empathy died
as she lay
blue, yellow, red, purple
than finally to black
the sun had died and
she wouldn't be back
blue
the dust devil
swirled
the dunes danced
at his feet
a tune whistled
to tell of
defeat
yellow
Sunk beneath dunes
into ravine deep
a kingly hue turned
to cowardice, keep
revolver steel
a stink of love
6 shots
of whiskey
wasn't enough
red
The wind howled
through barren streets
back to back than
twenty feet
sun sank...
and as the last
of the red
a shot was fired
someone was dead
purple
timeless she lay
as still as the
street
she held his heart
which was his
defeat
two men remain
locked in a stare
two men remain
forever right there
two men remain
at twenty feet.
black.
Author notes
it has a multitude of colors. not sure if it fits exactly if not feel free to DQ it
A contest entry
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breaking each color down was the best way to write this. and the spacing was a great idea. lovely job joe. as always
ing alone,
Mylee -
Love how you tell a tale with colours, very beautifully done.
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I like the first stanza of your poem..how you have taken the reader through the various hues. Good imagery throughout.
Goodluck,
Charishma
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bravo
I like the division of the poem with the colors...I'm quite partial to color
**might I suggest writing out '6'...it just my pref. tho
the rhyming adds a nice touch to the structure of the poem!
love the ending!
a stand off.!>..such a powerful way to end!
well penned
thanks for entering!
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I liked the shape of the number 6, it was round like a revolver chamber
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thank you for this poem again, i hope i can judge this contest quick and give this one what i think it deserves. there's a few pretty good ones tho that i'm pretty impressed by. i love your writing very much.
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love the imagery, love the emotion and i love your style. this is the kind of poem i wanted to see entering this contest. you should do well. thank you very much
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thanks for the invite
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