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The freedom of the cerulean skies I'm lost and found, I'm all vapid sighs... Perhaps I'll colour a bit more of the scene The sun, slightly better, it's a beautiful citrine What could I do with tangerine? Nope, I got reflection on a baked bean Cobalt night... that night arrived too soon I'll explore a bit longer, I do love maroon I come across Van Gogh's sunflowers, I am sold! Over excited perhaps, if I describe them as marigold Each blade of grass, chartreuse, sage, lime My palette is getting ridiculously... sublime I'll go off on a tangent, fix the lime I made sub Give it a pep talk, a swift amber half in the pub I've stayed too long, bought an obsidian Guinness or two With a lime for company, you might too Get back on track, perhaps walk home I catch my reflection distorted in chrome The slate of the gravel confuses the brain But I still marvel at all this colourful terrain The deep asphaltic asphalt that tarmac will bring Even absence of colour can be a beautiful thing Pillar box red, there's a challenge right there It's a crimson receptical, a post man's lair McDonald's golden arches, let's liven them up too Gleaming aureate mmm's should do Did I write a poem, where's my lime? I think I'm losing track of a silver sliver of time Luckily the pearlescent moon has appeared, not by chance Lulling me gently with drifting opalescence Did I miss any good ones, let me glance through my chart Good old cerulean, what a buddy, there right at the start Well my opening line needs a decent close I'll weave alabaster in, curtain down on colour when it snows

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Date: 9/10/2023 11:47:00 PM
Dilly, wonderful writing and congratulations on your win in my contest, Constance
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Date: 9/11/2023 12:01:00 AM
Thank you
Date: 9/6/2023 9:24:00 AM
Congratulations on your win. A creative/fun write.  Love your line about Van Gough. I enjoyed reading it. Have a great/blessed day.............
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Date: 9/6/2023 9:29:00 AM
Thank you Paula, it was fun to write x
Date: 8/28/2023 9:45:00 AM
From the prism of your poetry, your rainbow soul shines brightly. Bravo.
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Date: 8/28/2023 10:44:00 AM
Thank you, I never thought a poem containing the words baked bean would get a bravo :)
Date: 8/28/2023 5:44:00 AM
Hey! my two favourite colours cerulean and alabaster lol, (My palette is getting ridiculously... sublime) you have sublimated this one, oh well! shows you have a great sense of humour, I enjoyed immensely, all the best in contest, cheers David
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Date: 8/28/2023 10:43:00 AM
Thanks David, it reminds me of an over zealous menu calling thin gravy jus and crushing potatoes instead of mashing them - maybe one day I'll need more than the words blue and grey to describe a sky :)
Date: 8/28/2023 4:20:00 AM
What a wonderful and rich pallete of words DD...gave colour to a grey day on the tale end of winter. Deciding what colour I like best to decorate a room or two in my mind.
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Date: 8/28/2023 10:41:00 AM
Glad it landed well Paul x

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