We are giving you the day--golden...
Or silver, new against your skin.
Immediately it takes flight--feel it,
Velvet fog, against your collarbone.
It's your day to protect.
There are leaping teeth, lurking.
But we have given you the day.
We have given you the day.
Happy 2019! Welcome back if you're revisiting after the holidays. Hope you've had a peaceful break and that the new year has begun well. :) Sharing this brief piece with The Sunday Muse and with Poets United.
-- Chrissa
Yay, thank you for the gift of the day! I LOVE this poem! Happy New Year, Chrissa!
ReplyDeletethanks! :)
DeleteAs yes to awake to day is an act of hope. Wishing yoy a bright and prosperous 2019 Chrissa. Thanks for dropping by my sumie Sunday today
ReplyDeleteMuch🎉love
Your blog always makes me happy :) thanks for the good wishes!
DeleteLove it … and, especially, love the lines with which you have book-ended this wonderful piece. Happy 2019, Chrissa.
ReplyDeleteBeing given the day is indeed a gift!
ReplyDeleteit's always good to get a little reminder (at least, after the holidays, I needed one) :)
DeleteAwake and ready!
ReplyDeleteI really like the image of "leaping teeth".
lol, i am surrounded by them at home. Hope springs eternal that food will randomly sprout from our fingers. :)
DeleteLove, love, love this poem!
ReplyDeletethanks :)
DeleteEach day is a gift, a present - such a nice message through your poem. Seize the day! Awaken thyself!
ReplyDeleteOne step ahead of the foxes!
DeleteAh, we each do have only this day to make use of in the best possible way. Happy new year to you. Live each day!
ReplyDeleteLove it. Amazing how many takes a prompt like this generates.
ReplyDeleteI'm always interested in what people see that I don't. A chance comment about a prompt spawned the Nano-novel-that-wasn't...currently back on the schedule for this year. :)
DeleteThis is such a lovely gift to begin New Year!💜💜💜
ReplyDeletethanks :)
Deletewhat an amazing poem.
ReplyDeleteto think of a new day as a gift is so appropriate. how we use it is another matter. :)
I tend to be a focus-on-the-wrapping person, so the reminder to get out of my own head and go is sometimes necessary
DeleteWhat a great, profound reminder: "we are giving you the day."
ReplyDeleteDoesn't she look like she's just given out a quest? I love the idea of beginning the day looking for the overlooked.
DeleteWow, love this! We do need to be reminded every day is a gift.
ReplyDeletethanks! :)
DeleteA beautiful gift indeed. Love this Chrissa!!
ReplyDeleteas always, much easier with the marvelous prompts! :)
DeleteA given day as a gift. Written beautifully, Chrissa!
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