East to west (and back again)

A beautiful sunrise with thoughts of someone you care deeply about.

East to West (and back again)

 

Not even a voice, merely words on a page,

a welcome, a smile, waiting as I lift my eyes

From slumber, kicking out the last of my dreams,

only to find that they do not end

 

Orange sherbet skies paint my windows

above yawning tree lines at the end of a dirt road

Persimmon outlined shadows

dance about my walls inviting me to look

 

I grab my cup, hot but needed, step into my shoes

passing through to morning, taking a sip…

I find more beauty than my eyes have seen,

while birds flit from branch to branch

 

The air is cool, unusual but so very pleasant,

heated days form in my memories of yesterday,

when cool springs were no match for the flamed heavens…

yet perfection now touches my skin

 

And I see, before me not a morning, not a brilliant sunrise

but you…your words, your touch, finding me at a distance,

telling me that this day is ours, beyond horizons…

East to west and back again…for the beauty of my day is always you

 

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Reviews

[prachi prangya agasti]

i really liked it a lot.... nicely penned...!!

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much Prachi. Your kind words make me smile

[Pryde Foltz]

Any poem about coffee is good poem by me. I jest. I really liked this one but I have to say if the sky is still orange in the morning it is too early to peel back the covers.

[Jack...]

Pryde, it seems I am always up before the sun...the early bird gets the...well, you know what I mean. :) Thank you so very much for your visit.

[J. Kell]

Beautiful and touching Jack. This was a very romantic poem. Excellent write!

[Jack...]

Thank you so much my friend.

[MsJewel]

What a beautiful poem to read first thing in the morning as I sip my coffee. The images you have given the reader to enjoy are breathtaking, but the thing I like most is the feeling this poem left me with. It is lovely. You have an amazing talent and I have quickly become a fan. :) Julie

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much Julie. I am reading this review very early in the morning before the sun is up but I already feel a brightness in my day because of your kind words.

[MsJewel]

You are so kind Jack. Thank you. :)Julie

[Angel]

Breathtakingly beautiful, Jack...but sad, too. There is a feel here of love that will never be spoken, never be shared...but only hinted at in words on paper.

[Jack...]

Dear Angel. thank you so much for reading and reviewing my poem. I always appreciate the kind words you send.

[Frieda P]

Oh my Jack, my current favorite, it's so breathtakingly gorgeous. It matches the lovely sunrise if not surpasses its beauty. 'Orange sherbert skies & persimmon outlined shadows' such a lovely vision you've created here, I almost couldn't respond since I fainted first! Magnifique!!

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much sweet Frieda. Your reviews re like the sunrise to me, always a huge smile finds my face when you are near.