I sat at the edge of the world
Where rain turns to gold
And clouds were dreams
Filled with power and glory
But everywhere is silent
No one awakes
No one stirs
In the distant expanse
Half-remembered things
Strange sounds rushing through the air
Songs of birds
And the cry of autumn
For in the violet thunder
Reflected in lanterns
Ripples vermillion shadows
Through chasms of emptiness
And chambers of rust.
Dawns a calm, still morning
And darkness slowly dies away.
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Written for Poetry Jam
Life From A Park Bench 
It is soothing reading it!
This is a beautiful poem, Alan! I like the four opening lines and the optimistic tone at the end of your piece.
For in the violet thunder
Reflected in lanterns
Ripples vermillion shadows
absolutely beautiful section in this alan….
the end is sigh worthy as well…when dawn breaks
and the light reigns….
What a peaceful place you have created with your words, Alan. I like the sight and sound details you have included & the darkness dying away at the end of your poem.
beautifully descriptive words here specially the cry of autumn expressing in various colors and love the soft dawn dispelling darkness..
Through chasms of emptiness
And chambers of rust.
Dawns a calm, still morning
And darkness slowly dies away.
Great ending Alan! One can feel the emptiness of the night without fulfillment to advance into a similar empty morning devoid of feelings! Great write!
Hank
Alan you write so beautifully that it’s difficult to pick any line..it’s just Great:))
A comforting poem with the disappearance of the darkness with the coming of the dawn.
“Dawns a calm, still morning
And darkness slowly dies away”. Sigh . . . beautiful.
I like where you went with this prompt Alan. Thank you so much for posting and for your visits to my blog as well. Write on.
Where rain turns into gold? I would definitely like to visit this place 😀
What a peaceful write, Alan. I felt so relaxed and optimistic after reading it! The last two lines were especially striking. In short, absolutely worth reading. Thanks for this!
It seems there are quite a few implications with this one. I really like the way it is worded and the way that it flows. Well done.