Paint Me Blue

Remembering days of azure skies,
     I dream of you,
     Knowing we're through.

Cerulean thoughts impose;
     Tomorrow I'll begin anew.
     How?  I haven't a clue.

My heart's encased in cobalt walls.
     Where's the joy we knew,
     Happiness that grew?

Lonely, indigo nights await,
     Wondering what I can do,
     Nothing more to pursue.

'Neath night's sapphire cloak,
     I eat my words. I chew.
     How did I misconstrue?

Angst, veiled in navy curtains,
     I ponder love once true
     Until you withdrew.




*Word Count is 78.  For Dale's "Brevity in Blue" contest.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018



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Date: 4/29/2019 4:06:00 PM
dropping back again to read this gem and say congrats:-) hugs jan xx
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Date: 4/28/2019 6:20:00 PM
Bravo, Carolyn. Flows divinely. Congrats on your podium finish.
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Date: 12/14/2018 3:26:00 PM
Carolyn, so beautifully penned blue poem, congratulations on your win in the contest ~
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Date: 10/9/2018 5:06:00 PM
Blue has so many shades. You can fly. You are a beautiful composer.
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Date: 8/4/2018 12:12:00 PM
This is excellent in form, delivery and content. Your playful manipulation of words is witty and clever relating feelings and disappointments with different shades of blue. Emile.
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Date: 8/1/2018 3:24:00 PM
Have you entered this one in any of Brian's contests? You should try it one day!! It did so well in the contest it was in, right? I used my blue contest poem and Brian liked it.
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Carolyn Devonshire
Date: 8/1/2018 6:36:00 PM
My poems usually have too many lines for Brian's contests, but I guess this one would have been short enough. Thanks for the suggestion, Andrea, and congrats on your success in Brian's contest.
Date: 7/29/2018 8:52:00 PM
You my very good friend always deliver very inspiring and wonderful poetry!! A fav.. a gleaming gem...
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Date: 7/27/2018 12:53:00 PM
Heartfelt and emotional words that reflect mixed feelings of longing, acceptance, and the quest for elusive answers. Some memories cling on, regardless of attempts to move on. ~ Belated congratulations on your deserved win, Carolyn. Warm regards & hugs // paul
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Carolyn Devonshire
Date: 8/1/2018 6:37:00 PM
Thank you, Paul. It's nice to have you back!
Date: 7/26/2018 10:53:00 AM
beautifully written but heartbreaking, hon. I'm only just catching up on comments, so thanks for the placement in your contest for Joyce's birthday xxx
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Date: 7/21/2018 3:11:00 PM
This poem really conveys a broken heart so brilliantly Carolyn. I am happy to see it in the top three. It is so deserving of the honor. Congratulations my friend! xxoo : ) It is going into my faves!
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Carolyn Devonshire
Date: 7/21/2018 8:39:00 PM
Thank you, Connie. It's just sincere and from the heart.
Date: 7/21/2018 1:36:00 PM
Beautiful sad rhyme Carolyn, congrats on your win:-) hugs jan xx
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Date: 7/19/2018 11:06:00 PM
Awesome impact of your lines, Carolyn. Lovely. Congrats on your most deserved win.
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Date: 7/17/2018 9:40:00 PM
Congratulations on your great well written win, Carolyn, enjoyed reading. Thank you for my win in your limerick contest...Hugs Eve
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Carolyn Devonshire
Date: 7/18/2018 5:20:00 PM
Thanks for supporting the contest and your kind words. Hugs, Carolyn
Date: 7/16/2018 11:44:00 PM
I have to say this, sometimes you cant put your finger on the reason or logic, this poem draws me in, there are times a poem just does magic like that, this is one of those times!
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Carolyn Devonshire
Date: 7/17/2018 5:43:00 PM
Arthur, I rarely write deeply personal poems, so I'm glad this one held your interest. It came from my heart; maybe you picked up on that. Thank you for reading!
Date: 7/16/2018 6:20:00 PM
How cute is this. Congratulations Carolyn. Thanks for my 4th in your your contest. It is strange but when I counted them they were okay. I guess I was just too tired. I am still trying to get over the excitement. I told you this one would go fast. Love, Joyce
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Carolyn Devonshire
Date: 7/17/2018 5:48:00 PM
It was an easy mistake to make. If you had changed just one word, it would have been correct. And the first time I read it, I automatically read the correct word. We think alike, dear friend. Thank you for the lovely poem in the birthday card! It means more than any gift could. Love you, Carolyn
Date: 7/16/2018 5:39:00 PM
Very cleverly done, Carolyn and very deservedly won. Congratulations.
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Date: 7/16/2018 5:20:00 PM
Congratulations i see are in order, and rightly so, with this wonderful poem.
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Date: 7/16/2018 3:56:00 PM
Congratulations on your 3rd place win. I really do like the way you wrote this with the blue colors. Emotional too.
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Date: 7/16/2018 3:05:00 PM
The mind’s questions as you make your way through the pain. Congrats on you win, Carolyn!
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Date: 7/16/2018 2:11:00 PM
Always makes the world seem blue reminiscing about a lost love. Congrats on your win, Carolyn. John
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Date: 7/16/2018 1:03:00 PM
You said so much with these few works. I expect this will do well in the contest Carolyn. Well expressed!
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Date: 7/16/2018 12:49:00 PM
Well done Carolyn - loved this colourful but sad piece... Wonderful long heatwave here - hope you are getting similar!
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Date: 7/16/2018 10:51:00 AM
Carolyn, congratulations on your 3rd Place win! Thank you so much for taking the time to enter.
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Date: 7/15/2018 12:09:00 PM
It's probably still true without the "you" Nice write ...All the best Carolyn
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