Sunset frames day’s end
Horizon returns light
Spirit shutters wind
Dreams ready to take flight
Beyond nightly moon
Every hour, beaming bright
Peace transcends below
Full of joyous delight
Distant, twinkling star
Suspended, flying kite
Hope gathers above
Darkness sparkles, all white
Breath of wayward cloud
Blocking out moon’s eyesight
Gentle breeze exhales
Skies brighten, rest of night
Final hour’s countdown
Horizon preps rewrite
Plot thickens again
Sunrise swaps out moonlight
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.
The spring is a lively emblem of the Resurrection.
Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) was an English-born poet who lived in the American colonies where her poetry was the first to published in the New World.
Shifting seasons frame change
Visions color each page
Windmill’s faithful turning
Always prepared to engage
Stirring with day’s sunrise
One more painting to view
Autumn’s awakening
Colors ink nature’s tattoos
Circling within each hour
Landscape reveals fresh start
Winter’s white fills sketches
Snow-covered quilt warming hearts
Waiting with eagerness
Tender green sprouts share love
Spring’s quenching refreshment
Precious gifts rain from above
Enjoying lazy days
Filled with endless sunshine
Summer’s relaxation
Flowers color each headline
Sharing seasons’ rhythm
Time to exchange baton
Windmill’s faithful turning
Pleasantly awake at dawn
This poem was inspired by the reflective lyrics found in “The Windmills of Your Mind” as sung by English actor and singer, Noel Harrison (1934-2013). In 1968, the song became a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom. He was the son of acclaimed English actor, Rex Harrison.
Welcome back sunrise
Sharing landscape’s masterpiece—
Creator with us
Autumn transitions
Fashioned by Creator’s breath—
Anxious winter waits
Horizon’s curtain
Sunset invites journey’s dreams—
Creator at rest
New season dawning
Reaching out for change
Darkness now leaving
Feeling fresh exchange
Transitions welcome
Embracing hope’s light
Every new blessing
Welcoming headlights
Tomorrow waiting
Catching future’s scent
Morning shares rebirth
Gathering ascent
New landscape ahead
Moving from home base
Confidence growing
Walking with bold pace
This season finished
Looking for next one
Each day holds promise
Enjoying life’s run
Every precious leaf
Cascading autumn colors—
Unparalleled joy
Morning’s early light
Leaves showcase matchless colors–
Autumn landscape’s breath
Winter soon to come
Leafy colors set to twirl—
Autumn always falls
Morning’s freshness rises
Crooning familiar tune
Harmonizing each voice
Daylight now covers moon
Sunrise wakens landscape
Energizing life’s lease
Stirring every creature
Dawn’s breath sharing her peace
Robin redbreast flies in
Sharing first taste of spring
Closing winter’s last page
Transition’s chorus sings
Timid flora bravely stirs
Pushing up, not by chance
Adding fresh touch of green
Innocent day shall dance
Nature’s steady heartbeat
Craving season’s flavor
Looking toward summer
More blessings to savor
Wilderness visits
Color fills each rendezvous—
Whispers of changes
Every gentle breeze
Landscape’s choreography—
Spirit’s harmony
Day of cloud watching
Imagination’s sketches—
One more masterpiece
Winter’s shadow fades
Morning air sharing warm smiles—
Spring readies comeback
Tree’s empty bird nest
Waiting for newest tenant—
Turning spring’s fresh page
Bravest, greenest shoots
Breaking through quiet landscape—
Spring says, “I’m coming”
Morning’s mistiness
Covered with heavy blanket—
Foggy, icy drive
Raindrops turn to snow
Moment of indecision—
Needing umbrella?
Hidden beneath snow
Nature’s promised arrival—
Each tender treasure
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