I am posting this on dVerse Poets Pub for De’s lovely prompt on Quadrille Monday. She requests that we use the word “dream” – dreamer, dreams, dreaming, dreamed – make the noun a verb or the verb a noun – it’s all good! A quadrille is a poetic form that came about a couple of years ago when we were making changes to refresh the Poets Pub. the form has exactly 44 words not counting the title. You must include the prompted word in your poem. Come read these wonderful humming bird tiny poems. I am also posting this to Real Toads Tuesday Platform. Here are the links for both: http://dversepoets.com/2017/08/14/quadrille-38/ and http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-tuesday-platform_15.html
Crayola Dawn
I see the dawn before the rest
of the world awakens.
I came to this dawn through the moonlight
of my dreams.
I dream of the world in argent shades
and awaken to the Crayola dawn –
It is cool this morning.
I am at peace.
Victoria C. Slotto
Aug 13, 2017 @ 20:29:34
So breathtaking. This is my favorite time of day and you color it dreamy.
kanzensakura
Aug 13, 2017 @ 23:23:35
Thank you Victoria.. i seem to be writing a lot of dawn type poems lately rather than my night time ones. But I so love the way the night and dawn times smell.
Victoria C. Slotto
Aug 14, 2017 @ 16:08:49
I knew what you mean! Such special moments.
kanzensakura
Aug 14, 2017 @ 16:18:51
Yes they are special moments, even in winter when it is total blackness outside.
Just Barry
Aug 14, 2017 @ 00:06:28
I love the soothing pastel tones invoked by your dreamy words.
kanzensakura
Aug 14, 2017 @ 15:09:18
Thank you kindly, sir!
sarahrussellpoetry
Aug 14, 2017 @ 09:51:28
Such a lovely way to wake up!
kanzensakura
Aug 14, 2017 @ 15:09:48
It truly is. I love the smell of the day this early in the morning.
jade
Aug 14, 2017 @ 10:44:47
I am crazy over the idea of a Crayola sky. A rainbow morning. Such a beautiful image.
kanzensakura
Aug 14, 2017 @ 13:19:14
Thank you!
Björn Rudberg (brudberg)
Aug 14, 2017 @ 15:13:49
Love a crayola sky too… dawn is still too early for me at this time of the year though… Sunrise at 5 AM
kanzensakura
Aug 14, 2017 @ 15:15:12
Sunrise happens around here, nowadays, around 5:30 am. the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer.
whimsygizmo
Aug 14, 2017 @ 15:14:23
I see it, too, Toni. Becoming my favorite time of day. This poem brings great peace, and I love your title.
kim881
Aug 14, 2017 @ 15:25:42
You’ve Crayola’d me, Toni! Gorgeous Quadrille, especially:
‘I came to this dawn through the moonlight
of my dreams.
I dream of the world in argent shades’.
kanzensakura
Aug 14, 2017 @ 15:27:18
Thank you Kim.
Grace
Aug 14, 2017 @ 15:30:39
Love those ardent shades and the crayola dawn ~
alisonhankinson
Aug 14, 2017 @ 15:33:01
A lovely sunrise…I agree with Kim…”I came to this dawn through the moonlight
of my dreams.” Very lovely phrase.
kanzensakura
Aug 14, 2017 @ 16:20:21
Thank you Alison!
whippetwisdom
Aug 14, 2017 @ 15:49:16
A beautiful image and a very peaceful feel in your poem – I especially love ‘I dream of the world in argent shades
and awaken to the Crayola dawn – ‘ xxx
kanzensakura
Aug 14, 2017 @ 16:19:53
❤ ❤ ❤
Beverly Crawford
Aug 14, 2017 @ 16:07:36
Dawn is truly the most peaceful and hopeful time of day. Your words are beautiful!
kanzensakura
Aug 14, 2017 @ 16:19:07
Thank you Bev!
hypercryptical
Aug 14, 2017 @ 16:18:41
I love this! What a perfect way to start a day! (I love the smell too}
Anna :o]
kanzensakura
Aug 14, 2017 @ 16:19:24
Thank you Anna. Good to see you here.
Frank Hubeny
Aug 14, 2017 @ 17:13:48
I like the idea of seeing the dawn before everyone else does in one’s dreams.
qbit
Aug 14, 2017 @ 19:38:19
Agreee, that was really nice.
Glenn Buttkus
Aug 14, 2017 @ 19:56:22
You title & refrain are incredible–CRAYOLA DAWN, like the title of a best-selling novel, or children’s book. or rock band. or fragrance, or a line of summer fashion–really loved this one, Toni–too much chaos & cruelty in the news–we need to refocus on love, reciprocity & inner child.
kanzensakura
Aug 14, 2017 @ 20:23:07
I like it as a follow-up to the Last Samurai – Crayola Dawn….LOL. Thank you Glenn.
Waltermarks
Aug 14, 2017 @ 20:24:11
I like a Crayola dawn. It does sound quite peaceful 😁
kanzensakura
Aug 14, 2017 @ 21:55:07
It is!
Truedessa
Aug 14, 2017 @ 21:21:42
A Crayola dawn, let’s break out a box and color a new day! I really enjoy the thought of a sky in red/orange and orange/yellow.
kanzensakura
Aug 14, 2017 @ 21:54:25
Oh yes. And add a bit of baby blue, fuchsia…let’s do color a new day.
maria
Aug 15, 2017 @ 00:58:56
Ah, a very scenic view you’ve painted with words Toni!
rosemawrites
Aug 15, 2017 @ 01:06:08
Crayola dawn. how beautiful is that. 🙂
kanzensakura
Aug 15, 2017 @ 12:23:53
🙂
Janice
Aug 15, 2017 @ 01:20:56
I enjoy how the dream brings the poem’s speaker to a peaceful dawn. A beautiful transition from argent tones to crayola shades.
kanzensakura
Aug 15, 2017 @ 12:23:40
Thank you Janice.
Sumana Roy
Aug 15, 2017 @ 01:40:31
“I came to this dawn through the moonlight / of my dreams.”…..Love the lines. So wonderful to reach dawn in life & also love your title.
kanzensakura
Aug 15, 2017 @ 12:23:21
Thank you!
kanzensakura
Aug 15, 2017 @ 15:34:47
Thank you.
Jane Dougherty
Aug 15, 2017 @ 04:48:56
What a lovely way to slip into waking 🙂
Laura Bloomsbury
Aug 15, 2017 @ 08:19:01
early riser catches the dream – lovely
kanzensakura
Aug 15, 2017 @ 12:22:32
Thank you!
Sanaa Rizvi (@rizvi_sanaa)
Aug 15, 2017 @ 12:54:31
Your words are as gorgeous as dawn itself!❤️ Beautifully rendered 🙂
kanzensakura
Aug 15, 2017 @ 12:55:53
Thank you Sanaa!
Dr. Crystal Howe
Aug 15, 2017 @ 13:34:11
This is beautiful and peaceful. I can relate to it, even though I don’t see colors. I’ve always loved a new box of crayons… Such possibility! And I’ve visited the Crayola factory–a world where there are no rules, and writing on walls is encouraged. 🙂 Thanks for sharing this!
kanzensakura
Aug 15, 2017 @ 14:41:43
Actually, I always smelled my new box of crayons first…I loved the smell of new, unbroken and unused crayons. And you visited the Crayola factory – how cool is that!!!!
phoartetry
Aug 15, 2017 @ 15:07:20
Very nice.
Sherry Marr
Aug 15, 2017 @ 16:03:25
Very lovely.*
coalblack
Aug 15, 2017 @ 16:20:35
This could also be an aubade, couldn’t it? Not sure. In any event, it’s evocative and lovely. I had to look up “argent.” Now I learned a word. 🙂
–coal (Fireblossom)
kanzensakura
Aug 18, 2017 @ 19:29:42
hmmm. Didn’t think of aubade. I guess it could be!
revivedwriter
Aug 15, 2017 @ 17:21:37
I love the “argent shades” contrasting with the “Crayola dawn.” Such a vivid description, with connotations of a happy childhood!
kanzensakura
Aug 15, 2017 @ 17:26:30
Thank you!
colorfulpen
Aug 15, 2017 @ 18:02:01
The title alone is peaceful. There’s a quiet stillness about dawn that’s beautiful, and you capture that well.
lynn__
Aug 15, 2017 @ 18:08:01
Ah, a beautiful cornflower blue Crayola sky, sigh.
kanzensakura
Aug 15, 2017 @ 18:19:33
Yes and baby blue and carnation pink…..
lillian
Aug 15, 2017 @ 18:20:47
I love thinking about a crayon a dawn. I love getting up early to greet the dawn– a peaceful and serene time – I feel you at peace in this poem. It is a quietude we all need.
kanzensakura
Aug 15, 2017 @ 19:57:39
Yes it is. It has been a fierce two weeks, hasn’t it? We all need peace and love and kindness.
thotpurge
Aug 15, 2017 @ 23:42:24
argent crayola dawn…peaceful indeed..
Margaret Elizabeth Bednar
Aug 15, 2017 @ 23:48:26
sweet
kanzensakura
Aug 16, 2017 @ 00:10:36
Thank you!
Kerry
Aug 16, 2017 @ 12:19:47
That crayola dawn is just beautiful.
kanzensakura
Aug 16, 2017 @ 20:04:05
Thank you Kerry.
merrildsmith
Aug 16, 2017 @ 19:44:28
Oh, this is me–I love watching dawn arrive–and just a bit of dreams lingering. “Crayola dawn is even better! Thank you! 🙂
kanzensakura
Aug 16, 2017 @ 19:57:16
Thank you! 🙂
Magaly Guerrero
Aug 16, 2017 @ 23:41:33
A dream that awakens to to peace? What else could a soul ask for! Just precious… and so beautiful.
kanzensakura
Aug 17, 2017 @ 20:41:15
Thank you Magaly!
Olga
Aug 17, 2017 @ 15:54:56
Loved your crayola word-painting tinting the beginnings of a new day, Toni. ❤
kanzensakura
Aug 17, 2017 @ 20:37:12
Thank you so very much!
Misky
Aug 17, 2017 @ 16:36:14
Yes, crayola dawn is very clever!
Bekkie Sanchez
Aug 18, 2017 @ 17:53:33
A crayon can do wonders! Love your photo too!
kanzensakura
Aug 18, 2017 @ 19:30:04
Thank you. My little phone catches wonders.