Happy Poetry Friday!
I walked outside yesterday in the pre-dawn, noticing how the sky gradually lightened as day began. I turned, catching the sun winking through the trees like a ball of fire. Later, when I read Margaret Simon’s post on This Photo Wants to Be a Poem, that image quickly returned. The photo Margaret offered was one of Spanish moss cascading from a southern oak, but it was the red ribbon of sky in her photo that brought to mind my early morning experience.
Connections matter. No matter where we are in the world, we are connected by our very existence. Catherine has the round up today at Reading to the Core where she talks about connections over time and space. Be sure to stop by for lots of poetry goodness. And as always, thank you for reading.
Imagine the Possibilities 
Connections matter, indeed! I love how Margaret’s sunrise prompted a poem about your sunrise and now you’re bringing hope to all of us! Thank you!
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Thanks, Mary Lee!
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And Rose, what a lovely connection you’ve made here between morning and leaves and fire. Thank you! xo
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Rose, what a lovely way to start a fall day! Thank you for the pop of color and your poetic words. With the resurgence of wildfire smoke in our area a couple weeks ago, your poem takes on multiple meanings!
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Oh I hope those fires clear up soon.
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And the connections continue…as I watched morning flame my mountains 🙂
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This is beautiful–it puts me in mind of Lilian Moore’s gorgeous poem “Arson.”
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Thanks, Laura! I think I was also channeling a poem by John Frank that goes something like “Fall sets fire to the tips of trees…”
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This is lovely, Rose. The sun through fall leaves is an enduring beauty, and I look forward to it in a week or two. Thank for this bounty.
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Your image choice enriches the poem so much. Thanks for sharing. I feel connections through poetry in this amazing community.
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Great pairing of words + image. Thanks for the lovely fall poem. Nothing like sunlight through colorful leaves.
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Connections are so important. The fall colors are splendid as is oyur poem.
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Rose, I love the photo you chose to go with the poem you wrote. Perfect. That morning light! A bountiful poem!
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Rose, that is indeed a splendid fall poem. Here in CT I especially like the maples and sometimes try to stand underneath them and be part of their fiery autumn light!
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Rose, the world and friends bring amazing connections. October is such a magnificent month for nature walks and poetry.
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Our fall colors are very subdued this year, so thank you for sharing your flaming “leaf-laden trees.”
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Lovely, your poems exploding with of light’s wonder, and I love the sun peeking through those “leaf-laden” leaves, thanks Rose!
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