Sadness takes its leave
As beauty shares its sheen
A haze of red, blue, yellow
And all colours in between
Love and friendship rules
Fun and happiness abound
Settling upon each of us
Spreading joy all around
Sharing smiles and laughter
Showing each other love
There is no room for loneliness
As God watches from above
So dance and sing along
As we all give thanks for life
For the chance to share this day
Oblivious of pain and strife
The beauty of God’s colours
Wipes away the grays of doom
Leaving brightness in its path
And in our hearts, no gloom
Dee Garner
© March 20, 2008
Author notes
India's Holi Festival of Colours
In a list
A contest entry
- Holi festival of colours ... Quickie...PIF... 10 Poets by Manoj Sanyal.
370 points, ended March 22, 2008, 5 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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excellent~
Congrats on the Gold for this one sis
I can certainly see why it got top prize
I needed to read something like this...have been hurting so bad all day..and it's cold here in Ky
I saw in Arizona where you are it's 80 can I please come stay with you til spring gets here
Love this and you too
Your sis
Susan~~~
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Thanks, Susan. Yep, it's really nice weather here now, too bad it'll get so damned hot later on. We were up to 89 last week. Lol... yeah, you can come stay anytime, Sis I'm already wishing we had some of the cooler weather, though.
love and
Dee
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Kind of a companion to the other two I read this morning, subject anyway. Though this one is a little more, celebratory, which makes sense of course considering the topic of the other two.
Colors...what a great way to describe it, which I guess is why it won the gold.
Apparently I've been extra lazy lately and have skipped (lets say missed, less guilt for me)
several of your poems
...remedied.
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i will get my coloured headband out and start dancing right away, well maybe a cup of tea first to get me going
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Oh my...
This is such a beautiful penning.
I really love the imagery and rhyme.
This poem is so vibrant with color
You did an exellent job on this poem.
Congradulations on the Gold.
Well deserved.
Tony
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wow!! lovely.
You have expressed the details in totality.
Last stanza is superb.
Best wishes and good luck,
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Excellence in verse Scribe! I can also associate this piece and it's message of thankful hope in its many lovely hues to our Easter celebration.Nice work!
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Greatness
A poem to match any rainbow! Have a lovely Spring and Summer!
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The colors...they're what make life worth living. By colors I read it to mean the sheer pleasure of living...it is a gift, friendship, yes, but just sheer living too.
I see you as a green. I'm definitely a black.
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