Purple Dawn
January 5, 2014 § 88 Comments
it is the sky
that flowers
in winter
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leaf and twig
where observation and imagination meet nature in poetry
January 5, 2014 § 88 Comments
it is the sky
that flowers
in winter
Beautiful!
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So true!
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Beautifully expressed .
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[…] Purple Dawn. […]
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Oh, isn’t that just the truth? Lovely.
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Reblogged this on Sabura.
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Great job bringing out the colours of the sky against the silhouettes of the trees.
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Lovely photograph, the colours are beautiful.
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Sunrises and sunsets are my favorite things to view. They are gifts from God!
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What a great expression, I had never thought of the sky “flowering” – but so apt given all the amazing colors around this time of the year.
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Love your photo – sunsets are one of my favorite things to paint – watercolor is the perfect media to express the beauty of the glowing colors in the sky.
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beautiful thought
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so lovely! and yes, it true that the sky and sun are our flowers of winter – where would we be without them? lost in the void!
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Absolutely beautiful! 🙂
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Yes, it’s beautiful:)
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So true – gorgeous “sangre de cristo” sunsets for which our mountains are named, often tinting the snow in lovely subtle blending of all the colors in the red/purple/orange range of the spectrum
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What a lovely expression about nature’s canvas..great skies in the winter.
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Beautiful view.
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Thank you (yet again) for sharing your flowering sky
I really look forward to your daily postings
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So true! Beautiful sunrise!
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Beautiful!
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Lovely thought and photo! Blessings, Natalie 🙂
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Beautiful
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beautiful
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Reblogged this on Voices and Visions.
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Beautiful!
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Lovely flowering! Best wishes for new year!
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Please can we have a LIKE button? I like this.
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i love that idea
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I have been taking my daughter to work at the break of dawn and have been blessed with many sunrises like this. It is a great way to start the day. And I also like the idea of a like button – you have many beautiful pictures and poems.
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WOW!!!!
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oh. 🙂
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Lovely observation as well as photo. The sky definitely sustains me when the other colors are subdued.
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I don’t believe in perfection, but that is perfect. The harmony of the image and the poem staggered me, just for a second. A second is a long time.
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Beautiful capture! 🙂
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words of beauty, speaking to my heart, love it!
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Beautiful photo and lovely lines.
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Stunning.
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[…] Purple Dawn. […]
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gorgeous colors and texture
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Beautiful (words and photo) 🙂
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Yes it is!
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Takes me back to different places and times in my life. Beautiful.
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Being a hobby gardener – loved your description of the sky as the flowers of the winter.
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The simplicity is beautifully sublime.
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Reblogged this on Becoming is Superior to Being and commented:
. . . soon to be replaced by spring wildflowers.
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Beautiful and clever!!
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its the poem that blooms.
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Lovely.
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Full of charm and beauty 🙂
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Very nice picture and the lines describe it perfectly
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Thanks for visiting my blog (again). Love your view on Nature.
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love this
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So simple, yet such a beautiful thought and picture!
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Wonderful…
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lovely haiku – flows nicely
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Ahhh.
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Beautiful picture; beautiful words. Thank you.
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I love this thought and will look at the sky differently because of it.
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Lovely photo!
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Wow, so gorgeous.
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I always love your posts, but this one particularly sings to me during this long winter!
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Thank you Mary.
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Hello and Thank you for liking a post of mine. Your work is beautiful. Nice job:)
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Beautiful sentiment!
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excellent photo these moments go by so fast! beebee
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How can you be sad and watch a sunset? Also thanks for the like.tim
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Such lovely color here-
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Perfect thought for that image.
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Wonderful. Love this!
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Beautiful shot!
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Lovely!
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That is a beautiful picture and a beautiful verse too.
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Beautiful!
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Very beautiful
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Nice, thanks
Non
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So beautiful, thanks for sharing!
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Wonderful and true!
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Eloquent and simple…great post! Thanks for your like on “Prosaic”!
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Nice!
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Very nice! Thanks for stopping by my blog and the liking on ‘In Souvenir’.
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I agree entirely, and, having recently moved to the countryside from London, I would observe that you see more of the sky there – no large buildings or light pollution
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Wonderful colours; so peaceful.
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Thanks for liking Spring Tonic.
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Lovely to see your pictures and thanks for visiting my blog!
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Lovely…
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Wonderful photo and poem.
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Beautiful image/imagery!
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