was right there.❤️
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