In April 2018, I went on an twelve day Pacific cruise to the New Caledonian Islands, and somehow I managed to photograph the entire eleven ocean sunrises, and below are my photos, with my associated poem that wrote.

Eleven Shades of Ocean Sunrises
the ocean sunrise
my daily prize
evoked my gaze
like a glitzy floor-dance
Mother nature’s
star performer
her razzle and dazzle
upon morning sea drizzle
reflections of colour
her horizon of vigour
purity defined
a royal skyline
endless over time
eleven days she was mine
Ivor Steven (c) April 2018
G’day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I’m an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer. I’ve been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I’ve been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems. View all posts by ivor20
So beautiful. Thank you, Ivor.
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When we went to Hawaii my husband did the same, only sunsets
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Haha… Maybe I should have done sunsets too.., 😊😉
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Great photos!
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Yeah… 💙🌏
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Beautiful photos and poem, Ivor!
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The silly things you do on a cruise 😊
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That’s what cruises are for – to act silly and have fun. 😊
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Definitely 🏖🌏
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A wonder of celebrated sunrises. I like the poem and your photos are a great addition.
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It was a ovely cruise, and we went to an Island called the “Island of Pines”… and I think that is where the word paradise was invented… 😀😎
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Truly a royal skyline! Thanks so much for sharing! I always love reading poems inspired by trips or moments. Such a lovely way to capture memories!
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Thank you Liyona… It was a lovely trip… and I had promised myself to take the sunrise photos before I went on the cruise, …
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