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Cloud Castles

As a girl, I imagined a place to be
Sprinkled in stardust, where grassy skies rotate
A pirate nymph, commanding the purple sea
Leaping unicorns across a rainbow gate
A lush kingdom of color and harmony
Of horizons unbroken, of dreams ornate
Now, I wander my glen of nostalgic wood
Rebuilding the cloud castles of my childhood.

2/1/19

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Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 3/3/2019 12:28:00 PM

Hello Michelle, that is a lovely theme for a childhood. have a nice day my friend.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 2/25/2019 10:22:00 PM

How did I miss this one, Michelle?! So delightful in every way. No wonder it was Poem of the Day! :) gw

Sandra L. Weiss

Date: 2/23/2019 8:46:00 PM

What a lovely tribute to most-loved childhood memories. A fantasy full of cloud castles, wouldn't it be wonderful to keep those fantasy's alive? Congrats!

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 2/17/2019 1:19:00 AM

Lovely to think of childhood memories Michelle - those of us who can, as I imagine the children who have grown up in squatter camps here in South Africa, have no loving recollection of their young lives. However you took me back to mine, and therefore fav. this poem. An excellent write Michelle, I will be posting a poem soon about these dreadful squatter camps and how sorry I feel for these people. Poetry hugs, Jennifer.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 2/12/2019 12:30:00 PM

I have read your short work and wanted to say congrats on your win ..Way to go.. Sara

Sherilynn Kucharek

Date: 2/8/2019 5:55:00 PM

Oh to be young again. Made me yearn for days Spent daydreaming and when everything Seemed possible! Truly endearing, and made Me smile! ....sherilynn

M. L. Kiser

Date: 2/5/2019 2:41:00 PM

Had to "fav", this was just too wonderful of a realm. Congrats!

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 2/5/2019 12:46:00 AM

Congratulations on your win in Carolyn's contest Michelle. Lovely! : )

Nette Onclaud

Date: 2/4/2019 4:11:00 PM

ohh, a POTD and winner at carolyn's... sweet congrats, michelle..huggs

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 2/4/2019 12:21:00 PM

Michelle, there is a delightful, child-like sense of fantasy in this write. Very nicely done and I see it gave you a POTD. How nice! It was very difficult for me to judge this contest because contestants wrote so many incredibly beautiful poems. It's my hope that all of them will regard their entries as wonderful "stand-alone" poems. Congratulations on your win. Best wishes, Carolyn