April is National Poetry Month. Writer’s Digest has a Poem A Day challenge, which I’m going to participate in. A few of those poems will end up here. Check out the link if you want to try the challenge, too.
The challenge for the nineteenth is to write a poem with a color as its title.
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Carnelian
An earthy blanket of rich chestnut mulch
neatly bound
by a ring of eggshell and gray-dappled limestone blocks
under a robin’s egg sky
Sun warmed and drowsing
glossy emerald leaves stretch out and up
toward that pale blue sky and inescapable light
anchored by thick gray-brown stems shading to
verdant hues
At the ends
red-tinged new budding curls of foliage
emerge
crowned by bright jewels
proudly lifted to entice passing bees
bright bold petal ruffles flushed carnelian
releasing sweet whispers
on the wind
Love the imagery in this one, really enjoyable to read!
This ended up a ‘how many colors can I fit in’ poem.