Harvesting The Sun

A little sunlight can go a long way

I hold within and won't release

uplifting sights of priceless gold,

full glory to the rising day.

Behold the harvest gathered in

that Turner with his brush conveyed

displays of richest opulence.

My mind is brimful, filled with brights,

of lucent, lustrous, blazing sky,

a palette of my own delights.

And dappled, dancing glints at sea,

all misery be done, be gone,

you can't compete with morning sun.

You can't compete with nature's gifts,

a therapy for those whose eyes

are dimmed by doldrums of the dark.

A spark for some is all it takes,

a blinding flash for them to see

a lighted match can offer hope.

Reviews

[Neville]

The magnificent title caught my eye .. well both of them really & tho' not exactly blinded by the main body and text (I'm almost blind anyway) .. I was seriously taken aback by the beauty contained therein and subsequently conveyed ..

Neville

[Chris Shaw]

Your review is as uplifting as that of the sun harvest. Thank you so much Neville.

Chris

[JE Falcon]

A great poem with a surprise ending; I'm still thinking about it and will be for a while. :)

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you for stopping by Falcon. You are appreciated..

Chris

[M. J. Smith]

There is healing in Nature. But one must search for it. Especially this time of year. One day's break. But already the bad weather is closing in. Dark, cold days lie ahead. Beautiful images remind us that winter is not eternal. Days grow longer. Spring waits beyond the horizon. Thank you for this wonderful poem.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you MJS for your thoughtful response. All the best.
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Chris

[Shelley Warner]

I haven't been on Writer's Cafe in awhile and it's nice to read your poetry again. I like the thought of nature's gifts being therapy and that a lighted match can offer hope. I have been inspired and comforted by nature. I'm writing a book of nature reflections. Someday I'll finish it.

[Chris Shaw]

Lovely to see you back here Shelley. Thanks for your visit and for your thoughts. Hope all is OK with you.

Chris

[Shelley Warner]

Hope all is well with you too My grandkids and I had Covid recently--very mild cases, thanks to vaccines. We're well now and I'm looking forward to John's arrival pretty soon to take me away. Maybe there will be another "Adventure with John in his Red Ford Truck" story.

[Chris Shaw]

I hope you have more adventures with John. Sorry about you all having covid, but relieved to hear the vaccines prevented serious illness. Hope you are all well on the way to recovery.

[Betty Hermelee]

Yes. good old nature does it every time. It lifts the gloom and it's sun heals like gold. It gives hope to those who are hopeless...it nourishes us and all that we consume. So let us be thankful for this glorious sun whic puts a smile on our face.
Lovely Chris.
Best, B

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Betty for your generous review. All the best.

Chris

[Patricia Wedel]

Yes, Indeed dear Chris... the Pandemic cannot compete with the Golden Harvest of Wheat with the healing Rays of the Sun. Tonic Water from a Mountain Stream and fruits and vegetables will nourish our body and soul. Carrots and Celery, cabbage and Kale... and the List goes on... a Palette of Colors will be a Legacy by the Sea where Salt will cure the malady. truly, Pat

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you dear Pat for your thoughtful and poetic response. You are appreciated.

Chris

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Chris… you are in our thoughts and prayers… Amen. Pat

[Chris Shaw]

You are so thoughtful Pat. I thank you kindly for your friendship.

[Ada]

Nice poem on nature having a redemptive quality. Misery not being able to compete with the sun for example left quite the impression on me as a reader. We read about nature so often that we rarely get to see authors who are really hitting that next level with their work. Great job

[Chris Shaw]

Your comment and visit really appreciated Ada. Thank you.

Chris

[Norman 223]

The brilliance of colour in the garden has at last come into it's own in this spell of cloudless sunshine. Even the plumage of the birds seem to take on a new luminosity, particularly the goldfinches that are nesting there. Even the grass has taken on a hue of golden glow rather than it's customary green:-))
Just joking,Chris, but the English must complain about the weather,
Norman

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Norman. If you don't talk about the weather, you're not English. I'm loving this hot spell. Certainly agree about the grass. Not a blade of green left on mine. Thank you for your visit.

Chris

[Crowley]

Ahhhh yes. Sometimes the morning sun annoys the hell out of me, but it truly does get on up and about and moving. The description and use of words was really amazing, golden like the subject matter and full of vibrance. Really enjoyed this!

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Crowley. I always find the sun uplifting. I don't mind how early it rises in the morning, the earlier the better. Pleased you enjoyed the read.

Chris

[AYVID N]

Nothing compares with the rising sun indeed. It's glorious gold, it's uplifting warmth replenishes and heals the human spirit. I loved the images of a mellow, golden sunrise the poem filled my mind with. Your pen wins my heart here dear Chris.

I understand its summer in your country and I'm going to love it there when I take a study break at Oxford next month and then visit my brother in Northern Ireland. Can't wait.

[Chris Shaw]

It is summer, and a very hot one at the moment. Very unusual for us to have such heat, so we are making the most of it and trying not to complain. Oxford is a beautiful city and isn't that far from where I live. You will love Oxford and all its colleges of learning. Fantastic atmosphere, vibrant and youthful. I visit several times a year. Thank you for your wonderful review DIVYA.

[AYVID N]

You are most welcome Chris.

I will be putting up at Exeter College. the oldest I believe, founded in the 1300s. I can't wait to the famous chapel. So it will be great I hope.

[Chris Shaw]

Yes it is over 700 years old and the chapel has recently been renovated. Amazing architectural interest and Oxford University is probably the best uni we have. Your new avatar is lovely. You look so beautiful.

[AYVID N]

Wow. Then it will be a lovely place to visit!

Thank you so much. I wish I put on makeup more often. We're so overworked, it's perhaps just a couple of times we get to dress up here. You are so kind.

[Chris Shaw]

I also liked the one you put up where you weren't wearing makeup. you didn't keep that one on for long.

[AYVID N]

Awww... you noticed that :)