Surprised by Light
surprised by light,
it burrows through drape fibers,
casts silver threads upon my pillow,
brushes my eyelids
with soft white feathers —
surprised by daybreak,
the pink and amber sky,
the robin’s first song,
rejoicing —
surprised
by gladness.
D. G. Vachal © 2025
Image by Susanne Nilsson, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
lilies, sparrows and grass 
Beautiful, Dee! ✨💫✨
Thank you, Susan! Blessings! ✨💖
Dee, your “casts silver threads upon my pillow,brushes my eyelidswith soft white feathers —” is such beautiful imagery and throughout the whole poem!
Thank you so much, Ellen! I am so glad the imagery in the poem resonated with you!
Lovely!
Thank you, Sharon!
You are very welcome!
Beautiful work and beautiful photo 🔥
Thank you so much, JAM!
Your mist deservedly welcome 🫶🏼
Wonderful poem and photo– just what I needed this morning!
Thank you so much! I’m glad the poem and photo spoke to you.