sunrise in a new town

From the well red comfy cushions

From the sofa my sister gave me

When I was drunk and poor and craving sanity

I watch this town give birth to a new day

Between its humming power lines

Meanwhile, the pancakes are browning nicely

And the school bus lights are ticking

In front of the neighbor's yard

I remember when I was crazy

White knuckling through every hallucination

Before I moved to this town

With humming power-lines

With soft sweet sunrise kisses

With the laughter of children

Scrambling onto school buses

Behind its ticking lights

On beautiful pink and azure mornings

That they often take for granted

Reviews

[paul sal.....]

If only it weren't taken for granted. then there would be one or 2 more reasons to live. Could do without the power lines but, how would I be typing this. guess I'll live with the humming and continue to emgrace reality

[Beccy]

Those new beginnings are often so elusive; but so well worth the search and never to be taken for granted when they happen.

I really enjoyed reading this.

Beccy.

[Emily B]

i remember when i was crazy, nearly every day :)

[Laura Lynn]

craving sanity, I like that...the pancakes browning nicely, good idea for breakfast this morning for my child, pink and azure mornings, I can just see the sky, it is so pretty, I think the children appreciate it more than we do sometimes because it is all newer for them, but if they are tired, they are too run down to appreciate it, I know I was a lot more tired kid than I realized...

you knock us or jolt us back into sanity...though we may crave both insanity and sanity when the lines become too drawn

[Alfred Kukitz]

Only you Silver could breech the everyday with intelligent the beauty. Masterful!

[ANTO]

I loved the 'everyday' feel of this poem - almost casual yet with a strong message - stop to smell the flowers once in a while.
Good work X silver

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

How many times, we look around and think...It's not enough! I love this poem....It says look around at all I got! This is so appropriate for where we should be this time of year. Most out looting ....stingy ...greedy....How much...too much....too little...need more....As I sit here in the window, I thank God...I have so much! Happy Holidays X. Kiss all those Girls. Celebrate your life with Love. Hugs!

[Saddam]

A place with warm light of sun and bus's Gharrahat, sounds so great. Lovely place for free and indipendent thought. Great one.

[AYVID N]

The new place sounds so wonderful. Life is beautiful when we start cherishing the little everyday things that we often take for granted. A great poem with a great message. Appreciated a lot.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

it's hard to get back into a sane life when we have lived in a different place....
and now all those things we took for granted suddenly reappear, and we actually notice them.