Garden by the Azure Sea

The flowers rise in brightness to the day,

Their vivid forms made clearer by the sun.

Its rays fall gently in a warming sway

And give each open shape a shining run.

The water steady with a softened gleam,

A quiet mirror holding shifting light;

The distant isles lie still as part of dream,

A calm alignment to the dazzling sight.

The sky reveals a subtle shift of tone,

Warm glow arising in the higher space,

A muted coolness gathering below,

Each casting its own temper on the place.

So warm and cool together meet in grace,

And let that mingled light fall on the flowers’ space.