* The Radiance of Dawn

Dawn comes lightly these days. Perhaps its because the sun is moving to its highest point in the northern hemisphere, or the bird song that fills the air. No matter, it feels special, and it fills my heart at the beginning of the day. This poem from Danna Faulds captures all its radiant glory. ☀️

spring dawn

Born Again in Radiance

Who can resist the first,

optimistic moment of dawn –

the dazzling sliver of light,

sun rising, rounding, making

the profound shift from

promise to presence.

Every possibility contained

in a single instant; light

linking us to vastness,

light reaching back to the

formation of stars, light that

will not let us forget that

we are daily born again in radiance.

Danna Faulds from  Go in and In. Poems from the Heart of Yoga.

 

Let us connect in this radiance and feel the shift from promise to presence.

29 responses to “* The Radiance of Dawn”

  1. Reblogged this on Anne Kaarina and commented:
    Love it!

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  2. So beautiful love this Val ❤️

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    1. Me too. Thanks Karen 💛

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    1. Thank you Cindy! I wonder what dawn is like wherever you are now 🙂

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  3. Lovely reminder that a new light dawns daily, may we be present for it. x

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    1. Thank you Kim. Its lovely to see you here ☀️

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  4. Thank you for helping me find the dawn today, Val.

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    1. And thank you for brightening the start of my day Ann!

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  5. Breathing deeply in the dawning of your post awakening within the beauty of morning arising.

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    1. What a lovely awakening Louise 🙂

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  6. Perfect to read a little after 6am after having just woken up.

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    1. Glad I contributed to the day ahead for you Paul 🙂

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  7. Love dawn. I cannot pass up the full poem by Rumi:

    “The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you
    Don’t go back to sleep!
    You must ask for what you really want.
    Don’t go back to sleep!
    People are going back and forth
    across the doorsill where the two worlds touch,
    The door is round and open
    Don’t go back to sleep!”

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    1. This is beautiful Noelle 🙂 I haven’t come across it before … it captures the magic of the moment so well. Thank you!

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  8. Thanks for sharing this beautiful poem and photo, Val. The radiance of dawn is so appealing this time of year, hearing the birds singing brings such joy!

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    1. So true Eliza. Thank you ☀️

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  9. I love this Val! x A whole bunch! ❤

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    1. Sending a bunch of this right back at you Julie ☀️

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  10. I cannot resist it Val. I love when I get up early enough to welcome the dawn in personally. ❤
    Diana xo

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    1. What a lovely practice Diana ☀️

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    1. Thank you David. ☀️

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  11. Beautiful poem, Val. Thank you for sharing.

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    1. Thank you Jill for being here and appreciating it with me. 💛

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  12. Yes, dawn is very special. Always makes me think of W.B. Yeats’ ‘… ‘light and half light. ‘

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  13. Wayne Dyer made the first two lines of the Rumi quote fairly famous. He uses it often in his PBS specials. I love the whole piece though. You are right, captures the feeling completely.

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  14. Lovely poem, describes the bird song filled mornings so well ~ radiance!

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This blog came to life one morning in 2013.  I woke up with these words in my mind:  “Life is a series of highs and lows. Be grateful for the highs. Be graceful in the lows. And find contentment in your Middle Ground.”

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