Reds and green’s exhale into January gray
for each breath, Christmas must now fight,
coughs up brown needles lodged in opulent disguise;
Colors blink across icy walks where only yesterday
rushed feet stopped to wish the forgotten peace and joy,
today “Happy New Year” is swallowed up
as if the last meal of a condemned man;
What has gone wrong,
when a storm marks our next holiday?
wished for by young and old alike,
I suppose to cover up the dark with white.
A contest entry
- What Went Wrong? (prewrites welcome) by Danna Hobart.
490 points, ended January 12, 37 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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Oh, I liked this very much! Nice use of color, imagery and metaphor. Thanks for entering my contest.
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A great poem to make us reflect. The use of colors and nature blend so well that it makes one just stop and think.
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Wonderful
Lovely write. Such food for thought. wonder expression of things as they so often are.
*Go with God* my friend,
Valerie
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