Blue and purple bloom,
Flowering over pale skin,
Hidden beneath clothes.
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Written for the blue haiku challenge.
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Rain didn’t stop Mala. Swaddling for Edgar covered the baby boy’s body and she held her other son’s, Burton, six-year-old hand. The mud, muck, and mire didn’t hinder her from staying on course with her mission. From Pennsylvania, they all trekked to get closer and closer to land that was never promised but simply implied. Each step produced more mud caked around her sneakers. She didn’t care. Her rucksack provided them protein packs to put into plastic bottles and nuts and berries and dried meats to keep their muscles in good health. Water hydrated. She rested. The baby had been asleep the entire time that she had started her journey and her eldest son remained silent throughout the excursion as well.
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Excellent and jarring as well. I thought of hydrangeas at first which are so delicate and then you are taking something so beautiful and using it to describe a hidden bruise just like a smile can cover a lot.
Beautiful ☺️
A Melancholy Rainbow speaks volumes in the brevity of 17 words..Well done!
Wow! This one packed a wallop. I read it. Almost didn't comment. Then it sunk in. And that's the best sort of poetry to me, the sneaky ones you don't recognize right away. GREAT JOB!
I was just thinking of Celeste from Big Little Lies a few hours back. She was a victim of domestic abuse from her husband. So this poem really hit me hard. I loved it so much!
In Discoloration-the last line, "hidden beneath clothes" says it all...
Love this!
Your talent is insane!!!
Wow! Another great Haiku from you! Did you start with the title first?
Beautiful poem
Oh, goodness - shaken to the core - I had to click on this because I love the image - I wasn't expecting to find such a melancholy poem - sad, but beautiful.
This is breathtaking
Omg. This is powerful. Well done.
Outstanding!!! Powerful message!!!💕😊💖
WOW! this is a great piece that opens many doors to different meanings and interpretations! !!!!
OMG. This is so powerful and hit me. Beautiful; tragic. Thank you so much for sharing.
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