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good morning

2/17/2014

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I know it represents passion and intensity, so maybe that's why, (maybe it's an "artist thing") but ever since I've started writing, and I mean really writing, I've been Drawn to Orange. So naturally, I have a collection of work that uses the color orange as a central element. Some of this work also belongs in other projects and collections. And, as you may have noticed, I'm constantly rethinking and recategorizing my work, so who knows where "good morning" will ultimately end up. But for now, and actually for a long time, this poem has been the centerpiece of the Drawn to Orange collection.
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excerpt from "good morning." photo from morgueFile by faustfoundation
good morning

did you ever notice

how the sun rises subtly

for hours

but bursts open

brilliant orange

in one instant

like it is trying to wake

each night

from an exhausting day,

muscles sore and
fatigued?

it would be easier to just
stay under the down
comforter, and hide
for awhile,
but no matter how long
we sleep
we eventually rise, and
sometimes
are lucky enough
to have days like the sun
or a life
that can start over
in a moment
of orange,
and not feel
the ache
of knowing more exists
behind the clouds
than we
will be able to see.


©Erin Croley
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