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This Morning

Poppy's Prompt #5

By Dana CrandellPublished about a month ago Updated about a month ago 1 min read
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This Morning
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If memories were mine to paint,

I'd dip my finest brush

In the azure sky above me

Here, in this morning's hush.

~

I'd tuck it in an envelope

And seal it fast away.

I'd keep it safe, next to my heart

To give to you one day

~

When all you see are cold, gray skies

And dreams start to erode

And dark clouds threaten to descend,

To press, 'til you implode.

~

Alas, it's incorporeal.

I cannot keep it pinned,

So I will simply save my heart

And send it on the wind.

~~~

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About the Creator

Dana Crandell

Dad, Stedpad, Grandpa, Husband, lover of Nature and dogs.

Poet, Writer, Editor, Photographer, Artist and Tech/Internet nerd. Content writer by trade. Vocal Creator by choice.

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  • Mike Singleton - Mikeydred28 days ago

    Wonderful take on the prompt, worthy of a Top Story

  • Christy Munsonabout a month ago

    Lovely

  • Delightful! Like Poppy… my favourite stanza is the first… like a love song.

  • Poppy about a month ago

    This is so gorgeous. I especially love the opening stanza. Really well done!

  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarranabout a month ago

    That ending felt do liberating! Loved your take on this challenge!

  • Andrea Corwin about a month ago

    Dana, this is such a cool poem, I loved it, the rhyming the “hush” - excellent!💕💕

  • Manisha Dhalaniabout a month ago

    Dana, this was so so nice. What a way to describe a morning!

  • Shirley Belkabout a month ago

    I loved the sentiment of those thoughts....lovely

  • Katarzyna Popielabout a month ago

    The words seem simple but, somehow, they managed to make me feel the spaciousness and lightness of the clear blue sky. Lovely!

  • Tiffany Gordon about a month ago

    ❤'d it!!!!

  • D.K. Shepardabout a month ago

    Wow, what a sincere sentiment captured in such a whimsical weaving of words! Great poem, Dana!

  • Alexander McEvoyabout a month ago

    This was amazing Dana! “So I will simply save my heart, and send it on the wind” is my new favourite line of poetry ever written!

  • JBazabout a month ago

    No idea what the prompt is but i totally enjoyed this poem

  • Heather Hublerabout a month ago

    Goodness, I loved this so much. Perfection 🔥

  • Hannah Mooreabout a month ago

    Or of course, you could write it in a poem. Which I get is what you've done but I couldn't resist a moment of contrary bluntness.

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