“Sometimes it seems the universe wants to be noticed.”
~ John Green, from The Fault in Our Stars ~
http://apod.nasa.gov/
The Reward
A sign at the bottom of the trail
promised a view,
so we trudged up the slope
of bare, black rock.
We reached the top and gasped
at the vista suddenly revealed:
soft pillows of fog
filled the crater below.
Ribbons of pink and orange, yellow and green,
arced over the mist.
A fog bow; a bridge to fairyland.
A trillion stars carpeted the sky above,
Mars dazzled, outshone them all.
Such beauty’s otherworldly,
the cosmos puts on quite a show.
© Catherine Flynn, 2014
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Love the breathtaking images in this poem. It reminds me of watching the sunrise in Haleakala Crater on Maui. It definitely felt “other worldly.”
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Jama, This photo was taken at the top of Haleakala! I came across it several years ago and was mesmerized. Thanks for stopping by.
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This poem contained so many beautiful images. A reminder to pay attention to the world around us!
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Beautiful Catherine. Wish I was there.
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I want to see this, & you’ve helped by writing the image, but wow, it sounds so beautiful. I was just looking at our ‘few’ stars the other night, few because I’m in the city. I need to get away from those lights so I can see the milky way again, & more, too. Thanks Catherine.
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Beautiful!
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Just lovely images, Catherine!
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Such color, such beauty, such marvel! Thank you Catherine. I love it.
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