At five o’clock a patch of sky unfolds its hues
like Italian paper, marbled mauves and blues.
Untangling on the horizon, the new dawn breaks
and, by sunrise, the wrinkled ocean wakes,
stifles a yawn, wraps the beach in waves and sky:
Nature’s azure gift and early morning surprise.
Kim M. Russell, 8th May 2019
My response to Poets United Midweek Motif: Gift(s)
Sumana is our host with a prompt about gifts and she has provided excellent inspiration with quotations from Robert Louis Stevenson and Albert Camus, as well as poems by Robert Frost, Rabindranath Tagore and Amy Lowell. I have rewritten a poem I originally wrote and posted on 24th April 2018.
writing in north norfolk 
What a truly lovely poem Kim. A true gift to us. I love the thoughts of a day unfolding like Italian paper. Stupendous.
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Thank you so much, Toni. I’m delighted you like it!
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Kim, the photo alone, is a truly poetic expression of the gifts that we enjoy, from the natural world around us. There’s a serenity that words try to describe, but fall short, in grasping the whole “picture” (pun intended). Although, you come very close, in doing so.
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Thank you so much, Therisa, for your thoughtful and appreciative comments.
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Kim- This is filled with beautiful descriptive phrases.Stunning!
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Thank you so much, Linda!
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Love these images here!
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Thank you, Nathan!
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Lovely!
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Thank you!
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I am literally swooning right now! ❤️ I love “Untangling on the horizon” and “Nature’s azure gift and early morning surprise.” 😍😍😍
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Thank you, dear Sanaa. You’re very kind. 😉
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Such a beautiful poem, about a never-ending gift. Loved it.
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Thank you, Sherry!
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Oh! SO much like my skin, like my clothes–you give us the day. This is my favorite image:
“a patch of sky unfolds its hues
like Italian paper”
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Thank you so much, Susan!
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Sunrise is such a comforting time. How beautiful you described it Kim as it is indeed always a comforting reassurance to witness it.
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Thank you, Robin!
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I had to read it aloud, it’s so, so beautiful. You’ve captivated nature’s rhythm here. Love.
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Thank you for your lovely comment, Sumana!
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What lovely imagery you have wrapped the poem truly and lovingly for the giving
Much🎁love
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Thank you, Gillena!
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i believe next to life itself – natures gift is the most beautiful thing in creation…thank you for piece of its wonder…bkm
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Thank you for reading and for your kind comment.
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Thanks for reminding me that some of the best gifts are outdoors, and that all I need to do is open my eyes.
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Thanks for reading and for your lovely comment. 🙂
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Beautiful lines…gifts of nature are plenty!! Humans should be the stewards of nature, but sadly we are destroying her with our actions that pollute and damage her…
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Thank you!
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