The Sky Afire - Picture of the Day on Pixabay for 6/25/14

Not only is Pixabay a fabulous site for finding free-use photos and graphics, it's also a great writing prompt! One of my favorite things to do is go see what picture is being featured on Pixabay's home page and let that be an inspiration for a post. This picture from June 25, 2014 of an evening sky aglow with the fiery color of sunset inspired me to write a poem, if you will:

The sky is afire

With a shivering, shining glow

A flickering shimmer of amber above

Casting warmth on the land below

The trees stand in stark relief

Silhouettes against the molten flow

Are they not consumed by the conflagration?

The rustling leaves whisper, No

The kiss of the wind protects the trees

Even from this fiery show

They will survive years of dawns and dusks

And be just so, just so.

Image Credit » http://pixabay.com/en/sunset-red-clouds-sky-evening-376071/

Lights of New Year's Eve and Other Winter Poems

 

Lights of New Year's Eve

(a haiku series)

Out in Singapore
They get to celebrate first
Fireworks dazzle

In New York City
The glittering Wedgwood ball
Descends to applause

At the frozen poles
Mindless of the calendar
Aurorae flicker

Winter's Breath
(haiku)

Ice crystals forming
On the shiverstruck window
Reflect the fire's glow


The Ice Storm
(haiku)

Rain freezes and drips
Stark crackles and icy slips
In winter's embrace

=====haiku is a Japanese form of short poetry that is comprised of three lines, in a 5-7-5 syllable pattern, usually with nature or the natural world as the subject. It is intended to challenge the poet to distill an observation to its essence to create the simplest, purest, and most powerful impression.===

Image Credit » https://pixabay.com/en/aurora-borealis-aurora-69221/ by WikiImages