Sunrise E-Book

Elisabeth Widell

• Herausgeber: Books on Demand
• Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 17

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2024

Beschreibung

Young adulthood. The buried thoughts. Stumbling and growing into oneself. Sunrise explores existential angst, climate anxiety, anger and sadness, but also hope, joy and love. The collection is divided into three chapters: Moonlight, Sunrise and Sunset. Whether the sun is unforgivingly hot or pleasantly warming, it will always rise. Never doubt your ability to persevere through life's ebbs and flows. Be open to receive whatever feeling arises in each moment.

Leseprobe

For all my beloved, For the known and the unknown For what will be and what will not Every moment matters

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What is waiting for me at the horizon?

What does this amber entail?

Stand up, don’t miss the sunrise.

Start the countdown.

Contents

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I. MOONLIGHT

The Savannah

Ecoanxiety

Birdwatching

Cardigan

The Sheep

Spit

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

A Wavering Smile

Technological Evolution

Crawl

II. SUNRISE

Daughter of the Sun

Zipper

Tangerine

Float

Cause and Effect

The Night Falls

Ruler

To Save a Life

Sunflower

Sisterhood

II. SUNSET

Support

The Last Autumn

Plane Ride in Yearning

Nesting

Green Giants

Jump In

Biography

I. MOONLIGHT

The Savannah

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Every word dissipated

Every thought pixelated

The inner workings of your mind obscured by fog,

such a cynical monologue

Orange suns radiate vast lands beneath

Lions move with stealth, never conceding defeat

When disturbed by piercing whispers they flee into the

tall grass

Tan coats blend and hastily amass

There is no violence in these orange tones

Stillness forms the very cornerstones

of this wall,

murals enthrall

Neurons rest beneath the crust

When skies weep, lions retreat in disgust

Basking in summer heat

Sharp edged teeth drip of conceit

Every night they wonder who extinguished the fire

The fierce desire they so admire

Jaded manes lay to rest on the cool grass

Whispers are telling, there are cracks in this hourglass

Cracks brush against protective fur

When the time comes, lava will spur

Spit out an unpleasant truth

An impending end to a finite youth

Ecoanxiety

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What is a forest but a sea of hope

Scaling the skies

Holding our world in its palms

What are men working at an oil rig

Chains and bolts

spilling the last drops of destruction

An executive ordering more extraction

resembles a dog in a park

Frolicking and fetching on a long leash

thinking it is boundless and free to roam,

only to feel tightness around its neck

Reminding it of where life

and its opportunities

begins and ends

Where the boundary line has been set

If it were to cross