A Quickie

Allow our bubbles to soar

Carrying hopes on an ocean breeze

Don’t let them drop to the sea floor

Or burst from a seagull’s sneeze

For Mother Nature can be quite the tease




*Written June 19, 2014 by Carolyn Devonshire
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Mumo Avatar
March 17, 2015 at 9:09 AM
The flowing emotion in this poem is irresistible. I give a 7...
Dietrich Avatar
December 5, 2014 at 8:49 PM
very nice, Carolyn. Congrats to you. Isn't it a nice surprise to see this one judged?
A. Sharma Avatar
December 2, 2014 at 8:55 AM
Loved the wonderfuL imagery in ur quickie dear Carolyn! Congrats on big win!
Allison Avatar
December 2, 2014 at 1:22 AM
the seagulls sneeze and can't control their bowels where I live lol - great write! hugs jan xx
Lindley Avatar
June 25, 2014 at 10:00 AM
So short yet so sweet. Mother Nature delights in the teasing. My friend loved your Emily D. poem I sent her. After reading it she vowed to write a tribute herself to E.D. Sadly ,she is so very private with her writes only a select few ever get to see them and they are truly great!
Austin Avatar
June 22, 2014 at 8:31 AM
Yes and this year in particular, except the teasing is rather wild and destructive. Love, Dave
Manassian Avatar
June 22, 2014 at 5:54 AM
;-) She surely can. Lovely write. lovely images. Light and dreamy. Good luck!
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June 21, 2014 at 9:09 PM
Quickly and simply put, Nature CAN be quite the tease. I have never seen a Seagull sneeze! Carolyn, by now you know I am a FAN of your stuff! I was telling an 18 year old new writer about you the other day. She is apprehensive about posting works online. I told her about the Soup and how you helped me get over stuffing shoeboxes full of my poems. About how it's best to let the world see what you've got to say. She might be on here soon. The girl can flat out write, which is rare.
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June 21, 2014 at 7:48 PM
Sweet and lovely write Carolyn. Hugs
Nehls Avatar
June 21, 2014 at 1:07 PM
These Quickie poems are quite interesting and unique and yours are no exception. Very creative. Carolyn.... Robert.
Kendrick Avatar
June 20, 2014 at 4:12 PM
Bubbles can be fun in real usage but used as a metaphor even more creative..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara
Kapoor Avatar
June 20, 2014 at 1:24 PM
Such a beauty can come from the evergreen pen of a great writer only. It was a joy to read these beautiful lines after a long long time Caorlyn. It deserves to be on the top. My good wishes for your contest entry. Love and best wishes always....Ravindra K Kapoor
Deschler Avatar
June 20, 2014 at 12:50 AM
It is sad how something so trivial can "burst our bubbles" of happiness sometimes....Your words are very uplifting with an element of humor to them. Very nicely done, Carolyn! Good luck in the contest!
Dietrich Avatar
June 20, 2014 at 12:06 AM
gosh, that bubbles contest is filling up FAST. Yours is quite nice, Carolyn. I think I am gonna miss out on this one.
Dietrich Avatar
June 20, 2014 at 12:05 AM
good for you to be friends with that blind girl. I think it is difficult with certain kinds of people, however. The ones that do noisy outbursts where they are yelling out dirty words, that one would be hard for me to handle. It would be embarrassing to be with them because people would not realize they had that disease!!!
May Avatar
June 19, 2014 at 8:31 PM
I love the seagull's sneeze line...Very nicely done Carolyn....hugs
Enriquez Avatar
June 19, 2014 at 7:14 PM
Dear Carolyn: Profound in your simple lines. Well done. Leon
Johnson Avatar
June 19, 2014 at 6:01 PM
Is this for a contest Carolyn?. I haven't been able to read all of them. Very quaint and cute and a winner in my book. Thanks for reading my entries. Love, Joyce
Gibson Avatar
June 19, 2014 at 5:17 PM
Such a happy poem...love the seagull's sneeze.
Gorelick Avatar
June 19, 2014 at 4:21 PM
Cute as can be! the seagull's sneeze made me laugh ...BG
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