Spend time looking up.
Nature changes clothes often.
If you say you’re too
Busy to see pinks, golds, greys,
You’re just too busy indeed!
Note: Jawbreakers, or Gobstoppers to my friends in the United Kingdom, are pieces of hard candy that dissolve into different colors the longer they’re sucked. Far too hard to bite into, they’ve been a children’s favorite for decades.
Form: This is my first Tanka. The photo is one I took near sunset recently.
Musings by an ND Domer's Mom 
What a stunning sunset! Look at the colours! And I love the term ‘jawbreaker sky’, that’s just brilliant. One must always find time to see all the colours – never too busy to appreciate the pretty things!
Lately, we’ve had more beautiful sunsets than sunrises, for some odd reason. Pretty handy for me as I’m more likely to have my camera in the evening than first thing in the morning. Glad you enjoyed this one, Lucy!
I wish you many more beautiful sunsets! It was a delight, thank you for it 🙂
Thank you for stopping by — glad you enjoyed it, too!!
It is amazing to watch the sky change colors. Your title — jawbreaker sky — is perfect. And someone gave me a tip recently that confirmed something I’ve known unconsciously, but never thought about: actual sunset often isn’t the end of the show. If there are clouds, sticking around for another fifteen minutes can pay big dividends!
Really?? I didn’t know that, Linda. Thanks for the tip, and now I’ll know to hang around a bit longer to enjoy the show. Of course, the sunsets are getting earlier and earlier at this time of year, but as I was telling Lucy (above), lately they’ve been spectacular. Must be something about the clouds and the way the sun is filtering light.
Beautiful, Debbie. Congrats on the Tanka too!
Ah, thank you so much, John. I’m glad when somebody who knows lets me know when I’m on the right track!
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Love that title! Very striking, Debbie!
Thanks so much, DD. I used to love jawbreakers as a kid, but I haven’t had one in years. Somebody somewhere has probably banished the sale of them, fearing lawsuits though.
“Nature changes clothes often”-I absolutely love that line! And oh yes she does!
Thank you, Suzi. Nature has to be female — who else would love to put on smashing displays that are feasts for the eye and the soul?!
Great photo, and I love the idea of a jawbreaker sky! Jawbreaker is so much nicer than gobstopper. The sky is amazing – I often find myself standing in the street gazing up, especially at dusk when the blues become so deep.
Thank you, FF. I do the same — look up quite often (probably how I equally as often have to catch myself from tripping over my own feet!!)
Debbie, LOVE the picture, LOVE your poem! And as you know, I love looking up. I’m a big-time sky watcher. And I especially love sunsets because I really savor the peaceful conclusion of a day and how the sky gradually moves from light to dark. But it’s that time in between (dusk) like in your photograph, that I love the most because it’s so colorful!
Thanks so much for sharing the beauty!
Have a great rest of your week, my friend!
X
I know you’re a BIG fan of looking up, Ron. I am, too. The sky is so much bigger than we are, so much grander than any problem we’re facing. And I just find so much peace when I look up there!
I’ve found it especially challenging to get *good* photos of sunrises, though. Perhaps there’s a big part of me that’s eager to get on with the day’s activities; perhaps we just don’t have as decent a vantage point for capturing them. Who knows?
Happy almost-weekend, my dear!! xx
Love this photo, Debbie. Exactly like a jawbreaker. Nice work!
Did you love them as much as I did, Audrey? My mom, especially, used to have fits worrying over us as we popped one in our mouths, then spent a LOT of time chasing back and forth to a mirror to check on the colors!
Oh, I still chase children around and remind them to walk with those in their mouth. I liked them. I used to suck them until they were itsy bitsy.
Beautiful sky! There was an evening recently when the skies here were filled with an amazing variety of colors. I wonder if it was the same night as yours.
Jawbreakers – that’s a very clever comparison, and as soon as it registered in my mind, I had to agree that your sky does resemble one!
Thanks, Tee! Interesting to think we could have seen the same colors in the sky. I guess anything’s possible!
That’s such a beautiful photo! I love the colors. What an interesting poetry form, there are so many that I’m not familiar with… I was, however, a big fan of Jawbreakers back in the day 🙂
I was, too, despite my mom’s concerns! (Perhaps that was part of the draw, all things considered?!!)
What an amazing summer sky! “Tanka” very much for sharing. It’s rather exceptional. Who needs fireworks when you can savor such natural beauty. Love it!
Thanks, Monica. One of these days, I’m going to have my camera in hand so I can capture a breath-taking sunrise — or that’s the plan anyway! For now, ’tis easier catching sunsets. Glad you enjoyed this one!
Oh I agree with this whole-heartedly. In fact, I think we’re too busy for many of the richest beauties of nature and the simple joys.
Excellent point — we are, and sadly, staring at a screen isn’t going to remedy the lack!