"Crimson Morning"

Gold cherry

By Penny4athought

Sun, 25 Jan 2026
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20 comments
 

Sunrise appears

vivid pink

red-gold ribbons

amid blue light

Awaking diurnal creatures

Lifting blossom heads

towards sunlight

while bird songs fill the air

Possibilities sparkle

in shafts of buttercup yellow

through window glass

adventure lures the heart

and the day’s canvas

Awaits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certificate 12
Poem
Philosophy

Comments

Submitted by insertponceyfre... on

This is beautiful Penny. And is that your pic? It's stunning. Thank you. Hope you're safe from the storm

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

Thank you Insert for reading this and leaving me such a lovely comment. I do have a picture of such a sunrise in my photos, somewhere, but couldn't find it, so I had to use one from wikipedia commons. I had woken early and caught the tail end of the new morning in all its bold colors and it was beautiful and filled me with optimism for the day unfolding, enough to give me the words to pen a poem. I'm so glad you liked it. smiley

The winter storm was way above me but my younger son in upsate NY did get quite a bit of snow. Here in Florida we only dipped into the colder temperatures, hovered in the 40 farenheit area but not cold enough to snow. 

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Submitted by GlosKat on

I loved this, delicately expressed. I could instantly see the picture in my mind's eye.

Really cheering on a dull, wet, miserable day when it hardly seems to have got light all day.  

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

Thank you gloskat- so happy you enjoyed it and it brightened a dreary day for you. I much appreciated your leaving me such a nice comment to let me know. smiley

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Submitted by Di_Hard on

I love all the colours! You have communicated so well the magic of Dawn

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

Thank you Di-hard- I am so glad it captured what I'd felt and that you were able to feel it too. smiley

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Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

A stunning poem Penny, your words fit that beautiful photo too.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

Hi Jenny- so kind of you to read this little poem. It was my attempt at capturing the feeling viewing the daybeak had given me. As always, I am grateful for your taking the time to let me know your thoughts. smiley 

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Submitted by Jane Hyphen on

This is beautiful, Penny. You capture the optimism of a new day, even if nothing to speak of happens, the colours of the sky, the buzz of animals are full of promise. The day's canvas, an opportunity to create something.

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

Your comment truly made me smile- it was exactly what I was hoping to capture. So glad you found it- thank you for letting me know. smiley 

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Submitted by Rhiannonw on

A lovely little vignette, and ecouragement for those not privileged to experience the day opening. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

Thank you Rhiannon- I am not sure who would not be able to see the daybreak, perhaps those who cannot rise early enough - but it would be tragic to miss the beauty of one- and so worth setting an alarm clock if only once, to see the majesty of a sunrise. So glad you enjoyed reading this and letting me know.  smiley

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Submitted by marandina on

"Lifting blossom heads

towards sunlight.."

That's an optimistic uplifting poem, Penny.

Joyous and full of life.

Beautifully done. 

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

What a lovely comment- thank you Mirandina - I did feel joyous seeing it and creating words to describe it, and I'm so glad you enjoyed reading it. smiley

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Submitted by Di_Hard on

This gorgeous, uplifting poem from Penny4athought is Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

Thank you, so lovely to see the golden cherries, like sunshine peeking through the rain it made my day brighter.smiley

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Submitted by celticman on

lovely in so many ways. 

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

Thank you Celticman, your comment made me smile.smiley

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Submitted by TJW on

This is great.  A lot like what I'm thinking when I  am staring at the sky waiting for a ship to come in for mooring and when it does the spell is broken and I have to concentrate on the job that requires a lot of man power and coordination and concentration so the mooring lines don't snap back or so no one gets his fingers caught in the lines.  This reminds me of the peaceful observational simply taking it all in moment before the mooring.

V/R

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

Thank you TJW, your job sounds very stressful. I can understand the need for a moment to contemplate the beauty of a sunrise and just breath. I'm glad the poem gave you a memory of that feeling. smiley

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