Savor Cape Cod sunsets.
Some seasoned with paprika,
cayenne, tumeric red-oranges.
Others like Monet’s garden scenes
bloom in pale lavender and rose pinks,
scattered through buttercup yellow.
Hot summer days wane at oceans’ edge.
Luminescent full moon slowly rises,
cools down dark ebony sky.




Written for Quadrille Monday at dVerse, the virtual pub for poets around the globe. Today Lisa asks us to use the word “season” or a form of the word in our poem of exactly 44 words, sans title. Photos taken over the years at our annual two weeks in Provincetown, MA, at the very tip of Cape Cod
Absolutely beautiful
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Thank you! So glad you enjoyed. Ptown is a beautiful place.
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So wonderful, you bring me a wonderful palette of hues… love all the colors all the way to that dark sky.
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Provincetown skies delight no matter the season.
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The sunset colors are simply beautiful. How stunning to see that full moon rising at ocean’s edge.
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IT is indeed a beautiful place. For the first time in the 20+ years we’ve been going there. we will be there two weeks in early May this year. First spring time in Ptown. We’ve been there winter, fall and summer. The sky colors and low/high tides are always different.
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nice use of seasoning to these sunsets!
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Thank you. In my early knitting days I dyed natural yarns in boiling water seasoned with walnuts shells (turned deep brown); cumin (turned golden); and others too that I can’t think of. 🙂
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superb! something I’ve never tried though have wondered about doing – those natural born shades are the best
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I love how you related the spices and their colors to the colors of nature. I don’t think I have ever read that before! The paprika was what got me! Nice!
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So glad you enjoyed! 🙂
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Lillian, I love both the color and the seasonings of the first stanza! I love how you season all of your quadrille with color. Very tasty! Great photos as well. I can why you look forward to your annual trip there.
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How wonderful to have such a place to go, where you can just “be”. I was going to use seasonings too, but changed up. Your sensual rendering is magnificent.
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Paprika came to mind (and tongue) for me today, too, Lil.
This quite simply takes my breath away.
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“wane at oceans’ edge.”
Also, nice photos.
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What a beautiful, deeply thoughtful post Lil! And the pics are wonderful — perfectly matched to your verse. Bravo! 👍🏼🙂
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Beautifully described images. Lovely poem.
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Oh, your hue laden words are are matched in beauty by the photos. So lovely.
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Your imagery was perfect Lillian, I didn’t have to look at your beautiful photos, but I did! They are lovely ☺️💕
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Beautiful images! Gorgeous sunsets!
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I like the idea of sunsets of spices. Painting the sky with seasonings.
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This sure is a rainbow poem of flamboyant colours and vivid imagery 🙂
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Gorgeous imagery!
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Lillian, your words and your photos are absolutely gorgeous!
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Ohhh, the colours! Great twist of the prompt. And beautiful writing.
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I like how you’ve seasoned the sunsets.
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Love this, Lillian. Beautiful and descriptive. I have only been there once, but would love to go ack some day.
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What a gorgeous poem, so alive with the tastes and smells of a place! I especially love the opening lines. 🙂
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