Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Fire in the Sky



Fire in the sky!
Seen by little eye
see it burning high
oh my!

Wisps of silken flame.
Distracted, them to blame.
A cool heat they can claim 
just the same.

Roadside pictures sought
lest their vision be wrought
undone with naught,
but memories got.

Sweet child to see the sight
in mornings light
of visions bright.
Ah, my heart swells tight.

~

Life
through a child's
eyes.

Sorry Brian, but you will have to wait another day for your trip to the dark heart of Africa. I had to make a stop at OneShot today. 


33 comments:

  1. Wow! The clouds do resemble flames. That's neat, as is your poem that plays with the imaginative idea. thanks. Great to see you for One Shot again! thanks

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  2. Superb explanation for that picture... nice one

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  3. AWESOME...and I mean AWESOME photographs!!!!

    For some reason, I have an attraction to cloud formations. I find myself often looking up at the sky; discovering magic!

    Lovely post, dear lady!

    And isn't this the truth....

    "Life
    through a child's
    eyes."

    X

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  4. This was truly a find through child's eyes Ron. My youngest remarked "I see fire Mommy!" as we were headed to daycare. My first thought was panic, then turned to awe when I saw her finger pointing up. Definitely magic that day.

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  5. Nice to meet you swputh. Thanks for popping by and saying hi!

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  6. Adam, I was thrilled when Brian told me that you guys were working on the One Shot page. There is some remarkable poet out there and this is a great place to meet some of them. Thank you so much for stopping by and hosting this week.

    And yeah, they really DO look like flames! I couldn't resist taking pictures,as I had my camera handy, and I kind of figured that they might make an appearance somewhere in my blog. :)

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  7. That is definitely a truely magical cloud there! How great that our children have the time and energy to help us to see some really cool moments. I bet your son was proud that you thought it was so cool and stopped to photograph it!

    :)LIsa

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  8. the clouds really look like fire in the sky - amazing!

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  9. I totally was thrilled that my child had helped me to stop and see the beauty of the world around me Lisa. I think she was pretty proud that she had got Mommy's attention so vividly too. Our children are truly wonders sometimes

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  10. They really do, don't they Claudia! It was very cool and lasted for long enough for me to find a spot to pull over and snap a picture. By the time we arrived at daycare, they were dispersing and gone when I returned back outside again. A brief bit of wonder for us to enjoy :)
    Thanks for visiting

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  11. yay! i can wait since you came to onestop! smiles. great captures...it really does look like fire....seeing the world through a childs eyes is a magical thing...

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  12. Beautifully written a lyrical poem pure enchantment, even though it was inspired by a child's eye, it has a depth to it seeing the spiritual side of nature.

    Joanny

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  13. Those do look like flames licking upwards.

    And you know what else they make me think of? The legs of angel synchronized swimmers surfacing from heavenly waters! Kind of? :)

    xoxo

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  14. What awesome imagery and your poem compliments it so very beautifully. I felt peace coming here and will be back...brilliant!! Thanks so much for sharing ~ Amanda x

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  15. What a Fantastic Post...
    Picture to Prose, it was awesome...
    Thanks for visiting me today, I Love London, it's not very far from where I live....G

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  16. Hey Brian.
    I am glad you can wait, but I won't disappoint tomorrow. Next chapter will be up tomorrow just for you!

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  17. I am honoured that you like my little take on nature's wonder Joanny. You write so beautifully that you words of praise mean a lot. Thanks.

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  18. You are hilarious Jannie! You are the only one who would see that, I'm sure. You make me laugh out loud. Pure awesome is what you are today my friend!

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  19. Hi Amanda. I am honoured by your lovely words of praise. You are really very sweet and I thank you for that. Thanks for visiting!

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  20. Hey G-Man. Thanks for popping by to take a gander at my little poem today. I know that you visit my dear friend C(me) regularly and have noted that you live somewhere Detroit ways I think. We are practically neighbours! Have a good one.

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  21. haha! I love that you made friends with g-man! :)

    These are awesome pictures, Kat. Aren't kids amazing at seeing through things to the truth beneath?
    xo
    -C

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  22. You know it was bound to happen some day C. I am pretty sure he is smitten with little ole YOU though! And yes, they are pretty amazing some days...

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  23. Wisps of silken flame- love that, and yes that's what they look like!

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  24. These are amazing pictures. I love the lilting childlike verse to describe them. It seems like something very much like a child's view.

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  25. Thank you so much Pattiken! It was inspired by my 3yr-old. I am glad you like it.

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  26. This was just plain fantastic!! Your poem captured that moment so very well... and the image..TOTALLY WOW!!!!
    A child's eyes can see things in such beautiful ways... And you were able to translate it into language, with the perfect use of words..
    This is a lovely read!

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  27. Aw, kavisionz you are going to make me blush. I am really glad that everyone liked this poem and the images that went with it. Thank you one and all!

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  28. Clouds are amazing aren't they. They really want to paint a picture in the sky - which they did for you.
    I know the clouds would appreciate your putting words to their art.

    So glad you posted this on One Shot Wednesday
    yes I am still playing catchup

    Moon Smiles

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  29. What a sweet sentiment leslie. I appreciate the fact that you are still working away at OneShot stuff and came to visit at the end of it all.
    moon hugs back at you

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  30. Hi, been away for a week so am catching up with all the great posts on One Shot....

    that picture was amazing, as everyone says they really do look like clouds!!!! you wrote a great poem to accompany it also..thanks for sharing and i look forward to seeing more..cheers Pete

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