Behind the window shade
by Elouise
Behind the window shade
Dawn gleams deep blue
In dim morning light
The moon’s half face glows
At the sight of Jupiter
Hanging off to the right
Just left of the dark spruce
Looming tall beneath the sky
Suddenly a black crow
Streaks through subfreezing air
Landing in the top branches
Of a giant Eastern Pine
Silhouetted against the eastern sky
Sturdy branches raised to
Catch morning’s first sunlight
Closer to home a single dove sits
Atop the power cable next door
Quietly waiting with feathers plumped
Against ice-cold temperature
Hungry for the sun’s early rays
As seen from my bathroom window this morning at 6:10. A gorgeous sight and reminder of why I love the early morning sky. In addition to calming and mesmerizing me, it invites me to focus on true North. Not on noise and commotion already waiting in the wings.
©Elouise Renich Fraser, 27 March 2019
Diagram found at EarthSky.org
Thank you for this, Elouise! I find those moments when darkness recedes and the light hints at dawning some of the most indescribably fabulous…they tug at my heart, and I never tire of “taking them in”!
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You’re welcome, Debbie! Sunsets are also glorious. Yet dawn takes the prize, in my opinion. It’s as though everything suddenly holds its breath….including me. 🙂
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A glorious picture you paint with your verse. Visually stirring post.
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Thank you, Yassy! 💜💕
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Welcome, El💖
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Ah! YesTrue North.
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Sometimes more difficult than other times….🙏🏻
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A lovely poem. I have always been interested in astronomy.
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Thank you, Waldo! I remember hearing you talk about your interest in astronomy. Do you still watch the skies?
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No not much anymore. Too many trees near our house, so the viewing is not good.
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Oh…That’s too bad. I don’t have all the gear, but I do love looking at the night and early morning skies. Sometimes I use my bird-watching binoculars! The best place we’ve ever been for taking in the night sky was Kenya–especially on a visit to the Maasai Mara.
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