Alpine Morn



The sun climbed the eastern escarpment,
poking its head up fleetingly
to glimpse the indolent meandering river below,
and as those shadows deep and dense
eased gently into morning's gift,
green leapt from the rugged slopes,
thistle blues and moss-covered rocks
attuned with the ascending sun,
evoked a silent paradise.

Mist in thin layers still clung
to the hills just above the rushing river,
glacial green and chilled,
cresting white bubbles in its knot-twisting flow
as fir trees dotted the shores,
saplings sure of growth
with pine-needle zeal, yearning
for that valley floor curtain call of light,
as the latent frost cleared its sleepy eyes.

A hawk cried from high up over the peaks,
scouring the green undulations for a feast,
its earthen hues and feather plumes
such contrast against the invested blues of the sky,
gathering white clouds like a plump fur collar
to counter the early chill,
and to then bask in the warmth
of yet another alpine day,
where light is painted in a glorious appraisal.

About this poem

A descriptive poem, written after a sojourn to the Swiss Alps.

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Submitted on March 23, 2022

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Tony DeLorger

Biography- Tony DeLorger Past 'Poet of the Year' on HubPages, novelist, writer of both fiction and non-fiction, poet and philosopher, always searching out the truth. I was born in the southern suburbs of Sydney, Australia in 1953. Coming from an artistic family background, I studied art, music and photography in my early years, and began a career in advertising in my early twenties. In the years that followed, my experience and career broadened to include further disciplines such as business management, sales and marketing. I have been a musician and songwriter, as well as a graphic and fine artist, specialising in oils and oil pastels. Throughout my career I have written commercially for corporate and small business, producing catalogues, magazine and tabloid advertising, as well as radio and television commercials- concepts, music and scripts. Personally, I have experienced tragedy in my life, including the death of my first born child, losing both parents to cancer and surviving three marriages and the resulting divorces. My diverse life experience has given me a unique perception of life, I feel, and a deeper understanding of the human psyche, conditioning and motivations. From early 1999 I took up writing full time and my published works thus far include twenty one books- including fiction and non-fiction, plus innumerable short stories, eight works of poetry and plays. In a move to better understand the industry and having had a broad graphic design and production background, I set up ARD Press in 2000 to both publish and market my books as well as to assist aspiring writers to realise their dreams of being published and read. I have held workshops on different facets of writing and publishing for the ‘Writing Right’ group at the Adelaide Writing Centre and also assess manuscripts for up and coming writers. All books are available on-line through Digital Print Australia/ Bookstore and Amazon.com One special book, published in 2004, continually sells throughout Australia and has done since release. The book ‘The Other Side of the Looking Glass- Living with Depression’ has been widely acclaimed and sold through beyondblue and DepressionNet as well as the Digital Print Australia Bookstore web site. It was voted among the top five best mental health books of 2005 by Good Medicine Magazine. I live alone in Payneham, SA and I am a grandfather of four from three elder children of a previous marriage; five children in all. To view any of my books, go to- www.thoughtsforabeautifulmind.com/author--books.html  on-line and sold world wide. Each book has its own link to relevant bookstores along with synopsis and purchasing information. more…

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