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| Prompt from Magpie Tales. |
Like a bright poppy on a grey battle field.
Like a flash of color over the sandy shore.
The umbrella floated down a grey brick road.
The city washed the color from me.
Born of wild flowers and blue skies,
it pulled me into shades of stone and rain.
Watching the umbrella float on by,
I started to catch myself smiling.
I even laughed and splashed a puddle!
This grey city with one bright spot,
has taken too many of my colors.
I'm going back to the prairies.
Bright red barns, white ducks, green
oat fields swaying next to purple flax
and blooming acres of sunflowers.
It took a bright red umbrella to break
the gloom and deliver my heart
back to where I belong - in the country!
I longed to take her with me, but I knew
her bright red would fade in the sunshine
and be lost in the waves of country color.
Better that she stay and share her red,
with the people of that grey city
on grey rainy days on grey streets.
I wont' forget her though, after all
she did with her bright red light me up
and get me on my way back home.
2011 Shanyn Silinski Copyright
7 comments:
fun piece...wonderful what a little dashof color will inspire...i love both the country and the city...but there are def places that just bring you down...keep jumping those puddles! smiles.
Moving piece... love how the dash of color totally changed the grey dismal days of the city.
Beautiful!
Brian -thanks for joining me in the puddles! :-) I'm a country girl for sure, but there are some wonderful things in the city to be sure.
Reflections - thank you for coming by and for leaving your thoughts.
Lovely! Great job!
Blessings,
Mel
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Mel - thanks :-) so glad you stopped by! Great to see you here.
We all need colour in our lives...
Trellissimo you are so right! Thanks for coming by, great to see you here.
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