Purple Truth

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My thanks to Kevin Shaw as it was his contest theme Purple that set the muse to writing. Not the proper form for the contest.

There is a tenderness to it this wound – aching more from memory – than pain the soft purple truth of a sunset lingering. John G. Lawless ©1/24/2019

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Date: 2/18/2019 11:05:00 AM

Love this poem, John.

Date: 1/26/2019 5:54:00 PM

Oh, simply gorgeous write, John, and such a wonderful direction to take the theme in ... original, fresh, and beautifully poignant! Love it! :-)

John Lawless
Date: 1/27/2019 9:21:00 PM

Thanks Gregory, appreciate your kind words.

Date: 1/25/2019 4:51:00 PM

you showed me a different kind of purple--one that is totally languid, wrenching... how beautiful, john... huggs

John Lawless
Date: 1/25/2019 6:03:00 PM

Thanks Nette, the theme took off before I read the contest requirements.

Date: 1/25/2019 12:56:00 PM

Oh that's nice.

John Lawless
Date: 1/25/2019 6:01:00 PM

Thanks Mo, the metaphor morphed from the theme.