After the stars retired,
a faint band of apricot light
began to glow and grow
on the eastern horizon.
Dawn delivers
a new concert of birdsong,
unraveling among
a chaos of branches.
A new sun
climbs the vault of sky,
creates slow shadows
that walk through the woods.
I find a suitable place
to sit and rest,
to watch and listen,
to think and write.
The sun casts a narrow shadow
from my pen point.
Shadow and black ink
meet upon yellow paper.
Produce words
with the urge
to travel.
© 2021 Richard Havenga
Photo Locations:
1. Home Woods - Cannonsburg, Michigan
2. Grand Teton National Park - Wyoming
3. Rocky Mountain National Park - Colorado
"Dawn delivers a new concert of birdsong, unraveling among a chaos of branches." ~ from: "Shadow and Ink" by Poet/Photographer Richard Havenga @ Walk With Father Nature: https://walkwithfathernature.blogspot.com/2021/02/shadow-and-ink.html
ReplyDeleteI so enjoy witnessing your poetry evolving and expanding. Thank you for sharing your poetic and photographic gifts!
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Sarah: Thanks again for your words of support. You will remember and recognize photo three; where we take our rest and leisure under the Ponderosa Pines of Rock Mountain National Park. I will never forget the calm and peace I feel when reading and writing in this tranquil place, especially when you can join us.
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