It’s Poetry Friday!

I’m celebrating twilight with our host for today, Marcie Flinchum Atkins, in celebration of her new book, When Twilight Comes. I was pleasantly surprised that my preorder arrived early. In this beautiful book, Marcie brings the sights, sounds, plants, and animals of dawn and dusk to life through her lovely lyrical language. I especially enjoyed how she connected the two twilight times in just one spread:

The sun rises high.
Summer’s light stays and stays and stays
until dusk –
the second twilight.
Dusk mutes the colors of day
and welcomes the mysteries of night.

One of my favorite things to do when I’m at the beach is to watch the sunrise, so I am often awake at dawn watching the day slowly unfold. I combed through my many pictures and was inspired by this one:

Time

sun slowly rises
in a purple-morning sky
answers ocean’s call
life’s never-ending cycle
of dawn to dusk, day to night
Draft, 2026RoseCappelli

You can catch the roundup on Marcie’s blog here. Please stop by for lots of poetry goodness.