The Startled Sun Poem by Hazel Durham
The Startled Sun
Lost child of the sea breezes,
Of wild, lonely places,
Sea and sky a roof over her many different faces,
About a performance of an amazing adventure,
In her own vast world of pretend,
That her soft heart will be able to endure.
She is always out of step, just a story to help mend,
Her shyness, fears and deep emotions,
Like the mighty ocean always in motion,
Horses were more than a notion,
Such beauty of untamed spirit,
Her dreams were spun with galloping paces,
As she tried on her many different faces,
Her imagination was a brilliant spotlight,
Like stars colliding with the moon,
Moondust scattering over all the earth,
Making invisible children lost in a sea mist,
Become visible,
In a world that only picked out the pretty ones,
To praise with words that strike a bell,
Her loving parents gave her self worth,
But memories are shadows flickering that made her feel unwell,
To just being one of the many invisible children,
With so much passion, insight and fun,
Then they all make an impression under the startled sun.
With her talent visible now,
To the loving stars and moon they shout out 'Wow'
Never a moment lost,
Just a child singing her own tune like taking a holy vow!
A great piece of work this is, well considered and hen written! Well done, Hazel!
Great poem, would love to see some breaks in between. The last few lines gave a fun sense of youth.
To me it seems the story of a self made child who could not inherit much from her parents but she at least inherited self worth. After a lot of difficulties this self worth provided her with opportunities and she successfully demonstrated her talents and rose to a position.
A well constructed poem on a good concept of a child who inspires others with her talent despite being saddened by past memories and seen always happy in her own way......nicely composed with inspiring words
Beautiful poem, emotional content profoundly sad but also inspiring.
Excellent Hazel had a feeling as though I followed your footsteps. My Mum has just died and my walk was so similar yet I smiled through each moment because I could always see others needs.. Heartfelt write. Thank you x
A compelling and creative composition my friend!
Lost child of the sea breezes, Of wild, lonely places. Very much wonderful presentation. From first stanza to last stanza all attract attention with deep essence. Nicely penned.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/7/2025 12:48:02 AM # 1.0.0
A great poem hazel. Prior to this comment six others have commented most favourably on this poem and only one rating, has to be something radically wrong with the points system here. (10)