Mornings anew

 

I stare out at the dark -

    and icy, drab night;

When worry stabs at all,

    with its cold, stony might.

Dark smoke covers the skies -

    concealing its moon scythe.

The air is sad laments, 

    and the wind is fearful sighs.

Desperate litanies poured, 

    into the ether dark.

Hope's cup lies drained -

    until the dregs of drought.

But then rolls in the morning,

    with its warm and calming gaze.

An answer to all earth's prayers,

    a chance for better ways.

Perhaps that is the beauty,

    of every morning new...

Hope dawned in her happy robe -

    of colorful vibrant hue.

The clouds: fluffy incense,

    of prayers for life anew;

The wind: soft whispers,

    from an angel's lovely flute.

 

The sky blushes pink;

    with a happy, tender smile.

And I smile up at her - 

    liberated from my exile.

No wonder birds compose,

    happy hymns at morning light...

For who can withhold gratitude 

    when set free from strife?

Theresa. V

Helllooo again! This week's poem is actually last week's post - but a little late. 

I did have a draft of this poem ready last week - but I put off posting it, since I wasn't happy with the final stanza. I sat on it for a week, let it stew, tried out a lot of different lines - but wasn't happy with any of my ideas.
Today I finally resorted to giving ChatGPT my poem and asking for a way to bridge the last lines with the rest of the poem - and, was quite surprised with the ideas it came up with! (AI is getting more and more creative by the day!) But, I wasn't fully satisfied with those lines either.

So, I gave it more time - spoke to a friend, went on a loong walk and also smiled up at the evening sky, and that is when the first 2 lines for the last stanza hit me! 

I think this week was a huge reminder that sometimes all you need in life is a nice long walk in nature and a little smiling up at the sky. Notice the little things in life, smile because you can and simply enjoy being - for these are truly what bring about happy creativity. (And what is more human than being happily creative?😊)

I hope you all got to experience a restful, sky-filled weekend! As always, I await to hear from you in the comments! 

🤍Tess