
The sun screams from behind
darkened clouds –
a crescendo of deep oranges
bustling just over the horizon.
A din of shaggy clouds hang
higher, standing with a clamor
before the blues of another day
waking up with fresh eyes
and stale breath. We inhale
the new day – the tumult
from another revolution
erupting to wake us, wiping
the night from our eyes –
and blinking, step into the light.
Phillip Knight Scott | © 2019
Written for the Thursday Photo Prompt “Murmur” #writephoto from Sue Vincent
Submitted for dVerse Poetics – Meet the bar – Metaphorically speaking #dVersePoetics
Powerfully expressed, Phillip.
Mind you, it did make me think of my alarm clock by association 😉
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“The sun screams from behind
darkened clouds –
a crescendo of deep oranges”
So good.
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Glorious, crescendo, is a fabulous word to describe our wondrous sunrise…..
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What an awesome thought! The sunrise as sound. Wow. I love it.
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Thanks so much!!
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A loud sunrise is an original description. I like the waking up with fresh eyes and stale breath.
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I hope you aren’t doing the latter too often 😉
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I love this piece – especially the parting lines
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Thanks so much!
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May we all live like a sunrise as this… Maybe we can if we just take notice.
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I like the idea of inhaling a new day!!
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“the tumult from another revolution erupting to wake us” – brilliant line! I love this very fresh and unique take on a sunrise. It’s thought-provoking and invigorating. Thanks for helping to get me going this Sunday morning!
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Thanks so much 🙂
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My goodness this is potent! ❤️ I love; “We inhale the new day – the tumult from another revolution erupting to wake us, wiping the night from our eyes.”
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Thanks so much 🙂
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I like the idea of a loud sunrise.
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nice imagery!
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Thanks!
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How very beautiful!
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Thanks 🙂
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Some colours are so noisy…
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Yes indeed – keep it down!
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Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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I like the characterizations of morning’s elements. Thanks very much for sharing this.
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Thanks so much 🙂
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Lovely.
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Thanks 🙂
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I like the sensory reassignment here, where light becomes noise. Glorious sunrise, there should be a noise to it. Trumpets, maybe?
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I like that phrase “sensory reassignment.” Thanks!
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I like the screaming sun and stepping into the light in the morning.
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Thanks, Frank!
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This is a veritable sunami of metaphors. Exquisite. Brilliant!
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Excellent use of metaphor Phillip! Creatively conceived, and very effective!
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Thanks so much, Rob!
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