John Lawless Poet Free verse

Beach Ball

It bore the colored stripes of rainbowed youth
An exhaled breath of onions, hot dog, bun
Slipping through the touch of French Fried fingers
It rose upon a breeze into the sun

A captive to a moment caught in time
Its faded colors vivid in its dreams
Questioning the thoughts of those who ponder
What joyous secrets lie within its seams

Thus, they close their eyes in vacant wander
Through scents and sounds residing in its call
Entertain the presence of its owner
Inhale the exhaled moments of this ball

Like passing ships our wakes will slowly fade
Yet linger ‘neath the waves that friendship made

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Hat Bueckert August 14, 2023 at 9:28 PM Beautifully written, congrats on you placement!

Kim Rodrigues August 14, 2023 at 4:31 PM A lovely write with great imagery, the ball caught in time! Congratulations, John on your top placement!

Craig Cornish August 14, 2023 at 9:04 AM John, had to read this once more---perfect iambic pentameter yet you made the rhyme scheme your own with lines two and four the only rhymes in the quatrains and then the couplet, yet it reads so smoothly that the form melts into the words. Quattordici Magnifique!

Valsa George August 13, 2023 at 9:09 PM You have given a different perspective to the whole theme. It brings in a lot of nostalgic remembrances ! The concluding couplet, I really loved. Congratulations on your top first place win, dear John !

Unseeking Seeker August 13, 2023 at 7:45 PM Absolutely love the nostalgia conjured out of the thin air, almost, with this delightful sonnet! Warmest congratulations on your top win, John

Craig Cornish August 13, 2023 at 11:33 AM John, you so often write "I wish I had written that" poems. This one - I'm speechless! Love it...it is writes like this that I both dwell within, and after, return to sharpen my pencil!! Craig Cornish August 13, 2023 at 6:54 PM Seeeee, I know a winner when I see one!!

Mike Gentile July 29, 2023 at 4:26 AM John, such wonderful memories of my own were conjured by your marvelous seasonal write! Terrific imagery here! I really enjoyed! Happy Saturday !!

Gershon Wolf July 28, 2023 at 4:01 PM This is awesome, John. I didn't 'check,' but it sure reads like a sonnet. Tremendous waves of nostalgia wash over me, your reader. Seriously. Publish it!! :) gw

Sam Kauffman July 28, 2023 at 11:08 AM Wonderful, metaphoric write, John! Friendship, and summer, so beautifully expressed through a faded beach ball. Love this creatively inspired wonder! Blessings!