Early morning rush to work
Through the city by the bay,
Gleaming arches, shining towers,
Azure skies light the way.
Yet farther off and over all,
Stone ramparts rising high,
Icy shoulders, majestic peak
Glowing gold against the sky.
Falling glaciers, crumbling cliffs,
Sheer walls stark against the blue,
Slopes of white are lit afire by
The coming dawn’s pearly hue.
Mighty mountain, gazing down,
In her shadow have we dwelt,
Heedless of her awful strength,
Beauty, terror, presence felt.
Yet one morning glance upon
Her mist enshrouded face,
City problems drop away,
Forget about the race.
A breathless pause, a moment’s rest,
A pause in time and traffic slow,
Great Tahoma, mighty mother,
Resplendent in her alpenglow.
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Thanks, I’ll be reading more of your stuff.
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what a beautiful description
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Thank you, Taya!
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I love this, and that picture is gorgeous ♥
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Thank you, Serena! That is my home. I saw something not too dissimilar from this view on my drive to work this morning, and that inspired this piece.
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You live where my son has been asking me to move to for almost a year, lol. What an amazing view you have everyday, and it inspired a wonderful piece from you ♥ ♥
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Well, not EVERY day. There’s this little thing about Seattle and rain, perhaps you’ve heard the rumors? 😉
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Lol, yes, I’ve heard something about that 😉 I love the rain but don’t know if I could have that much of it ♥
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Actually, it’s a myth, propounded by local Seattle activists to keep everyone away! 😉 Every east coast city gets more rain than Seattle!
http://www.komonews.com/weather/faq/4348261.html
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When I lived in Florida we received a lot of rain…almost every night sometimes. Here in Texas, we randomly get rain. I wish there was a balance between both places 🙂 I want to visit Seattle and then Portland some time in the future 🙂
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I’ve been in Florida when an afternoon shower of 30 minutes duration leaves all the roads impassable, then after another 30 minutes of sun it’s all steaming away, evaporated!
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Yep, just like that! And on those days you feel like you have to cut the air with a knife just to breathe! When it rains so hard you just pull into a store to grab a water and then it’s stopped and you can drive again 😀
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It’s so amazing how beautiful pictures you can paint in one’s head with your words. Keep up the good work 🙂
Warm Regards,
-Naima
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Thank you so much, Naima! ❤
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You describe our home so sweetly! I see a similar view of the great Tahoma every (clear) day…especially during the breaking dawn.
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Thank you! I didn’t realize you are in the Puget Sound region. I am never tired of the delights of living here.
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Yep, live and work, born and raised!
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Outstanding job on the imagery. I even learned a new word. I’ve never heard “alpenglow” before, but it’s the perfect word to give readers a true sense of the scene.
I’m impressed you could find inspiration for a poem this good during a drive to work. It shows that good writers can find topics to write about from anywhere. It almost makes me wish I had to go to work tomorrow. Well, almost, but I’ll get over it pretty quickly. It’ll give me more time to read your blog. Yeah, that’s the reason.
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Thank you! The hardest part was hanging on to the image all the way, and then through the process of starting my computer, getting my coffee, chatting with my boss, and checking for urgent emails… I knew I would need to write something down as soon as possible or I would lose it. It doesn’t quite inspire me to want to drive to work again tomorrow, though, either. 🙂
“Alpenglow” has long been a favorite of mine. I first heard the term about twenty-five years ago while hitchhiking around New Zealand’s Southern Alps. I was in Wanaka, a lesser-known mountain village not too far from the more famous Queenstown, and an older German woman I met used it to describe the scenery there. As you can see, it stuck, both the word, and the sense of awe when encountering it.
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Beautiful :]
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Thank you! 🙂
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I enjoyed this piece. Thank you.
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Thank you so much! And thank you for the follow. Your blog is hilarious! I’m looking forward to reading a lot more from you.
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That’s very kind of you — thank you !! 🙂
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This is way off topic here, but congrats on the Seahawks victory over Denver this afternoon. From the way people in sports media talk, you’d think nothing exists in the universe except for Payton Manning. It brings a smile to my face when other teams show otherwise.
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Oh, did we win? Haha, I admit that I haven’t been paying attention today, but thank you. I totally support my teams, and I absolutely love that the Seahawks are the current Superbowl champions (the parade and rally afterwards was INSANE), and yes, I did watch them win that day. However, I admit that otherwise I don’t much follow organized team sports. My idea of an exciting contest to follow is the Around Alone yacht race, and that one takes months to finish.
Still, though, I love seeing the city rally around the teams, so I’m a big supporter in that way. It probably depends what city you’re in for which sports celebrity gets the most mentions. Around here, it’s all “Richard Sherman” and “Russell Wilson,” and of course lately “Marshawn Lynch.” 🙂
I felt sorry for Manning at the Superbowl. He seemed to so clearly be a favorite, and of course he has years and years of experience, whereas Wilson is basically a highly talented newbie. The cameras kept focusing in on his face, and he looked pretty devastated.
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