This post was written for Five Minute Friday
Word prompt--HORIZON
Five minutes to free-write about it
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This morning I was up before dawn (a very rare occurrence) and was looking forward to seeing the sun rise.
Every couple of minutes I looked out the window towards the eastern horizon at the spot between the trees where it can be seen as it rises.
Slowly the dark of night started to fade, and as the sky got lighter, there was a bit of yellow at the horizon that seemed to herald the sun's imminent arrival, but that was it. No reds, no oranges, no rising sun--even after the darkness had turned to light.
And then somethiing caught my eye, quite a bit to the left of the spot on the horizon that I had been checking on, and for a moment I thought the sun was rising in a different spot, but that could not be.
It wasn't. What I was seeing was the sun's reflection as it shone on the side of a building across the way.
How did I miss seeing it rise, and where was it shining from? It couldn't have gotten so high in the sky so fast that it was no longer visible from my window. A mystery it will remain.
This really is a mystery. Could it have been hidden by a tree or something?
ReplyDeleteIt's aliens.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting! It's a good lesson - we should be the reflection of Christ to those around us.
ReplyDeleteSome things just have to remain a mystery. The good thing is the sun did come up and now we have a new day to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteSometimes we have to search for the Light. Sometimes its right in front of us but we don't have the eyes to see it. Beautiful pictures of the reflection of His Light.
ReplyDeleteSue
This is fascinating. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWonderful and beautiful! How intriguing!
ReplyDeleteBom dia, Sandra
ReplyDeleteFoi um mistério. A natureza revela a beleza do nosso Deus Criador, bjs querida e um ótimo domingo.
I love this quiet sense of mystery. It’s interesting how the light appeared where you weren’t looking—almost a reminder that not all horizons are where we expect them to be.
ReplyDeleteHappy Monday, Sandra!
Wow, very interesting and beautiful at the same time.
ReplyDeletexx oo
Carla
We can't always see what God as in store for us but it is there all the same.
ReplyDeleteFMF21
There is beauty in the mysterious.
ReplyDeletePs i'm unfocused. #21 I believe. Not sure why this is "anonymous"
Deletethere is something magical and captivating about the rising and setting of the sun over the horizon. I was named correctly, though I always thought they should have called me dusk, as I never rose early!
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