Crayon Box Dreams

As a child, colors weave the way I dream,
Then what I feel and how I perceive.
My humming voice a dandelion stream.
Carnation pink, fairytales I used to believe.

As I grow my color palette shifts,
From rainbow of softness to only neutral gray.
I wear black heels, prepare neon gifts
For dinner parties I have to stay.

Sometimes I remember, how colors linger,
How my fingers once, on paper, dragged out hue.
It smears my dream in orange and lavender,
My crayon box, the only thing staying true.

I know my paintings inevitably go unseen,
Still, every night, I color my dream spring green.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025


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Date: 6/15/2025 4:34:00 PM
What a creative winner you have in this one. Way to go. Congratulations on your name being on the winners' list. Sara K
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Jasmine Tsai
Date: 6/16/2025 2:51:00 AM
Thank you for your kind comment, Sara :)
Date: 6/3/2025 1:38:00 AM
This is lovely. l have vivid memories of my very first paint box, l think l must have been bout 4 yrs old. Now l paint my childhood in colours. Thank you for sharing your lovey writing. J
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Jasmine Tsai
Date: 6/4/2025 6:34:00 PM
I love that you're actively painting your childhood, Jacqueline! Our memories are only vivid and everlasting once documented.
Date: 6/2/2025 9:08:00 AM
Very beautiful- you rhyme well, "How my fingers once, on paper, dragged out hue." gorgeous
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Jasmine Tsai
Date: 6/2/2025 7:40:00 PM
Thank you so much, Paige <3
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