Thursday, April 3, 2014

Five a.m. on an April Morning

I stare across this mid-night sea
and ponder in that stillness found
the vastness of this vernal plain;
appearing first as ebony
and yet I know it isn’t so…
A hundred billion stars abound—
celestial embers in the dark
whose gasses burned out long ago,
and still they manage to astound.
Left humbled by their reverie,
as if by watching they’ll impart
the knowledge of the centuries…
Yet could we grasp enlightenment
from moment genesis embarked?
More learned men may share insight,
I myself embrace the night

© Ginny Brannan 2014














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39 comments:

  1. Ginny,
    This is a wonderful excursion across the night sky, and into the universe of the mind. Very classic, and with an old fashioned (that's good in my book!) sense of style and cadence. Very fine job.
    Steve K.

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  2. I didn't pay enough attention in science class to ever be able to write something like this - but you make it quite interesting! Love LOVE the photograph and poem.

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  3. i rather embrace the night as well....love the vastness of our universe.....its a little cloudy tonight but i went out on the porch to take a peek earlier....i can get lost in it....

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  4. Beautiful Ginny. I agree with you. And I love our mention of the stars shining out, even after they have burned out. It's such a cool thing to think about.

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  5. Love the language and the thought. >KB

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  6. I like to hear those physicists getting close to the moments immediately after the Big Bang - although now they are speculating that maybe there had been something before that too. But, like you, I prefer to embrace the beauty of the night without question. A lovely classical form and sound to this poem.

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  7. i too embrace the night - and despite all the things that science explains so well, the night sky is still so much magic to me

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  8. This is stunning, Ginny. Your meter and rhyme make your poem rejoice when read out loud.

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    1. Thank you, my friend! I am so thankful for the lessons learned back in those days with FEPC. I am ever honing my skills with their critiques in mind, and glean inspiration from the friendships gained, and the writings I have followed since.

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  9. This is truly poetic, with a satisfying philosophical core. A beautiful poem.

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  10. You blended science and the art of poetry beautifully.

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  11. You blended science and the art of poetry beautifully.

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  12. lovely form and thoughts...I too am humbled as I embrace the night.

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  13. I love your morning reveries, beautiful tribute to the mystery of night sky ~

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  14. Oh, this is lovely. When I remember from time to time that the light we see from stars is not 'now' and that the stars may no longer exist, it does throw me into confusion. And that's when I prefer to be soppy and romantic, rather than scientifc!

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  15. Truly you have captured that sense of awe that invades us when really looking at the night sky.

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  16. Beautiful, your rhyme and meter perfect. I too love (and embrace) the mysteries of that that is the midnight sea.
    Anna :o]

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  17. What a wonderful piece...that old night time sky....

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  18. I love the language and the feel of this (for lack of better words). Just beautiful, makes me want to be there, in the place you describe, too!

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  19. What a wonderful sonnet.. Makes me want to glide out and embrace the sky.

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  20. as I read this, it was like exploring an intricate puzzle that fit together seamlessly.

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  21. I loved the way you set the stage and stirred that pot of stars.

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  22. Exactly Ginny, I with you here - you really hit the spot with: "I myself embrace the night.." With Best Wishes Scott

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  23. you embrace the night so beautifully.

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  24. powerful, mysterious...a beautiful write! ~jackie~

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  25. Ah, yes, always embrace the night, it's where the best stories are found. Lovely.

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  26. Beautiful and this is coming from a morning person. Honestly brilliant poem.

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  27. The most eloquent of nocturnes. It should be set to music - delicate like Mendelssohn or Debussy. I loved it.

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  28. Very soulful and blissful words. Beautifully done.

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  29. Totally beautiful poem. I will notice the sky tonight.

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  30. Beautiful words to light up a sky..

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  31. Beautiful...and I rather embrace the night as well.

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  32. Beautiful, Ginny. I also love the night sky, and get a sense of both peace and insignificance from taking it in, too. Vivienne (OneVoicePoetry)

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  33. Wonderful night star life...............

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  34. I needed this reminder. I will listen a little, embrace the night more.

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  35. Beautiful sonnet to the night. It's so amazing to watch. Thank you.

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  36. I especially like the ending lines ~

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  37. I agree with your sentiments. And so beautifully expressed.

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