Tell me a poem;
my heart is empty and I
feel like crying even though the sky
above shows not one single cloud
I want to feel at peace
in this pleasant breeze
like the duck flapping feathers in
shade beneath the air conditioner
Or the cat contently licking his fur;
I notice how the pathos leaves
continue to climb the old tree
growing large as each can be
In spite of periodic dry patches and holes;
after a while, 'begins to dawn upon me
that I am standing in the midst of a rainbow
The duck who's red and white and chocolate,
yellow stars in the grass, curled
croton leaves tinted cranberry,
'couple roses, a few small irises
White hair sprouting from ears
of the smoky gray cat;
I begin to hear a little bird that
starts to sing the poem I wished for
And as the kitty naps,
now I spot a shady place
for myself to relax as well.
It pleases me how nature can be
a seemingly random yet
carefully crafted scene.
Author notes
"...each of them, though it stands
in a crowd of many,
like a separate universe,
is lonely, the long work
of turning their lives
into a celebration
is not easy. Come
and let us talk with those modest faces,
the simple garments of leaves..."
-- from 'The Sunflowers' by Mary Oliver
Olivia33
A contest entry
- [Cheer me up (again) ] by whiterabbit..
400 points, ended October 25, 2008, 24 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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I really like this. The imagery is just beautiful. I love how much detail there in is this and the peaceful feeling that it brings. Thanks for entering.
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I'm glad that you enjoyed this poem
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I particularly liekd this verse;
"my heart is empty and I
feel like crying even though the sky
above shows not one single cloud"
as we always seem to associate sadness/depression with rainy days and gray clouds - nicely done on teh turn here!
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I love the imagery in this. It is beautifully written. Great job!
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Thank you very much
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This is a very nice piece I enjoyed the read I hope that they enjoy it also best wishes and much love always be well
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Emmet, the Emu wants you to know
he loves and appreciates your
poetic descriptions of creatures
that look as strange as he,
as well as the color you bring
to your page. He likes smooches
but realizes you may not find
him very attractive!!!!!!!!!!
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Emmet, the Emu!
I love him.
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BRAVE
A BREATH OF FRESH AIR,
GOD'S DOMAIN
HOW LUCKY WE ARE.
IMAGERY OH SO AWESOME, I WAS ABLE TO VISUALIZE THE WHOLE WRITE
THANK YOU FOR SHARING.
GOD BLESS MY FRIEND...
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Thank you very much. How are you and your family doing?
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This was a wonderful piece! The flow was wonderful and the imagery was amazing as well!! a very beautiful poem! You did a great job! thank you very much for sharing! best of luck in the contest!
Angel
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beautiful
Great write. Mentioning the beauty of nature in this poem makes the poem beautiful.
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