Tired Eyes and a Sunrise

Watching the sun rise, snapping open tired eyes

Coffee brewing, crackling sounds filling the orange kitchen.

Brother is pacing, mom is asleep on the couch.

I am running late, getting dressed as I pack things tight.

Watching the sunrise, out my window, the old willow is becoming more defined, the backdrop coming into play.

Pleasantly distracted, couldn’t have it any other way.

I want to sleep.

I want to dream but that sunrise, props open my eyes.

Sipping coffee, staring fixedly watching the world shift before me.

I knew it then.

I was meant to see this.

17 responses to “Tired Eyes and a Sunrise”

Betul Erbasi

June 19, 2020 at 3:26 pm

Nice!

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1. BrittnyLee
  
  June 19, 2020 at 11:46 pm
  
  Thank you so much!!!!
  
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Woodsy

June 19, 2020 at 7:24 pm

Like a tender, word-swept painting.
Works perfectly with the gorgeous photo.

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1. BrittnyLee
  
  June 19, 2020 at 11:46 pm
  
  Thank you John 🙂
  
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Woodsy

June 20, 2020 at 5:25 pm

Living –
if you can hang such small labels
on such rich patterns –
in a world of colour splash and silhouette…
snatched between
sips and windows, steaming mugs
and days
that wait like puppet shows
beneath your fingers,
your keyboard,
your spells.

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1. BrittnyLee
  
  June 21, 2020 at 11:55 pm
  
  Beautiful comment. Thank you John !!!
  Separate moments
  Scattered like litter on the freeway
  Drifting like sparks from the fire
  The wind is changing with the seasons as we watch from our windows.
  Thinking on and on of the free time I’ve wished for.
  Grateful I’ve scratched that itch, finding myself restless in the waiting.
  
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PoojaG

June 21, 2020 at 6:03 am

I love sunsets and sunrises! I find it so peaceful to watch a sunrise and listen to the birds chirping in the morning.

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1. BrittnyLee
  
  June 21, 2020 at 11:57 pm
  
  Me too!!!!! We have recently had some grey catbirds joining our cardinals and blue jays in my yard. Their chirp is so majestic and loud. I really am Grateful to have them in my yard 🙂 . I just become mesmerized with them.
  
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  1. PoojaG
    
    June 22, 2020 at 4:59 am
    
    Wow that’s so lovely! What a great way to wake up!
    
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  2. BrittnyLee
    
    June 22, 2020 at 10:52 pm
    
    Thank you 🙂 I do enjoy it.
    
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Julie Woss

June 21, 2020 at 3:04 pm

Thats beautiful, you my love are an amazing writer, i love you🤗

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1. BrittnyLee
  
  June 21, 2020 at 11:58 pm
  
  I love you too!!!!! Thank you mom !
  
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ellie894

June 24, 2020 at 10:03 pm

This is lovely! Sunrise is such a gift 💝

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1. BrittnyLee
  
  June 25, 2020 at 12:33 pm
  
  Thank you so much !!!! I snapped this photo on the way to work one morning 🙂 I love seeing the sun rise. It’s gorgeous:)
  
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The Eclectic Contrarian

August 25, 2020 at 12:23 am

This is just pure utter awesomeness! But as awesome as the poem and the feeling it evokes, the title is just as unique.

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1. BrittnyLee
  
  August 25, 2020 at 12:09 pm
  
  Thank you so much. 🙂
  
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  1. The Eclectic Contrarian
    
    August 25, 2020 at 12:10 pm
    
    You’re welcome so much!
    
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