A Thousand Bulbs

Written for Sadje’s What Do You See.
Here’s where the image took me.

Dark water holds the light
like secrets,
each ripple strikes a match,
a scattered chandelier
with no ceiling, no cord,
just the sun
spending itself recklessly
across the waves.

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This is “The Shining Sea” by Tony Bennett

What do you see # 343- June 1, 2026

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