I watched a dragonfly today
Play in the meadow, near the bay.
It flitted up and down to my delight,
On double wings so delicate
That any learned estimate
Would guess they'd break apart in stress of flight.

Those see-through wings of black and white
That seem so delicate and light
Will carry little dragon on the wind
At speeds to take your breath away
In agile, acrobatic play,
Then hover gracefully where air has thinned.

To look at him, you'd think he'd sting,
Or take a bite of everything,
But that perception simply isn't true.
For he's a helpful little bug,
Not enemy or hurtful thug,
He benefits the places he flies through.

These creatures are misunderstood.
Their habits really are quite good.
They actually will never sting or bite.
These tiny airborne torpedoes
Quickly catch and eat mosquitoes.
For them, they have a healthy appetite.

These acrobats command the sky.
So, when you see a dragonfly,
Appreciate their lovely style and grace.
Just watch how fast it comes and goes,
Then settles on a twig to pose,
And realize its value to this place.

I marvel at its color hues.
It comes in black, and reds, and blues.
While sometimes, there's a purple or a pink.
Near babbling brook, or glim'ring lake,
Is where I find their wings partake
Of currents, flying faster than you'd think.

This one that's spotted black and white,
Is such a delicate delight,
That I could watch its antics all day long.
Would that be wrong?

Author Notes

This dragonfly is known as a 12 Spotted Skimmer. I found it at a nature park in St. Paul, Minnesota. The dragonfly is a very interesting insect. Dragonflies were some of the first winged insects to evolve, some 300 million years ago. Modern dragonflies have wingspans of only two to five inches, but fossil dragonflies have been found with wingspans of up to two feet. There are more than 5,000 known species of dragonflies, all of which (along with damselflies) belong to the order Odonata, which means "toothed one" in Greek and refers to the dragonfly's serrated teeth. Dragonflies are expert fliers. They can fly straight up and down, hover like a helicopter, and even mate mid-air. If they can't fly, they'll starve, because they only eat prey they catch while flying. Dragonflies, which eat insects as adults, are a great control on the mosquito population. A single dragonfly can eat 30 to hundreds of mosquitoes per day. Several years of their life are spent as a nymph living in freshwater; the adults may be on the wing for just a few days or weeks. They are fast agile fliers, sometimes migrating across oceans, and are often but not always found near water due to the fact that their larvae exist entirely in water. Their presence indicates a clean and healthy water zone. There are old and unreliable claims that dragonflies can fly at up to 60 - 65 miles per hour. That is amazing. There are many myths about Daragonflies. Source: The Smithsonian and Wikipedia. This poem is structured in Sextets (6 line stanzas). It has a rhyme scheme of aabccb, and a meter of 8-8-10-8-8-10. This photograph was taken by the author himself on June 21, 2012.

My Favorite Bench
(A Rispetto Poem)




My favorite bench is occupied,
And now I know not where to go.
I need some exercise outside.
But where I rest got filled with snow.

I expect that in this season
That provides a chilly reason,
A snowmelt may take several weeks.
Guess I'll sit and get frozen cheeks.

Author Notes

OK, maybe I'll bring along a shovel next time. This poem is a Rispetto. The Rispetto is a classic Italian form, an 8 line poem in which the rhyme scheme for the first stanza is abab and the rhyme for the second stanza changes to ccdd. Thanks to Adewpreal for reminding me of this lovely form in her poem, My Christmas List. This photograph was taken by the author at a nearby park in January 2012.

Chapter 33
Serenity of Zen

By Treischel

The essence of serenity,
Based in reality,
Is some locality
That highlights the beauty around,
Which often can be found
To delight and astound.

It's amazing to find a place
Full of beauty and grace,
A very special space
That blends the best aspects of two
Different points of view
Into what artists imbue.

An Asian architecture blends
Its ancient Bonsai trends,
To yield aesthetic ends,
Which stands in Nature's glen
To bring the likes of men
The qualities of Zen.

And all of this can here be seen
In quiet setting, so serene.

Author Notes

The setting in this photograph, with the Bonzai tree, Asian trestles, stones, and chairs surrounded by natural fall beauty inspired this poem. I tried to describe its essence. I hope you enjoy it. This poem is a Tri-rhymed Sextet with closing couplet. A Sextet is a poem with six line verses. Here, every 3 lines are mono-rhymed. I have been experimenting with Poems that contain three consecutive rhymes. Here, I also played with meter. Six lines with 2 sets of 3 rhymes, but also Meter that has an 8 syllable line followed by 2 with 6, repeated twice. So, for this poem, the entire rhyme scheme is: aaabbb cccddd eeefff gg. The syllable count is: 866866 866866 866866 88. This photograph was taken by the author himself in October, 2014 at the Minnesota Aboretum.

Chapter 34
Nature

By Treischel

NATURE


I have always felt Close

To Nature.

Its Beauty and Sheer

Immensity

Seem to generate a Warm feeling

Of Religious

Experience.

*

For what Great Cathedral

Or

Any Man-made Object

Could compare with the Evolutional Works

Of God?

*

When I am in a Natural Setting:

Be it Glassy Clear Lake,

Or Mountain;

Rolling Plain or Billowing Sky;

The Overwhelming Feeling that is

My

Personal Experience,

Is one of Celestial Quiet

And Peace.

*

The Greatest feeling of Awe

Comes at Night,

Sitting in front of a Crackling Fire;

Listening to the Evening Sounds;

An Insect Serenade.

While

Staring up into the Vast Dark Universe

Through

Layers of Twinkling Stars

That seem to

Go on

Forever.

*

When I look up at that Sky,

Through

Row upon Row

Of

Tall and Stately

Trees,

It is Difficult to Comprehend

That,

Although Man can travel through Space

Searching the Stars

For the Secrets of the Universe,

He cannot Understand

The

Natural Order

Surrounding

Him.

*

When I Walk through the Woods

Kicking Leaf

After

Fragile Leaf

From my Path;

Breathing Deeply of the Cold

Invigorating

Air;

I can see the Forest

Teeming

With Uncomplicated

Purposeful

Life.

*

I can Touch the Rough

Gnarled Bark

Of

Sturdy

Tree Trunks

Grown old with Grace

And

Sovereign Dignity.

I can Smell

The Mingled Fragrances of Flowers,

And Honey,

And Uncut Grass,

That

Grow Wild along the Path,

Ignored by the Hurried Passing

Of Man.

*

I can hear the Babbling Brook

As

It Winds

Its Icy Way

Down

The Mountain,

And Drops its Last Few Feet

Into the Ocean's

Pounding Surf.

I can see the Rainbow of Colors

Reflected in a Delicate Flower's

Petals,

And the Exposed Layers of the

Grand Canyon.

For

Beauty can be seen Everywhere

For those who take the Time

to Look.

Author Notes

God makes his presence known in the solitude of nature to me. I took this photograph near Taylor's falls in Minnesota.

Chapter 35
Such a Day

By Treischel

Delight in such a lovely autumn day!
It's wonderful to go and be outside.
Decide to walk, or jog, or just to sit,
Absorbing classic color on the trees.

Where gentle breezes blow, and birds do sing,
Content amongst the foliage, so serene.
We dream to come and sit on benches there,
And calmly watch the world go drifting by.

For here a cyclist stops to take a rest,
While avid jogger finds a ready path.
Two lovers sit and chat adoringly
As filtered sunlight dapples leaves on grass.

It's swell, and all is well on such a day,
When autumn leaves have turned where people dwell.

Author Notes

This image suggests the Poem Author's photograph

Chapter 36
Yellow Tulips

By Treischel

It's almost having sunlight at your feet,
with yellow tulips growing in the spring.
Among the early flowers, they're elite,
like golden cups on tables of a king.
They lift to capture moisture mornings bring,
in tepals colorful and so petite,
yet giving graceful glow to everything.
The Netherlands have long embraced this flower,
but dogs and cats must never it devour.
We humans are enamored by its power.

Author Notes

I spotted these yellow Tulips, and just had to get a picture of them. This was at Lakewood Cemetery, near Lake Harriet in Minneapolis Minnesota. We went there on Mother's Day to visit my wife, Karen's mother, She died January 17, 2015. A tepal is one of the outer parts of a flower when these parts cannot easily be divided into two kinds, sepals and petal. For all practical purposes, a tepal is the petal of a tulip. The tulip is a Eurasian and North African genus of perennial, bulbous plants in the lily family. They can be toxic. They contain Tulipanin, which is an anthocyanin, and are responsible for allergies, and it induces a dermatitis that is mostly occupational and affects tulip bulb sorters and florists who cut the stems and leaves. Tulipanin A and B are toxic to horses, cats and dogs, and may cause death. Cultivation of the tulip began in Persia, probably in the 10th century. The tulip is not mentioned by any writer from antiquity, therefore it seems probable that tulips were introduced into Anatolia only with the advance of the Seljuks. 1594 is considered the date of the tulip's first flowering in the Netherlands. These tulips at Leiden would eventually lead to both the Tulip mania and the tulip industry in the Netherlands. The gift of a red or yellow tulip was a declaration of love, the flower's black center representing a heart burned by passion. During the Ottoman Empire, the tulip was seen as a symbol of abundance and indulgence. Today, Tulip festivals are held around the world. Source: Wikipedia. This poem is a Decuian. The Decuain (pronounced deck-won), created by Shelley A. Cephas, is a short poem made up of 10 lines, which can be written on any subject. There are 10 syllables per line and the poem is written in iambic pentameter. The first 5 lines carry the same rhyme scheme of: ababb. But the last 5 lines carry several choices. So the set choices of the total rhyme scheme are: ababbcbcaa, ababbcbcbb, ababbabccc, or ababbcbccc. For a longer Decuain poem, add more stanzas for a double, triple, quatruple, etc. Decuain. I did use feminine iambic pentameter on lines 8 and 10. This photograph was taken by the author himself on May 8, 2016.

Chapter 37
Broken Base

By Treischel

Assemble all the gears that turn.
Rebuild the broken base anew.
The time has come to live and learn.
Deliverance is overdue.

Rebuild the broken base anew.
While dreams ignite and fires burn
find any missing nut or screw.
Assemble all the gears that turn.

The time has come to live and learn.
Forget they said, "You never do".
The future now is your concern.
Rebuild the broken base anew.

Deliverance is overdue,
that hangs there now to twist and churn.
So, chose this chance to carry through.
The time has come to live and learn.

Author Notes

This collection of watch sprockets was on display at a restuarant in downtown Duluth atop the Sheraton Hotel, where I stayed for a meeting of the Capture Minnesota photographer's group. I thought it was interesting. It inspired my thoughts here. Of course, the base can be interpreted in several ways. I though it fit well for a New Year's Day. This poem is a Lisalet. Lisalet Poem: a style created by Lisa Sherman on FanStory, that has a fixed format of repeating lines and, when rhymed, a forced set of only two rhyme choices in an abab rhyme scheme. The format repeats the first four lines in a structured reverse cascade down the stanzas follows: 1/2/3/4 - 2/5/6/1 - 3/7/8/2 - 4/9/10/3, such that the stanzas incorporate the repeating lines as 1/2 - 2/1 - 3/2 - 4/3 as the first and last lines of each stanza. Note that while the lines repeat, the meanings transition to new or more deep detail. The optional rhyme scheme becomes A1,B1,A2,B2 - B1,a,b,A1 - A2,b,a,B2 - B2,a,b,A2. The capitals represent the repeated lines. I hope that all makes sense. I chose the syllable count to be 8, but that is not a requirement. This photograph was taken by the author in March, 2012.

Chapter 38
Free Will

By Treischel

The paths we take may lead us high or low.
It only takes a moment as we choose.
Our needs and our desires provide the cues
that carry us to many avenues,
and often we're assisted as we go.

The level where we stand may be the wrong one.
The paths we take may lead us high or low.
If we're uncertain, there's a map to show
the choices that prevail at each plateau.
So we may finish journeys, once begun.

There may be steps that help to elevate us,
convenient and so very apropos.
The paths we take may lead us high or low.
It helps us, as we travel to and fro,
to find those steps. They really are a plus.

It's true, regardless whether only shopping,
or learning things in life we ought to know,
those steps that move us may seem rather slow,
the paths we take may lead us high or low,
but choices keep on coming without stopping.

There's always ways to tweak the traffic flow.
The maps and steps will help along the way.
Efficient escalators may convey
us, but we still make choices every day.
The paths we take may lead us high or low.

Author Notes

This escalator is located in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. I leave it up to the readers to decide what the steps and maps really are. This poem is a Quinquerne. The Quinquerne is a creation of our own Fanstorian, Pantygynt. It uses ten syllables per line of iambic pentameter. The Quinquerne, as its name suggests, works in multiples of five - five Quintrains of enveloping rhyme (two around three), with the first line, repeated as a refrain line cascading line by line through each Quintrain. The rhyme scheme which, unlike the Quaterne, is essential with this form. The rhyme scheme is Abbba, cAaac, daAad, eaaAe, afffA, where the capital letter indicates the repeated line. Feminine endings may be employed, but would not, however, be stipulated as a requirement of the form. This photograph was taken by the author himself in July of 2012.

Chapter 39
Diversity

By Treischel

 
 
 
Diversity creates a blend
Inspired beauty, end-to-end
Viewed with a non-judgmental eye
Enticing looks as passersby
Realize that true beauty lies
Shared with a varied bloom bouquet
It’s better with a vast array
That shows uniqueness of them all
Yet joins them nicely overall
 
 
 
 
 

Author Notes

The world is a more beautiful place when uniqueness is blended. It works for people as well as flowers and plants. We are all a wonderful part of God's garden. This poem is an Acrostic. An acrostic is a poem which spells out a word or idea. Sometimes what it spells out is the title of the poem itself. The first letter of each line spells out this key word. But variations can be attempted such as having the first letter in the sentence and the last letter in the sentence spell out a word. There is no requirement for meter or rhyme. Although I do believe that they greatly enhance the finished prioduct. Bolding and colorcoding are also often employed. This photograph was taken by the author himself at the Lake Harriet Rose Garden in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 19, 2013.

Chapter 40
Exquisite Elements

By Treischel

Exquisite Elements
(Cinquains and Couplets)





I do hope you'll grant my pardon,
I'll describe a Japan garden.

The breakdown is quite intense,
It has so many elements.

But I will do the best I can,
So you might duplicate the plan.

Here goes:

Garden
Tranquility
Japanese purity
Exquisite element display
Well done

The path
A way to peace
Emotional release
Trail around nature's masterpiece
Calm hath

Pond stones
Of Mother Earth
Adds heavy weight and girth
Quiet dignity yields their worth
Backbones

Water
Is so serene
Providing placid scene
Helps keep the setting clean and green
Savor

A bridge
To walk across
Order from all chaos
Creates a setting of ethos
Image


Trim tree
Branches stately
Adds to garden greatly
Lofty limbs are rather courtly
Beauty

Lantern
Stone human touch
Artistic mood, as such
Mankind's keynote, but not too much
Fat urn

Lotus
Bright blue blossom
Flower truly awesome
An Egyptian sacred emblem
Breathless

In these primary elements
You'll find the seeds of elegance

The Creator's works joined with man's
Quintessential Japanese plans

Author Notes

These are the elements of the Japanese garden pictured above. It tried to bring out their essence in the poem, inspired by the photograph. These gardens blend natural beauty with human artistic effort to create a setting of serenity. This poem contains a blend of rhyming couplets (two lines with rhyming end rhymes)and Cinquains. A Cinquain is written using a pattern. "Cinq" [pronounced SINK] is French for the number 5. This type of poem only has five lines. Each line follows a specific pattern. The traditional Cinquain, as developed by Adelaide Crapsey, has five lines and a strict structure based on syllable count. Line 1: Two syllables Line 2: Four syllables Line 3: Six syllables Line 4: Eight syllables Line 5: Two syllables There is no required rhyme scheme, but for this poem used one. The rhyme scheme is: abbba in each Cinquain. The lines need not relate, but for this poem I tried to have the two 2 syllable lines reflect each other. The author took this photograph at the Charlotte Ordway Japanese Garden located at Como Park in St. Paul, Minnesota during September 2013.

Chapter 41
Nature's Beautiful Bouquet

By Treischel

Nature's Beautiful Bouquet
(A Rondel Poem)





When the hillsides bloom with color
In Nature's beautiful bouquet,
It's a glorious Autumn day
Where your senses are set astir.

As the skies are turning azure,
Spot this magnificent display
When the hillsides bloom with color
In Nature's beautiful bouquet

In each panoramic acre,
With Autumn leaves all bright and gay,
Lovers can hardly look away.
There's so many sights to savor,
When the hillsides bloom with color.

Author Notes

When out driving around Duluth, Mn. last fall, I came upon this scene. This poem is a Rondel. A Rondel is a verse form originating in French lyrical poetry. It is a variation of the Rondeau consisting of two quatrains followed by a quintet (13 lines total) or a sestet (14 lines total). The first two lines of the first stanza are refrains(A and B), repeating as the last two lines of the second stanza and the third stanza. (Alternately, only the first line is repeated at the end of the final stanza). For instance, if A and B are the refrains. A Rondel will have a rhyme scheme of ABba abAB abbaA The meter is open, but typically has eight syllables. This photograph was taken by the author himself along the skyline drive in Duluth, Minnesota, in October 2012.

Chapter 42
Summer Storms

By Treischel

Summer Storm
(A Whitney Poem)




Thunder rolls
In evening sky,
Drenching rains,
Nature clashes,
Light flashes,
Frightening souls
While wet wonder passes by.

Thirsty fields
Drink in their fill.
Rain waters
Make rivers swell.
Once again
Great plenty yields,
The cycle of renewal.

Author Notes

Storms can be frightening, but they are neccessary. This poem is a set of two Whitneys. A Whitney has a fixed syllable count of 3/4/3/4/3/4/7 in 7 lines. This photograph is of a developing summer storm on Lake Superior, taken by the author in September, 2011.

Chapter 43
The Crowd was WOW'd

By Treischel

He lofted injured raptor to the air.
A flash of furtive feather flaps ensued,
As freedom was released from deep despair
The crowd was wow'd as broken health renewed.

A flash of furtive feather flaps ensued,
Those gathered gasped as nurtured bird arose,
The crowd was wow'd as broken health renewed,
Anticipating paths this eagle chose.

Those gathered gasped as nurtured bird arose.
When sudden burst of energy let loose.
Anticipating paths this eagle chose,
They picked their spot the best they could deduce.

As freedom was released from deep despair
He lofted injured raptor to the air.

Author Notes

I attended a Raptor release. The Raptor Center of Minnesota takes in injured birds, heals them, and releases them again, once they have recovered. They do releases about twice a year. This one was held along the St. Croix River bluffs near Hastings, Minnesota. A very large group gathered along the hillside where it took place. As you can imagine, there were lots of media and photographers in the crowd. Everyone jockeyed to find the best spot to observe, and hoped the bird would fly over them. This poem is a Pantoum Sonnet. A Pantoum Sonnet combines the characteristics of the two formats. A Pantoum is a repeating poem whose second and fourth lines become the first and third lines of the next stanza. The Sonnet is a 14 line poem with 12 lines of abab rhyming and two closing rhymed lines. It can be formed in the contemporary manner of three Quatrains with closing couplet, of the traditional way of 14 lines together (as done here). In either case, the rhyme scheme for this Pantoum Sonnet is: A1/B1/A2/B2/ B1/C1/B2/C2/ C1/D1/C2/D2/ A2/A1 This photograph was taken by the author on September 27, 2014 with his Sony Alpha camera on high speed setting.

Chapter 44
The Love Bus

By Treischel

The Love Bus

On Selby street in St. Paul
Past the saintly Cathedral Mall,

I spotted a bus in the traffic rush
That gave my heart a gentle push.

It displayed a message for All of Us,
A message of Love, The Big Love Bus.

And above it was a heavenly view,
The place to let your soul renew.

Church or Bus, Love to All!
Found right here, in St. Paul

Author Notes

I took this photograph of the Cathedral down on Selby Street, and didn't really notice the sign on the Bus until I loaded it into my computer. Then I said WOW! Later, on this site, I saw a prompt to write a Senryu that I thought would work well with this photograph. But got so much critical feedback on all the rules related to that type of poetry, that the original thought got modified again and again, to fit those rules that, although I submitted it to the contest, I felt like I lost the essense I had originally started with, and ended up: dissatisfied, got no votes in the contest, and felt like I wasted this great shot. So this is a new poem, more to my liking and without all those strictures. This photograph is the reason that this poem exists, it moved my Muse to express what I saw in verse. I am including it in my book called Picture Poems, which are all poems resulting from the picture image. it will appear right after that senryu.

Chapter 45
Searched the Stones

By Treischel

On rocky shore of largest lake
They searched the stones,
A treasure hunt where two partake
To probe unknowns.
Amongst the scattered weathered rocks
Gems hidden under Nature's blocks
Are shared the finds that each one owns.
They searched the stones.


Oblivious of thick'ning fog
They searched the stones.
Unmindful of the hours they log,
That hope condones.
For they are sharing precious time
That each considers most sublime,
Regardless of their tired bones.
They searched the stones.

Author Notes

Took this photograph of my daughter and son-in-law on the shore of Lake Superior one foggy day. This poem seemed to capture the moment of their rock hunting experience. They loved to sit their and look for agates and other pretty stones for hours. This poem is an Octogram. The Octogram is a style of poetry invented by Fanstorian Sally Yocom (S.Yocom). It consists of two stanzas of eight lines each, with a very specific syllable count and rhyme scheme. Syllable count is 84848884, repeat on second stanza. Rhyme scheme:ABabccbB ababddbB, where B repeats same text. No more than 16 lines. The tempo is tetrameter on the 8 count line, and dimeter on the 4 count line, iambic. The picture was taken by the author himself.

Chapter 46
Water's Gift

By Treischel

Thou gift of life, whence waters flow,
'Tis evident when flora grows,
Providing picture perfect scenes.
Thy blended hues of reds and greens
Doth touch all life where e'er it goes.

Perchance thy evidence here shows
What any earthbound scholar knows.
Thy precious substance 'tis the means,
Thou gift of life.

Pray that the spark thy touch bestows
Remains as long as starlight glows
Within our seas and deep ravines,
Lest tragic outcome intervenes.
Vitality your drops enclose,
Thou gift of life!

Author Notes

Life exists in the Universe only where there is water, as far as we know. It is such a gift we have on our blue planet, as seen from space. Let's not take it for granted. I guess this image had me waxing a bit Elizabethan. This poem is a Rondeau. I was reminded of it this morning as I reviewed an excellent one from tfawcus, a fellow FanStorian, in his Rondeau, The Scream. So I just had to write one myself. A Rondeau is a fixed form of poetry. It is often used in light or witty poems. It often has fifteen octo - or decasyllabic lines with three stanzas. It usually only has two rhymes (a & b) used in the poem. A word or words from the first part of the first line are used as a refrain ending the second and third stanzas. The rhyme scheme, then, is; aabba aabR aabbaR. The format can carry any type of meter or syllable count, as long as it follows the fixed pattern. This photograph was taken by the author himself at the Minnesota Arbotetum's waterfall in October, 2014.

Chapter 47
Fire in the Sky

By Treischel

Fire in the Sky
(An Octogram)



See it! Right at the horizon,
Fire in the sky!
Glowing feast to lay your eyes on,
To make you sigh.
Oh, to witness twilight turning,
Getting mixed emotions churning,
While the last daylight is burning.
Fire in the sky!

When the day has finally ended,
Fire in the Sky!
The sun sets the scene so splendid,
No rules apply.
May inspire poetic fellow,
Or make raging spirit mellow,
To behold the reds and yellow.
Fire in the sky!

Author Notes

Sunset photograph. This poem is an Octogram. The octogram, a form created by Fanstorian Sally Yocom, is a 16 line poem divided into 2 octets. The rhyme scheme is aBabccbB ababddbB. The capital letters indicate that line 2 is repeated in lines 8 and 16. The syllable count is 8/4/8/4/8/8/8/4 in both stanzas. This picture was taken by the author on the evening of May 19, 2013.

Chapter 48
Morning

By Treischel

Morning (Palindrome Poem) by Thomas Reischel

*

Morning
Day Glorious
Sun Bright Shining
Singing Birds Song
Fresh is Air
Rejoice

Anew Start We
Today
We Start Anew

Rejoice
Air is Fresh
Song Birds Singing
Shining Bright Sun
Glorious Day
Morning

*

Author Notes

This is my second Attempt at Palindrome Poem This Photograph was taken by me on a morning in August 2012. It was taken at Shetek State Park in Southwestern Minnesota. The birds are Skylarks.

Chapter 49
Sunset on the Bay

By Treischel

Sunset on the Bay

It doesn't matter where you are,
Or if you traveled near or far.
The wonder's never out of reach
At a sunset Beach
With a falling Star.

Author Notes

Another sunset on Lake Bronson State Park beack complete with a falling star. I took another Photograph of the same sunset after the sun was completely down and the sky had turned pink and wrote a different poem for it. I wrote this poem for this sky and called the other one The Creator's colors. This photograph is the reason that this poem exists, it moved my Muse to express what I saw in verse. I am including it in my book called Picture Poems, which are all poems resulting from the picture image.

Chapter 50
Sunshine Finally Pierces

By Treischel

Sunshine Finally Pierces


Sunshine finally pierces through the gloom,
As it trickles through the windows of my room.
Morning daylight gives the pleasure I derive
From the fascinating fact that I'm alive.

Another day that I cherish wispy breeze,
Or the Cardinals singing softly in the trees.
The setting sun painting colors in the sky
Another day to savor before I die.

To appreciate a closeness with my wife,
Who has shared with me the ups and downs of life.
Once again bedeviled by beguiling charms,
Kissed and cuddled, as I wrap her in my arms.

When I feel the sun's warm rays upon my face,
Watching birds soar with such stunning style and grace,
While the waves are splashing hard upon the shore,
Don't I wish life could go on forevermore?

But that last day will come too soon, for us all,
Hoping when it does, I'll hear the angel's call.
Then, sunshine will no longer pierce through the gloom
As it trickles through the windows of my room

Author Notes

Just a Poem about having another day. Photograph is the Author's

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