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Blue Velvet Circles

Blue velvet circles spinning in my mind Archaic fabled days of sadness and desperation Feeling so blue Like the drifting sea anemone in ocean blue While spirits swirl about me Feeling so blue Those enigmatic swirls of hazy mountain crests Lingering through fading sun Speak of dying Like rain pouring down into an open grave And mourners trying to make light Speak of dying Feelings of hopelessness betray the better me Who sings uplifting songs of praise Reciting psalms Like a pure altar boy who knows the truth And nothing releases the horrible pain Reciting psalms

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Date: 10/30/2021 2:53:00 AM
Literally, sadness flows from this piece, trust SAD will lift and all will be well...Delice
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 10/30/2021 10:13:00 AM
Oh, I do, too. Delice. I struggle to make it through winter every year, but so far I always do. My spirits lift during sweet spring days.
Date: 10/28/2021 9:21:00 PM
The last line inspires hope.
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 10/29/2021 9:57:00 AM
Thanks, Caren. Even I found this to be a strange poem, but then I realized it flowed out of my SAD.

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