glow
of light,
peeking bright,
aurora blush
through pastel clouds, shines white,
in early morning’s stillness hush
illuminating fields so green and lush,
an early riser’s treat, nature’s light show,
at eventide, the sky wears a pink flush,
tints from a watercolor brush,
sky’s a glorious sight,
in awe, we gush,
whether night
or light,
show
© Susan Joy Clark 2021
This was written for Colleen M. Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday, with the requirement of synonyms for both “dawn” and “twilight.” I keep experimenting with different forms that are acceptable for the Tanka Tuesday challenge, so this time, I tried a diatelle, which, according to Colleen’s site, has this syllable pattern, “1/2/3/4/6/8/10/12/10/8/6/4/3/2/1” and this rhyme pattern, “abbcbccaccbcbba.”
Nice flow to your writing, and I always like to see eventide, it’s such an interesting word (to me) that doesn’t get used much.
Thanks so much. 🙂
Love your word choice and the vivid descriptiveness of the poem.
Thank you, Astrid. 🙂
Colourful poem. Kudos to you on trying a diatelle. 🙂
Thank you, Kitty.
I’m not often up for dawn, but the light at both dusk and dawn are beautiful 😀
I’m not often up for dawn either honestly. I’m a night owl. 🙂 I agree with you though and was happy to find some beautiful photos.
Excellent diatelle, Susan. This piece is quite beautiful. I love the imagery and the flow. <3
Thank you, Colleen. You are very encouraging.
You’re welcome. You did a great job! ❤️
Beautiful!
🙂 Thank you, Elizabeth.
Very nice. I don’t think I’ve ever tried writing a diatelle, Susan. Yours turned out well.
Thank you, Marsha. I thought I’d try. It seemed like an interesting shape/pattern.
You are the brave one! 🙂