A winter bus ride
along Princes Street
the castle backdropped
by the glow of sunrise
colours that deepen
and spread behind the Galleries
on the Mound; sparkle
the frost on Salisbury Crags
under a sky patchworked
by pink lace clouds
Rising for Writers Island
Juliet these words are beautiful and I can so see the beauty of Edinburgh ... maybe it helps that I have actually seen it but this paints such a beautiful picture .... Linda F
ReplyDeleteWow what a treat this morning going through all the links. Thanks Juliet. You certainly speak beautifully about this engaging part of your country.
ReplyDeleteA small moment of life framed with clarity.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason the first line and its indication of movement adds to the rhythm of the poem. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteSomeday I'll have to come to Edinburgh. And ride a bus in the morning!
ReplyDeletesome day i would like to see all this in person. perhaps...
ReplyDeleteYour words brought us there, the poem made us see this lovely place and moment.
ReplyDeleteI wish you well.
~ Jeques
A true Edinburgh review from the fringe :-)
ReplyDeletebeautiful read thats all i have to say!!!
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ReplyDeleteQuite lovely-- sounds magical.
ReplyDeleteWhat a world!
ReplyDeleteIt was a delight to follow the links to photos, even as lovely as your words are.
Sigh. What a bus ride!
O so pretty!
ReplyDeleteLoved your use of the word "patchwork".
Smiles and Light
Magnificent. Thank you for reminding me what a truly beautiful city Edinburgh is!
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous tribute to a great city!
ReplyDeletethank you for the beautiful ride thru your beautiful city... dig the links 2... never knew abt the makings of the Mound... very interesting... thank you
ReplyDeletea snapshot in time, nicely done!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. It's a long time since I was there.
ReplyDeleteIt has been many decades since I too was there, and your words and the picture they paint make me long to return.
ReplyDeletethe rising sun, castles, history - all encapsulated in a few words... well done!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful poem.
ReplyDeleteYou brought it all alive forus..
ReplyDeletewinter bus ride..ah makes me want to do it now
ReplyDelete"under a sky patchworked
ReplyDeleteby pink lace clouds"
how lovely is this picture! maybe someday i'll get to see it in person.
I saw in an open-air bus and am so glad it wasn't winter.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful city.
"under a sky patchworked
ReplyDeleteby pink lace clouds" is one of the most beautiful lines I've read in a long time! Great poem!
So very lovely and delicate. I wish I could see it for real not just in my mind. Beautiful use of the prompt
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A small nugget of your world, very clearly painted!
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