That Chair



It's not often I sit in the chair,
Watch the sunrise note stillness of air,
See the edges of white and gold,
Enjoy the warm while outside it's cold.

Those laced clouds when day is born,
Resemble a sheep after it is shorn,
Then the starkness of trees without leaf,
I love this moment though passing and brief.

Seagulls they cry their presence is heard,
Also the silhouettes of an old black bird,
In  the background suns rays stretch forth,
One to south the other to north.

There's an awakening spectacular it be,
Funnels of light it's these I see,
Blue and white fade out of sight,
A beautiful combination of dark and light.

Now it's arrived a brilliant golden orb,
Too much to see too much to absorb,
As I leave it's a fond farewell,

This days arrived in it I'll dwell.
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Submitted by RowAroundTheMoon on October 15, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH IIJ J
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 750
Words 143
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 1

stan brierly

I have been writing poems for forty years and written about all sorts of things. Somehow I get creating streaks and can write up to 4 or 5 poems at once of varying subjects. I find it is a good way to record events of the day and bring history to life.The mental aspect is a balance against keeping fit,work and life in general. more…

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