Ingrid Showalter Swift Poet Free verse

I Rose

Like helium…my red rose soul
a mylar balloon festooned 
with garlands of beveled blue ...snapdragon green
a yellow sun …bursting forth upon my shimmering surface
golden tentacles stretching around the distended orb of my beating heart
Lilting …lifting….soaring ..............upwards 

so high…so high …so very very high
I could not care... if I might die
 
and fall…Icarus de-feathered 
back to the tar
…the sick dark hot black tar ...of truth

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Poet Destroyer A March 15, 2016 at 12:25 AM Ingrid, Congrats on your win. Luv ~LINDA~ Ingrid Showalter Swift March 15, 2016 at 9:33 AM Thank you Linda!

Dr. Upma A. Sharma March 9, 2016 at 12:51 AM Wonderful poetry here Ingrid.. congrats on big win. Ingrid Showalter Swift March 15, 2016 at 9:33 AM Thank you so much :)

James Inman March 8, 2016 at 10:31 AM Beautiful write Ingrid. I love the title. Very well thought out with great imagery, one of my contest favorites. Ingrid Showalter Swift March 8, 2016 at 8:16 PM wow james thank you

Teddy Kimathi March 8, 2016 at 7:23 AM Hi Ingrid. Your last lines remind me of Homer's myth of Icarus and Daedalus.... I enjoyed reading your poem. Congrats for your placement in the contest!!! ;-) Ingrid Showalter Swift March 8, 2016 at 8:15 PM getting lol Ingrid Showalter Swift March 8, 2016 at 8:14 PM thank you for gettig it

Susan Gentry March 7, 2016 at 8:06 PM Congratulations on your win! Great imagery and well written. Ingrid Showalter Swift March 8, 2016 at 1:13 AM Thank you Susan :)

Reason A. Poteet March 7, 2016 at 2:28 PM Nice imagery, Ingrid, love the use of color contrasted in the last line by sick, dark, hot, black tar. Enjoyed it. Ingrid Showalter Swift March 8, 2016 at 1:15 AM Thank you Reason. I worry I use too much color in my writing...so very glad it works in this one.

Eve Roper March 7, 2016 at 2:25 PM Wow!!!Ingrid, this is a very beautiful write congratulations on the “What Goes Up, Must Come Down” contest a 7: ) Hugs Eve Ingrid Showalter Swift March 8, 2016 at 1:18 AM Thank you Eve. So glad you like it!

Beautiful Scars March 7, 2016 at 12:53 PM Ingrid, congrats on your placement in the contest :)-luloo *Smiles* Ingrid Showalter Swift March 8, 2016 at 1:29 AM Thank you and smiles! Ingrid Showalter Swift March 8, 2016 at 1:19 AM Thank you and smiles!

Daniel Turner March 4, 2016 at 6:34 PM This is a very descriptive write about disappointment. Really great job, Ingrid. Enjoyed the read. Peace dear friend:) Ingrid Showalter Swift March 5, 2016 at 3:04 PM Thank you Daniel!

Tom Quigley March 4, 2016 at 4:03 PM Very nice imagery! Ingrid Showalter Swift March 5, 2016 at 3:04 PM Thank you Tom!