Illumination

sol rises as night scuttles away

strikes gold rays on old trinkets

treasures in silly sentiment

early morning brings new glory

burnished in blazing brightness

dazzling in pretty preciousness

take a bow on that window cill

appreciate lateness of applause

overdue recognition duly noted

seeing through new eyes

opens up mind's vast corridors

to all those avenues less explored

Reviews

[Silmara McGarry]

I absolutely love this poem!!! I read it twice! Its like a beautiful melody in a dreamy time, written so skilfully and with such an elegant edge to it. So captivating and wonderful indeed!!!!!

Huge well done from me Chris :-))))))))

Stay safe
Hugs,
Sil

[Chris Shaw]

Lovely Sil, thank you so much for your visit. All good wishes.

Chris

[mattavelli]

Hello, Christine! :)
Thanks for sharing your upbeat perspective. Ive been lacking exuberance lately, not enough change going on, I guess. Maybe I should fake it a bit and see if that gets things rolling. Haha

[Chris Shaw]

Dear mattavelli, I think many of us have been lacking in exuberance and enthusiasm for the past year or so. Me too, I am trying my best to grow my own :) Many thank yous for your visit.

Chris

[rew]

I like " mind's vast corridors " especially as it leads here to " avenues less explored "
it's good poetical stuff and expressed in a fresher form.
But " cill " perhaps is the wrong spelling. I've looked it up , googled it, just in case I've missed this spelling of it.
It just might be petty me cos the whole piece looses nothing by being spelled that way.
So, I'll shut up now, but I do really like those two (are they known as adverbial) phrases mentioned.
Regards from Rew.

[Chris Shaw]

Hello dear Rew. You can use both spellings according to the Oxford dictionary. Cill is the rarer of the two, but probably accounts for my more mature years :) Adverbial phrases? Haven't got a clue dear. You need someone who is a grammar expert to advise you there. That my friend is definitely not me :)) Many thank yous. Your checking in on my stuff is really appreciated.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

a new day, greeted with applause...a new day to explore...
will we wake to a new day of freedom and contact?
Learn more about each other?
I like the alliteration and I really like the "moon scuttling away"---
they are treasures...and not silly to see them with new eyes.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

Sunlight cast on old objects always makes me see them through new eyes. The dull and mundane can suddenly have a fresh lease of life. Thank you J.

Chris

[Seriana]

Ah, what a quaint little piece. LOVE the subtle alliteration. Almost makes it skip and hop along, pulling the new sun with it. I really enjoyed the unique way your presented this Chris. It's quite lovely. Enjoyed it very much!
Amber

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Amber, your lovely comment is both encouraging and uplifting. thank you so much. You are appreciated.

Chris