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Emily Dickinson’s poem, “I’ll tell you how the Sun rose,” is full of color and life. Read the poem, watch the sun rise, describe what you see and experience in words or photos. [Photo by Diego PH, Unsplash]

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Sep 27

poem challenge: Sunrise

Chook

Haikus

Sunset Time

I can’t wait longer

Sun sets at six forty-five

Now colors unwind.

Sunset

I see a sunset.

Lighting the sky with colors.

It has pride in it.

Sunrise

Looking out my door.

The light pink is shining bright.

Everything feels new.

Posted: 09.27.21

Sep 25

poem challenge: Sunrise

Peter Gustafson

Sun's Slumber

Sun’s Slumber

                 The sun rises so full of color

                 A new day has begun, full of second chances

                 Before the sun rises it rests in the ocean

                 But when it awakens from its slumber

                 It almost looks as though, the sun has risen out of the sea

                 A new day, a gift, for everyone to share

                 Some people can’t stop thinking about the past

                 Some can’t stop worrying for the future

                 But when they realize and embrace that they are in the present

                  They will become happy

                  But as the sun rises, when the day is done the sun sets

                 To give the moon a turn.

Posted: 09.25.21

Sep 24

poem challenge: Sunrise

Peter Gustafson

The Rising Sun

Piper Goodkind

Young Writers Project #3

Age 11

Essex Junction

                                                 The Rising Sun
Colors of all sorts blend together as my thigh presses up against the cold

hard

pavement.

The smell of dew still lingers.

I look up at the swirling colors pasted in the sky-

Almost as if someone had taken a set of watercolors and splashed them

all across the dark blue skies I had once fallen asleep to.

My hair sways

As the wind whistles in my ear.

Orange, pinks, purples, and yellows all melt into a work of art

As the warmth of my heart begins to seep into my stomach.

The sun slowly begins to peak out from behind the mountains.

My face loosens as my chilly rosie cheeks begin to heat up

In the warmth of the rising sun

Posted: 09.24.21

Sep 24

poem challenge: Sunrise

ccfitz

The Sunrise.

Houses line the lonely streets, and the sun is gradually rising.
Beautiful flaming rays of gold dance across the barren streets and cast light across the cobblestone brick.
Birds fly in formation toward the south, and the empty streets come alive.
I feel like a cold blanket smothering my heart is letting go and flying.
A light snow shower drizzles me with cold cotton balls. The sun melts them and warms both my body, and heart.
I stick out my tounge to taste the cool balls of white,
and look up to the sun, its brilliance, oh so bright.
I smell sweet lavender candles, and feel the cold snow on my bare feet.
I inhale through my nose and stare down at the street

Posted: 09.24.21

Sep 24

poem challenge: Sunrise

Chook

Sunrise

It gives a crimson glow against the pale sky.

So beautiful that you may die,

and all the birds start to fly

for it will make your parents cry.

The trees harbor the shadows.

The birds hunt and the nightcrawlers hide.

The flowers love its warm glow,

for it is the Sun.

Posted: 09.24.21

Sep 23

poem challenge: Sunrise

Chook

At The Edge of The Ocean

At the edge of the ocean

the sun will rise.

Always in the day but never in the night.

The bright, vibrant colors fill the whole sky.

Making a pattern that catches my eye.

The cool wind rushes across the sea.

I feel the sensation of the lights on me.

I take in this moment,

it's one in one million.

I wish I could fly into the clouds,

and see the whole world below.

But now all I can do is dream of what I wish I could be.

And someday I may live up to my dreams,

and look down at the seas as they look up to me.

So dream big,

dream large,

dream like you can catch a star.

Posted: 09.23.21

Sep 23

poem challenge: Sunrise

Chook

More Than Just A Rainbow

Red: A vibrant apple, a bright cherry sparkling.

Orange: A tasty orange,a apricot shirt and a coral sunset

Yellow: The bright shining sun on a cloudy day.

Green: Like green eggs and ham and a lovely leaf.

Blue: It could be happy, it could be sad, it could be water or a tart berry.

Purple: Not to be confused with black yet like the night sky.

Pink: Reminding me of spinning in the breeze or a little flower looking at me.

White: So innocent and humble the color of the clouds in the sky is so blue.

Posted: 09.23.21

Sep 23

poem challenge: Sunrise

Chook

A Sunset

A poem, a picture, never ever the same.

Every one of them is extraordinary and that's easy to say.

A little bit of orange and a little bit of pink, probably some yellow, and

“WOW, don't you think?

Posted: 09.23.21

Sep 22

poem challenge: Sunrise

Chook

Sunset

A sunset, so unique,

setting in the west, rising in the east.

So many colors glowing with pride.

They're so full of life,

they look like a dream.

How can I possibly see

such a beautiful sight

with my tiny eyes?

Filled with pink, gold, orange, and yellow.

Why do they have such pretty colors?

Why do you think?

Is it because the light hits them just right?

Why is the sun lighting the clouds

such a pretty color of gold?

It makes me want to shout with glee.

Why are they so pretty?

- Poem by Natalia Tarbell, 10, Grade 5

Posted: 09.22.21

Sep 21

poem challenge: Sunrise

Summit House-WCS

Sunrise up

Orange, pink, red, yellow

These are the colors of a sunrise.

Watching the sunrise from the mountains,

Sitting with the trees

As a peaceful breeze blows by.

Watching the sunrise from the beach,

Listening to the waves wash ashore,

As you lie in the soft sand.

Watch the sun as it slowly creeps above the horizon,

Feel the rays of sunshine start to reach you like a warm hug.

Look at the range of colors, how they all blend together,

And before you know it the sun is high in the sky.

Time to face the day ahead of you,

Until the next sunrise.

Posted: 09.21.21

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