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A Drifting Halo, poetry written by Mark Tulin at Spillwords.com

Spilwords.com presents A Drifting Halo, poetry by Mark Tulin, a former Philadelphia Family Therapist who now resides in Santa Barbara, California.
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A DRIFTING HALO
written by: Mark Tulin



The cool of the ocean
and the warmth of the heavens
come together
to form a slow-moving halo
that lingers in the misty atmosphere.

A welcoming celestial sheath
that grazes over the boats below,
and continues its journey
crossing mountaintops
of green and gold.

And when the hot sun appears
in the early afternoon
over a jagged Pacific coast,
the sunlight transforms this drifting halo
into a sky of Rembrandt blue.

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I am an author, poet, humorist, and short story writer living in Long Beach, California. I write about various topics, from my early childhood in Philadelphia to my years as a family therapist and finally to my soul-searching in California. These are poetic narratives that may have humorous or serious content or both. Either way, I hope my poetry and stories resonate with you. My books include Magical Yogis, Uncommon Love Stories, Awkward Grace, Junkyard Souls, and Rain on Cabrillo.

21 comments on “A Drifting Halo, poetry written by Mark Tulin at Spillwords.com

  1. Liz Gauffreau's avatar

    Your poem perfectly captures why my daughter in San Diego will never return to the East Coast to live.

  2. Linda Raha's avatar

    Fantastic poem! I think this one is my favorite one yet! 🙂

  3. tara caribou's avatar

    Beautiful poetry Mark! It was emotional in its beauty.

  4. ivor20's avatar

    Again well done Mark, I shall have to go buy another case of champagne……

  5. Gabriela Marie Milton's avatar

    Mark, five star poem. You got them from me. Congratulations.

  6. Theresa's avatar

    Beautifully described!

  7. JanBeek's avatar

    We used to live in the SF Bay area, so your description of “a jagged Pacific coast,” with “the sunlight transform[ing] this drifting halo
    into a sky of Rembrandt blue” really resonated with me. I have seen that “Rembrandt blue” and been mesmerized by it. Thanks for bringing it back to me!

  8. Mark Wester's avatar

    Hi Mark,

    Beautiful poem 🙂 Thank you for sharing.

    I really like your writing so I nominated you for a Blogger Recognition Award: https://over-coming-ocd.com/2019/12/22/celebrating-talent-blogger-recognition-award/.

    Keep up the good work!

    Cheers,

    Mark

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