Monday, July 15, 2019

Sunshine



you bring the sun
through storms & winter
darkness 

 steady me
with an anchor of kelp &
kite of starlight

 teach me humility 
in sharing your light to
others

 blind not my eyes
with rust of world but
with kindness
soft as child's hands

The Sun by Dale Chihuly
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal


 Posted for dVerse Poets Pub - Quadrille & 8th Anniversary.  This is a 44 word post with the given word:   sun.   Join us when the pub doors open after our summer break, at 3pm EST.  Thank you!!!!
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24 comments:

  1. tonispencerJuly 15, 2019 at 3:03 PM

    What a lovely poem, almost like a prayer. I love the picture of the "sun" at the museum is beautiful.

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  2. Kim M. RussellJuly 15, 2019 at 3:11 PM

    I love your interpretation of the marvellous piece of artwork in the image, Grace, especially the lines:
    ‘steady me
    with an anchor of kelp &
    kite of starlight’.
    I agree with Toni, it's like a prayer.

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  3. Linda Lee LybergJuly 15, 2019 at 3:18 PM

    What a beautiful poem Grace. I love 'kite of starlight.'

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  4. VictoriaJuly 15, 2019 at 3:24 PM

    This is like a prayer. I like the contrast between the two phrases--the anchor and the kite. Balance.

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  5. Jane DoughertyJuly 15, 2019 at 3:30 PM

    I'm wondering who is being addressed. It is like a prayer.

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  6. SusanJuly 15, 2019 at 4:36 PM

    Lovely writing. Well done!

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  7. Jade LiJuly 15, 2019 at 4:45 PM

    Chihuly does good work, including inspiring poems like yours. Lovely!

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  8. Laura BloomsburyJuly 15, 2019 at 4:50 PM

    what a lovely prayer poem - the anchor of kelp is brilliantly conceived

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  9. Sabio LantzJuly 15, 2019 at 5:38 PM

    sweet

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  10. Carol J ForresterJuly 15, 2019 at 5:41 PM

    That last stanza is so lovely that it resonates.

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  11. Frank HubenyJuly 15, 2019 at 6:08 PM

    I like the thought of blinding one's eyes with kindness.

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  12. Dwight L. RothJuly 15, 2019 at 6:31 PM

    Well done with the poem form grace. Your poem is a prayer we all need!

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  13. Arcadia MariaJuly 15, 2019 at 8:01 PM

    Nice quadrille.

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  14. Pat HattJuly 15, 2019 at 8:21 PM

    Sure has a plentiful wish feel indeed.

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  15. Gillena CoxJuly 15, 2019 at 8:45 PM

    This is such a genteel supplication, luv it

    Much❤🕊❤love

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  16. TruedessaJuly 15, 2019 at 9:19 PM

    Tell me where I can get a kite of starlight? I would love to fly it in the night. Welcome back Grace

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  17. ayalaJuly 16, 2019 at 6:23 AM

    I love the tenderness in this poem. Beautiful!

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  18. Merril D. SmithJuly 16, 2019 at 7:27 AM

    I'm repeating everyone else, but this is just lovely, Grace. It made me feel serene just reading it.

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  19. iamthewalrusJuly 16, 2019 at 1:28 PM

    Fine tribute. Real beauty

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  20. Katie Mia FrederickJuly 16, 2019 at 1:36 PM

    Child Of DreAMS
    Child oF Light
    Sunshine
    Within
    Sun
    Soul
    Heaven
    Apple of my
    EYe Without A Bite..:)

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  21. Xenia TranJuly 17, 2019 at 1:38 PM

    A beautiful tribute for those who 'bring the sun
    through storms & winter darkness' xxx

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  22. AnotherFearlessYear.netJuly 17, 2019 at 1:47 PM

    Beautiful. I especially love that last stanza, a perfect prayer.

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  23. MJuly 18, 2019 at 8:25 AM

    a good supplication to remember.
    hope you are well, Grace ~

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  24. Dr. Crystal GrimesJuly 22, 2019 at 9:09 PM

    This is beautiful, Grace! :-)

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